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How to take a mental health day – and make the most of it

WebMaking the most of your day. The best way to spend your mental health day is likely to be linked to the reason you took it in the first place. If you’re overwhelmed with …

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Mental Health Awareness Week: 17 ideas that are boosting …

WebTo mark Mental Health Awareness Week 2022, we shine a light on pioneering projects that are improving the wellbeing of millions. 1. Chilli Con Carner. In a …

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‘This too shall pass.’ World-first study proves the power of mental

WebLived experiences chronicling everything from pain management to drug addiction abound online, but do they really aid recovery? New research led by experts at …

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How do I improve my motivation to exercise

WebThere is a plethora of research suggesting activity trackers increase physical activity. 5. Exercise at the same time each day. Research suggests exercising in the …

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Crazy talk: rethinking the language we use to describe mental health

WebThe portrait project Crazy Talk, by Kay Lockett, explores how the language we use perpetuates this stigma, and it does so in a rather novel way. The London-based …

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Circles of hope: the Guatemalan women reviving Indigenous …

WebFew efforts have been made to quantify mental health disorders in the country, but the University of San Carlos, Guatemala’s public university, conducted a …

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Positive News Good journalism about good things

WebHow to support your mental health during a crisis, according to you We asked Positive News readers what advice they had for coping during difficult times. This is what you …

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The world’s best cities for mental wellbeing, according to data

WebIt is a notoriously expensive city, with bleak weather aplenty, and unpredictable volcanoes grumbling nearby. Nonetheless, Reykjavik – Iceland’s diminutive capital – has …

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Letters from the heart

WebWhen Hannah Brencher started leaving inspirational notes around New York, she had no idea of the positive effect she was having on strangers’ lives. Here, she talks …

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What to expect in the new issue of Positive News magazine

WebThe new issue of Positive News magazine is out now. Editor Daisy Greenwell shares her highlights, including Zimbabwe's friendship benches, the armed robber who …

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Healing of the deep: on board the ‘therapy boat’ that boosts …

WebToday, he enjoys kayaking and volunteers for his local lifeboat service in Falmouth, the Cornish port town he now calls home. But it is Sea Sanctuary, the mental …

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What is the gender health gap, and what’s being done about it

WebSowerby’s experience isn’t unique. It’s just one example of the gender health gap in action. It’s the difference between how quickly men and women are …

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Harnessing the healing power of the ocean

WebThe energy I would receive back from the sea always gave me a peaceful feeling – there was a deep spiritual connection. “The ocean can not only heal cuts with …

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The Nordic way: why the alternative Finnish approach to psychosis …

WebIn the 1980s, Finnish psychiatrists developed an approach to treating mental illness that dramatically improved outcomes for those in crisis. As a five-year study of …

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Three inspiring sexual health campaigns

WebFrom a storyline on a radio soap to a youth-focused project featuring animated emojis, three inspiring sexual health campaigns. 1. Getting emojinal. Featuring …

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Five innovative projects promoting menstrual hygiene around the …

WebNot only do deep-rooted taboos, myths and misinformation create the illusion that menstruation is inherently shameful, unpleasant and weird, but in many developing …

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What went right this week: wins for nature, health, plus more good …

WebThis week’s good news roundup. There was good news for rhinos. No rhinos were poached last year in the world’s largest reserve for the greater one-horned rhino, …

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What went right in 2023: the top 25 good news stories of the year

Web3. Countries eliminated deadly diseases . Nations defeated various debilitating and deadly diseases in 2023. In what was hailed as a “monumental …

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New York towns given power to ban fracking

Web“Town by town, New Yorkers have taken a stand against fracking. Today’s victory confirms that each of these towns is on firm legal ground,” said Helen Slottje, an …

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The future of the NHS: what needs to change

WebMost recently the Health and Social Care Act of 2012 opened up NHS services to further privatisation and resulted in a top-down reorganisation estimated to …

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Eight good news stories from the week, including energy and …

WebThis week’s good news roundup. Green energy has overtaken gas as the UK’s leading source of electricity this winter, sparing the country from an even worse …

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