Mental Health Awareness Week 2022 takes place from 9th - 15th May. This year's theme is 'Loneliness' and its effect on our mental health. To mark the week, Kim Law, Business Relationship Manager - North West, writes about volunteering and how it can help us to feel less lonely.
In his latest blog Adrian Ashurst, one of Cygnet’s Specialist Trainers discusses some top tips to overcome loneliness.
To mark Mental Health Awareness Week, Jodie Kirkman, Support Worker at Cygnet Hospital Bury, writes about her lived experience of loneliness and anorexia and shares her advice on how to manage lonely moments.
A service user at Cygnet Delfryn House has been working with his Occupational Therapist (OT), Rebecca Boothby, to reflect on how far he has come on his own personal journey. This is his account when discussing his time at Cygnet Delfryn House, the professionals he has worked with and what advice he would give to other individuals coming into hospital
This week marks the start of Stress Awareness Month. In this co-produced blog Dr Seb Thompson, Cygnet’s National Psychology Lead for CAMHS, looks at some of the effects of stress, and Amber, one of the young people at Cygnet Hospital Sheffield gives her top five tips for dealing with stress.
In this blog Aaron Bergin, co-chair of Cygnet's LGBTQ+ Network, writes about some of the simple things we can all do to raise awareness and gain understanding of the trans and non-binary community.
In our latest blog Laura Storey, Registered Manager at Outwood our residential service in Horsforth, writes about the importance of family, friends and external carers, how the team helped residents keep in touch with their loved ones during the pandemic and the essential input family members have in care planning.
Today is International Women’s Day 2022, a day when we celebrate women’s achievements and take action for equality. In our latest blog Kate Langwick, HR Business Partner and Diversity & Inclusion Group Chair, gives her thoughts on this year’s theme #BreakTheBias, and reflects on the way COVID has further highlighted some key societal themes.
This week it is National Apprenticeship Week 2022, which aims to highlight the exceptional work being done by apprentices and employers across the UK. In our latest blog we meet Elle Day, Cygnet's youngest apprentice, who talks about how she missed out on being able to join the Royal Navy to then find her “dream” job through an apprenticeship.
Today is Time to Talk Day 2022, a day all about having conversations with family, friends, or colleagues about mental health. In our latest blog Bridgitte Calder, Forensic Psychologist at Cygnet Joyce Parker Hospital, provides some key tips on how to listen compassionately to someone who is opening up about their mental health.
In his second blog, Adrian Ashurst one of Cygnet’s specialist trainers, shares his personal thoughts about how we communicate with our colleagues post COVID-19 lockdowns.
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