Sock It To Stigma! 2022
Our annual Sock it to Stigma! campaign seeks to raise awareness about the stigma associated with mental health and the damage that stigma can cause. Mental ill health is all…
Your guide to time off work for mental health
Mental health challenges can feel debilitating and they don’t stop when you enter your workplace (or switch on your laptop) but it can feel like you need to push those…
Looking after mental health when working from home – 5 tips anyone can use
In a perfect world, working from home would give us endless opportunities to look after our mental health. But we know that the world isn’t perfect and that not everyone…
How to look after your mental health this Christmas
Christmas is traditionally associated with joy and happiness – but for many, this isn’t the case. For those who already struggle with mental health, Christmas can pose many challenges for…
Supporting mental health through grief and bereavement
What is grief? Grief describes the feelings you get when losing something important to you – it can be a person, an animal, an item, or a concept. Grief affects…
How to deal with loneliness
As we near Christmas, many people may be excited about the prospect of spending time with loved ones – but for others, the festive season can intensify pre-existing feelings of…
How to talk to children about mental health
At Shawmind, we’re on a mission to improve children’s mental health through our #Headucation campaign. 1 in 6 school aged children has a common mental health condition yet there is…
Top Men’s Mental Health Resources
The 19th November marks #InternationalMen’sDay – an opportunity to reflect on the wellbeing of men and highlight positive male role models. Suicide is the biggest killer of men under the…
How does social media affect mental health
Social media is part of most people’s lives to some degree. In recent years, the focus has often been on the negative impact social media can have on people’s lives…
How to spot the signs of teen mental health conditions
The NHS say “It can be difficult for parents to tell whether their teenagers are just “being teens” or if there is something more serious going on.” But with…
How to support common mental health conditions in schools
1 in 6 school-aged children develop a common mental health condition, yet at present teachers receive no training to support children’s mental health. As part of our Headucation campaign, we’re…
Shawmind announces new charity partner Wellity Global
Mental health charity Shawmind have announced a charity partnership with global workplace wellbeing company Wellity Global. Shawmind is a charity on a mission to improve mental health awareness. They are…
How can young people get mental health support
Young people need mental health support more than ever. Help us make it better by supporting our Headucation campaign. 50% of all mental health problems start by the age of…
6 tips for socialising without alcohol
As a nation, Brits are renowned drinkers. Many of our social activities tend to revolve around drinking alcohol, pubs, bars and clubs. The drinking culture we have in Britain can…
5 ways to build positive mental health
Everyone has mental health – for some, it’s better and for some, it’s worse. Mental health often fluctuates and even those who generally have good mental health can have low…
What is workplace anxiety?
Many of us are likely to feel anxious or stressed at work occasionally, however, if your anxiety is constant or increasingly frequent you’re likely dealing with some degree of workplace…
Improving mental health in schools while we get ‘back to normal’
The anxiety about going back to school this year has been amplified by the anxiety that comes with getting ‘back to normal’ after the COVID-19 pandemic. Children already have enough…
Why complete a Mental Health first aid course?
A mental health first aider acts as the first point of contact for anyone who want to discuss their mental health. The mental health first aider can provide advice and…
How to help teens with mental health
Young people need mental health support more than ever. Help us train teachers to provide early intervention in schools by supporting #Headucation2025. If you are concerned about the mental health…
9 realistic ways to cope with workplace anxiety
Anxiety is debilitating and doesn’t stop when you enter your workplace (or switch on your laptop) but it can feel like you need to push your mental health struggles aside…
Can mental health training improve employability?
While unemployment rates in the UK have not risen as high as economists predicted at the start of the pandemic, there are still numerous job hunters who find themselves competing…
How can teachers help students with mental health issues?
After parents and carers, teachers spend more time with children than anyone else which puts them in a perfect position to identify problems and help children solve them. Particularly with…
How is children’s mental health legally protected in the UK?
1 in 6 school-aged children in the UK suffer from a mental health condition and suicide is the leading cause of death in 15-19-year-olds. With such staggering figures, how is…
The importance of mental health training for teachers
Mental health training for teachers has never been more critical: 1 in 6 school age children have a mental health problem and over two thirds of young people believe that…
What causes mental health problems in schools
1 in 6 school-aged children has a mental health problem, and 75% of diagnosable mental health conditions are present before the age of 18. In 2017 we raised 103,000 signatures…
Top 10 Children’s Mental Health Resources
Children’s mental health has never been more critical. We’ve just been through an extraordinary worldwide event, children have been thrown in and out of their routines and kept away from…
ShawMind and FlourishZone announce partnership to support mental health of 1000 people in UK
ShawMind has announced a partnership with award-winning tech company FlourishZone to support the wellbeing and mental health of 1000 people in the UK. The joint venture enables free, easy access…
Top tips for looking after men’s mental health
In the UK, around 1 in 8 men have a common mental health condition and 3 out of 4 suicides are committed by men. Why, then, do so few men…
Signs of anxiety to look out for in children
Anxiety is a feeling of uneasiness or fear that, in many situations, is normal to experience – however when you feel this way most of the time it can be…
Why think about mental health first aid in the workplace?
