Category: Care

Life Beacon International team with support from Rotary Club of Hendon takes the Mental Health Week Campaign and conversations to the streets as they engage young persons in Nigeria, Ghana and the UK

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e152ehMmM_c Life Beacon International has partnered with the Rotary Club of Hendon to conduct various activities to support and create awareness for the mental health of young people especially from Black Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds. As part of this project we are conducting various Round Table discussions with young people of various backgrounds, relating to different topics that may affect their mental health, and how they individually deal with these issues. We hope this new series will support the online community of young people looking for support and wanting to learn from their peers! If you need to speak to someone feel free to Reach out to your Life Beacon and contact us ! You can contact us on any of the following platforms: Website: Lifebeacon.org Email: Wellbeing@lifebeacon.org…

Mental Health Awareness Week is happening between 9 to 15 May 2022. The official theme is ‘loneliness’ and, across the week, we encourage you to build meaningful connections with your friends, family, colleagues and communities. Loneliness and our mental health Loneliness affects many of us at one time or another. We know that loneliness can be both the driver for and a product of poor mental health. Our society is changing fast. The pandemic has given rise to a sense of loneliness and isolation undermining confidence in daily routines. In recent times, many of us have had far less access to loved ones. Tech is enabling healthcare professionals to see more patients without the need to travel, but on the flip side of the coin, convenience and cost efficiencies are driving…