Bryan Woods talks about the failings in our public services, regarding support for people with serious and enduring mental ill-health, and for their families.

Bruce White tells us what it’s like to be one of our Hammersley Homes Outreach Support Workers.

At some point on every long run your body will cease being the limiting factor. Your internal voice will start telling you to stop, and begin asking you why you started. It is at this point where the race really begins.

Reading a book is often seen as just a pastime. We tend to regard it as an indulgence for our spare moments. But it can have far deeper effects on our psychological well-being.

As our fundraising Music Weekend approaches, Brian Woods writes about the benefits of Music on our Mental Health

Fifty-seven billion pounds is an eye-watering amount of money. It is an unimaginable sum to most of us. Yet that is the latest estimate of the cost of work-related stress to the UK economy.

“Oh, but I can’t draw!“ I have heard this said so many times over the years. Sometimes it is said more wistfully by somebody as, “I really wish I could draw.“ Sadly in both cases the person concerned has already convinced themselves that they cannot draw.

Community gives us a sense of belonging to something that is bigger than ourselves. It also gives us a connection with other people. We can share common experiences, warmth, and empathy.