International Women’s Day
International Women’s Day happens every year on 8 March. It is a global day celebrating the achievements of women and girls everywhere, as well as ways that we can all work together to make the world a fairer place for everyone. Although there has been lots of...
LGBT + History Month 2023
LGBTQIA+ is an abbreviation for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning, intersex, asexual, and more. LGBT+ History Month is an annual celebration of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, and non-binary history. It recognises the history of LGBT+ rights...
Time to Talk Day 2023
It’s Time to Talk Day on Thursday 2 February 2023 Time to Talk Day is run by Mind and Rethink Mental Illness in England. The day is all about creating supportive communities by having conversations with family, friends, or teachers about mental health. We all have...
Movember 2022
Movember aims to help men live happier, healthier, longer lives. Mental health and suicide prevention, prostate cancer and testicular cancer are the focus of Movember 2022. Across the world men die on average 5 years earlier than women and for reasons which are mainly...
Stopober 2022
Stoptober is a yearly stop-smoking challenge that was launched in 2012 to help people give up smoking and start a healthier happier life. The event encourages people to quit for 28 days in October with the aim of permanently stopping. Smoking is one of the leading...
World Mental Health Day 10th October 2022
World mental health day happens every year on 10th October and aims to raise awareness of mental health, important as 1 in 4 of us will experience a mental health problem at some time in our life. This year the theme of mental health day is 'Make mental health and...
Learning Disability Week
What is a learning disability? Learning disabilities may present in a variety of different ways and will vary enormously from one individual to another. Whilst some disabilities may be visible, others may not. Some people may require high levels of care and be highly...
Stress Awareness Month 2022
April is Stress awareness month Stress Awareness month has been held every April since 1992. Each year there is a different theme and this year the theme is community. With the pandemic lots of people have felt isolated and lonely, which will effect our mental health...
World Oral health day 2022
Everybody in the world has differently shaped teeth. No one will ever have the same teeth as you. Your smile is special and unique., which makes looking after your teeth and oral health very important Oral health is described as the health of the teeth, gums...
World Sleep Day 2022
We spend up to one-third of our lives sleeping. Sleep is a basic human need, much like eating and drinking, and is crucial to our overall health and well-being. Why was World Sleep Day created? Sleep professionals and researchers were faced with the same dilemma over...