by Raymond Sheehy | Dec 17, 2021 | Child Mental Health, Mental Health Awareness
Good mental health is more than just the absence of mental illness. Good mental health allows a person to flourish and fully enjoy life. Everyone experiences down times in life. But it’s the ability to cope with negative experiences, which varies greatly from one...
by Raymond Sheehy | Apr 17, 2018 | Mental Health Awareness
Mental Health is a major growing issue in the UK with one-in-four people experiencing mental ill-health in any given year. Although when receiving the right support, 70% of people with mental health problems fully recover, only 51% of employees would feel confident...
by Raymond Sheehy | Feb 19, 2018 | Helping Others, Mental Health Awareness
Depression can affect anyone, and at any point of their life. While older adults are at increased risk of experiencing depression, it is still common for healthcare professionals to mistake the symptoms as a natural response to a chronic illness, sudden physical...
by Raymond Sheehy | Jan 26, 2018 | Info for Commissioners, Mental Health Awareness
In the last few years, the media has been speaking loud on issues relating to mental health and wellbeing and this long-awaited change cannot come too soon. Many mental health campaigners are now speaking out and changing the landscape forever. What they are saying...
by Raymond Sheehy | Dec 6, 2017 | About Bridge, Info for Commissioners, Mental Health Awareness
There are a lot of buzzwords regarding mental health recovery that are bandied around. Mental health and wellbeing has never been bigger in the national media with the Young Royals championing the cause with their hugely successful Heads Together campaign. However,...
by Raymond Sheehy | Oct 25, 2017 | Info for Commissioners, Mental Health Awareness
Mental health deserves global attention. Did you know that approximately one in four adults will experience a diagnosable mental illness during their lifetime? What’s more, mental health disorders don’t discriminate. Your race, religion, ethnicity, age and economic...