Tag archives for mental health
Young people on the brink as funding stalls
Hastings charity Eggtooth has supported over 900 young people experiencing mental health challenges in the last two years. Now it says it can’t take on any new clients because the…
Local Youth Launch Mental Health Podcast
A dynamic group of young Experts by Experience (EbEs) have launched a powerful new podcast series designed to support other young people through some of the most challenging parts of…
From Grief to Inspiration
ROD WEBB talks to celebrated actor and comedian Steve Furst about how he came to direct a film about mental health Last month, Steve Furst hosted an event at the…
Changing Misconceptions
Brenda Finn, a charity ambassador who lives in Hastings is speaking out to encourage more people to respect and celebrate ; Brenda volunteers for Changing Faces, the UK’s leading charity…
Take Action Man!
MIKE PATTENDEN There’s something primal about walking through a forest or being sat around a roaring fire in the darkness, which may go some way to explaining why they provide…
One loop at a time
Francesca Barrett (11) started knitting two years ago and wants to share her love of knitting to show that anyone can do ; Knitting helps me relax and calm down…
New Trustees rally to defend Flagship School
The Flagship school in Hastings, which opened last September with the aim of providing specialist education for neurodiverse children with social, emotional and mental health needs (SEMH) and/or autism spectrum…
Bus driver shifts up a gear to run eight marathons in eight days
Joe Moore donned his running gear last month to run eight marathons in eight days. The Hastings based bus driver, who took part in marathons across Sussex, was inspired to…
A Walk in the Park
By Ben Cornwell A new walking group to help men open up about their mental health has come to Hastings. MenWalkTalk is a mental health charity that aims to bring…
Healthy Living for Mental Health
Following this year’s Time to Talk day organised by Mind and Re-think Mental Illness, Raquel Palmer of Licenceto KALE in Robertson Street welcomes the initiative, but considers some of the…
Art to replace bowls in the park
Arts on Prescription (AoP), a local community interest company which offers art and creative activities as a therapeutic means of mental health support, is to be awarded a tenancy by…
Looking on the Bright Side Ten Years On
By Jane Metcalfe It’s widely acknowledged that singing is good for you: it lifts the spirits and brings people together. Being part of a singing group, small or large, gives…
HIP LIT NEWS
Kids invited to Wild World Heroes library events East Sussex libraries are calling on children aged four to 12 to read six books over the summer as part of The…
Inside / Outside
Lifesize Experimental Film By Benji Thomas In the autumn of 2020, in the midst of the pandemic, Hastings-based company Lifesize began to work remotely with seven young adults to produce…
Put on your walking shoes
1-2-3 Walks East Sussex is a Health & Wellness website regularly updated with direction and printer-friendly maps for short rambles around local green spaces. These are one, two and three-mile…
FOOTBALL
United Host SheGoals Project Believing that the Beautiful Game transcends all social barriers, Hastings social enterprise Eggtooth is combining with the United club to promote a new project in women’s…
Help Build a Nest for The Egg!
Like a cuckoo, the Eggtooth Project has been doing its amazing work without a place to call its own. Since 2012, its work with young people and families to tackle…
Autism: Exercise Rules Relaxed
People with autism and learning disabilities may now go out for exercise up to three times a day. The government has changed the outdoor exercise rules after being threatened with…
Arts on Prescription Goes Online
Arts on Prescription (AoP) is a free service set up in June 2019 to reduce loneliness and isolation for those who face challenges accessing activities in the community – including…
To All The Men I’ve Loved…
We’re at the end of November, which marks Men’s Health Awareness month. Sanne van Baalen reflects on the men in her life who are struggling with their mental health and…
Top Tips To Support Children’s Mental Wellbeing
Young people in East Sussex are offering ‘top ten tips’ to help parents and carers support children’s mental health after a survey of almost 1,000 people found children, parents and…
Recognising those who give up their time to help support others
Local mental health services are celebrating the volunteers who give up their free time to offer kindness and support to people using specialist services and hospitals when they are at…
Drive For Mental Health Nurses – The Ins And Outs
Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, which provides mental health and learning disability services in Sussex, is in line for an award for its campaign recruiting 150 new mental health and…
Small Town, Open Mind
By Pete Donohue The Hastings & St. Leonards community has a history of all-inclusiveness and speaking its mind that stretches back over many years. Through 2017 we continue that tradition…
Troubled Mental Health Trust ‘needing improvement’ welcomes new CEO
By Andrew Everest The mental health trust that services Hastings and Rother, has been assessed by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) as ‘requiring improvement’ as of September 2016, as it…
Youth Council submit petition to the Home Secretary
Following on from the successful Love Hastings, Love Yourself event held in Hastings (October 2016) to celebrate World Mental Health Day, Hastings Youth Council has submitted a petition to Amber…
Hastings Academy students’ fun fashion and refreshments find funds for MIND
By Andrew Everest Students at Hastings Academy have used a fun fashion day, and a dash of enterprise, to raise funds for the school’s chosen cause, the mental health charity…