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The struggle is real

The struggle is real

A recent BBC News article reported a huge rise in severe mental health difficulties in children and young people in the past year, sadly this is a statistic that is very true and close to home. Over the past year we have seen an increase in the number of children

Covid Christmas

Covid Christmas

I had planned a very different blog post, however following Saturday's announcement [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-55379272] of Hertfordshire and much of the east and south east of England moving into a new fourth tier and the huge implications this has on the Christmas many

Rise in self-harm

Rise in self-harm

Earlier this week the NSPCC [https://www.nspcc.org.uk] released statistics about the rise in self-harm amongst young people. Nspcc said > Nearly 19,000 children and young people in England and Wales were hospitalised for self-harm last year You can read the full article here [https://www.nspcc.

Volunteering is good for you

Volunteering is good for you

[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-36482370] There was a great article on the BBC News website this morning about the positive impact of volunteering for individuals and for organisations. You can read the article here [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-36482370]. Do you have some time and some

Girlguiding Girls' Attitudes Survey 2015

Girlguiding Girls' Attitudes Survey 2015

Today the Girlguiding [http://new.girlguiding.org.uk] organisation released their annual attitudes survey [http://new.girlguiding.org.uk/latest-updates/making-a-difference/girls-attitudes-survey-2015] and the results were extremely interesting, particularly highlighting the need for more self-harm support and education for all. Self-harm was the biggest concern for girls aged 11-21, with