Wellbeing

Health & Medicine

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Opinion

How to avoid bankrupting your ‘hope budget’

From doomscrolling to relentless negative headlines, the 21st century is mentally tough. But hope isn’t just a feeling. It’s a resource. And like any resource, it needs budgeting

Education

Three reasons why teachers should learn to meditate and it’s not (just) about wellbeing

Meditation can help teachers build a greater sense of presence, purpose and compassion, but it won't address the structural causes of stress and burnout in the workforce

Health & Medicine

We need a new approach to suicide prevention

Many complex causes may drive someone to consider suicide. Addressing these causes at a policy level will save lives

Health & Medicine

This is how healthcare should be

Person-Centred Value-Based Health Care shifts the focus from treating a condition to treating a person, by focusing on their values, goals and preferences

Health & Medicine

The young people getting nature on prescription

The early results of a new trial on ‘nature prescribing’ show promise for helping young people with mild mental illness

Health & Medicine

People with experience of mental health conditions should be paid to help others

The expertise of people with lived experience of mental health conditions should be employed to help turbocharge system-wide reform

Health & Medicine

Our duty of care to those who care

With looming workforce shortages, a new study finds a comprehensive approach to ensuring the wellbeing of cancer healthcare workers is essential

Health & Medicine

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Book extract

Knowing when to seek help for mental health

When challenges arise we may feel confused, but there are five signs to help us understand when to seek mental health support

Education

Boosting student wellbeing through their environment

New research calls for co-creating the built and natural environments of universities to support student wellbeing

Arts & Culture

The arts can help us recover from disasters - creatively

‘Creative recovery’ arts projects improve mental health and wellbeing, but better planning and resourcing is needed to support artists and communities