We know we talk about mental health first aid in the workplace a lot, but it is increasingly important for businesses to make sure they are doing everything they can…
Help with Health Anxiety
Health anxiety (or hypochondria) is when you become obsessed with the idea that you are – or will be – physically ill. Worrying about your health can lead you to…
Children and teachers must be given the opportunity to tell their stories…
After a second period of Covid lockdown, seeing children being educated at home and online for nearing 3 months, schools began to unlock on Monday 8th March. Of course, schools have…
Signs of anxiety to look out for in the workplace
Anxiety is a normal response to worrying situations and everyone is likely to feel moments of anxiety in their lives. However, when feelings of anxiety persist it can be…
What does mental health first aid training cover?
This April is Stress Awareness Month. With 55% of sick days in 2019/20 being directly attributable to workplace-related stress, anxiety and depression*, we wanted to look at one of the…
How mental health affects education
NHS research suggests that 1 in 6 UK school children struggle with mental health. Mental health challenges make it difficult for children to achieve high grades, form friendships and make…
Let’s improve your mental health awareness…
Mental health awareness is crucial to being able to support your friends, colleagues and relatives during difficult times. Having an awareness of some common mental health challenges and their symptoms…
Why mental health first aid is important
Why do businesses need mental health first aid? It is estimated that about 1 in 4 people experience poor mental health during their working life. Everything from stress to clinical…
The Story Behind the Story: Understanding how employees really feel
We’ve acknowledged the problem but organisations have not yet had their epiphany. Understanding how to systematically measure and manage intangibles like mental health and social capital will have a…
Sock it to Stigma! 2021
Our annual Sock it to Stigma! (SITS) campaign seeks to raise awareness about the stigma associated with mental health and the damage that stigma can cause. Each year we ask…
We Are In A Mental Health Pandemic Too And We Need To Realise It
The true impact of COVID-19 goes far deeper than the physical effects of the virus. Each day, we see the new horrifying death rate and the many thousands of new…
Teachers’ journey throughout the pandemic
What was going through your head when the first lockdown was announced? I know my first questions were ‘How long will we be in this lockdown for?’ and ‘When will…
The importance of looking after your wellbeing when you work from home
When the UK went into a national lockdown in March of this year, it’s probably fair to say none of us expected the impact would last as long as it…
Relationships and Mindfulness in Quarantine
The current times are often described as unprecedented. Most of us have been presented with new experiences and challenges to overcome. It continues to be a time where our limits…
Our Teacher Mental Health Training Campaign – Headucation 2025
Shawmind is a young charity on a mental health mission. In 2017 Shawmind raised 103,000 signatures to get the important issue of children’s mental health debated in Parliament – the…
Men’s Mental Health: be innovative in the way you adapt to the change in your circumstances
Men really don’t ask for directions, and most also don’t speak about the mental wellbeing challenges that they go through. Either we feel we don’t want to burden our partner,…
From Broken to Balanced
How to Break Bad Habits Before They Break You Many bestselling self-help books are about creating healthy habits. You may have read several of them such as ‘The Seven Habits…
Confessions and advice from the self-employed
We are told to ‘switch off’ and ‘relax’ as business owners, but that’s easier said than done. Add in the backdrop of COVID-19 to the cocktail of commercial uncertainty, lockdown,…
Join us for a chat this autumn
Here at Shawmind we have lots of exciting events happening both in person and online between now and the end of 2020. Here, our Project Coordinator, Hannah gives you the…
Supporters sought for second Newark sleep-out
During Homelessness Awareness Week (5th – 11th October), Shawmind began inviting supporters to take part in the second annual Newark Sleep Out. Launched by Newark and Sherwood District Council’s Housing…
Progress vs. Perfection: The healthy way to achieve your goals
The word perfect originates from 13th Century France meaning “consummate state or form, that degree of excellence which leaves nothing to be desired”. Nothing to be desired… We all strive…