researchers from fields as diverse as biology, psychiatry, engineering, horticulture, neuroscience, and medicine have realized what most of us know intuitively: nature is good for our health and wellbeing. 
As someone who wastes time looking for misplaced keys and mobile phone, I wonder what it would be like to have the opposite problem 
Mental health charities say they have seen a surge in calls to their helplines since the start of the recession. 
Anti-race and sex discrimination laws brought in under Labour are set to be scrapped because the “unnecessary” rules are damaging businesses, Theresa May has said. I think of all those people whose lives have been blighted by bullying, racial and sexual harassment and other forms of diversity-related abuse and inside I just cringe. The Children's Headline Indicators are a set of measures established to focus policy in 19 priority areas related to children's health, development, and wellbeing. This paper describes the process involved in developing a ... 
People affected by traumatic episodes in the Northern Ireland Troubles are showing signs of mental illness decades after the events, a new study has revealed. 
This is significant on so many levels. Comfort eating to mask emotional distress? Greed? Attachment problems? Lack of adequate parenting and boundaries? Mental and physical wellbeing are so intertwined that this is an issue we all need to be concerned about. 
Horrific crimes, such as the Anders Breivik case, illustrate the misconceptions the public has about mental illness, a leading expert says.
A father sent his 10-year-old autistic son to school with a hidden digital tape recorder.
Motivation for parents dealing with anxiety in children and inspiration for adults suffering with anxiety. 
Suggested by Andy Hitchen
Very interesting article about the nature of mental disturbance, the thinking around diagnostics and the antipathy towards the putative DSM 5 which seems to have alienated so many people who are touched in some way by mental illness. Article about the common types of anxiety in children and how to recognize the warning signs and symptoms. 
This sounds a really good idea - under stress, we are less able to engage with what is happening around us and many patients find it hard to remember or understand what they have been told This adds to their distress and also that of their family members, so I hope this pilot has a positive outcome. |
While the percentage of adults worldwide who are thriving has largely rebounded since the global economic crisis, the percentage who are suffering has increased, documenting a lasting effect on "net wellbeing" worldwide. 
A growing number of US companies are becoming "benefit corporations", a new type of business that puts social values ahead of chasing the highest profits. 
An infographic showing the amount of unclaimed benefits by pensioners in the UK - housing benefit, pension credit and council tax benefit all go unclaimed... 
Here's a great photo comp to support the NHS North West Year of Health & Wellbeing. 
In 2012 it is, frankly, a disgrace that the head of a public body should make such profoundly inaccurate statements. Workplace stress is a serious issue and should be taken seriously - this man is, I'm afraid, unfit for the office he holds. 
“Changing Direction, Changing Lives: The Mental Health Strategy for Canada”, marks a significant addition to the dialogue on mental health in Canada in the twenty-first century. 
It's been nearly a decade since John Melnick, in the grip of a deep depression, swam out into the middle of the Red River, dressed in his business suit, to end the pain. 
Temple Grandin tells Salon what the new numbers mean to her, and why increased autism awareness isn't always good...
Taylah Douglas describes how the system failed her after she suffered domestic abuse at 16 years old. 
Attending college has always been a stressful time for those attending, but many college students today are also experiencing mental health problems and universities are finding more students arriving with pre-existing ... 
Sounds like an interesting initiative - would be interesting to see it spread to the UK. 
Divorce, separation and wellbeing...
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