Delivering subject content through nine life themes
Poor mental health blights lives. And yet, whether it’s the number of people affected or the state of our mental health services, things just seem to get worse, at least according to the headlines. Poor mental health affects individuals, but it also causes damage… Continue Reading “A healthy workforce”
Historic England has launched a pilot programme that aims to use archaeology to improve young people’s wellbeing. The public body, which helps people care for, enjoy and celebrate England’s historic environment, says that its Rejuvenate programme is the first of its kind for young… Continue Reading “Using archaeology to boost wellbeing”
English Heritage is encouraging visitors to its properties to deepen their connection with the past by taking time to focus on the sensations around them. And, in a “playful update”, the organisation is reintroducing old ‘Ministry of Works’ signs to its sites, encouraging visitors… Continue Reading “English Heritage makes sense of history”
The children’s charity Barnardo’s has called for the introduction of a national strategy for social prescribing to help tackle the spiralling youth mental health crisis in the UK. It says that – with adequate funding – social prescribing “could make a real difference to… Continue Reading “Barnardo’s calls for national social prescribing strategy”
The idea that there is a link between, on the one hand, regular interaction with nature and the environment and, on the other, health and wellbeing is now widely accepted, so it is disappointing – if not particularly surprising – to hear that people… Continue Reading “Valuing time spent in nature”
MPs heard last week that doing more to help children play out and socialise close to home would be “a gamechanger” for children’s mental and physical health and wellbeing. At the moment, children’s needs are rarely taken into account despite the many benefits that… Continue Reading “Benefits of playing out”
A new report from the Resolution Foundation lays bare the impact of poor mental health on young people, warning of the “scarring effect” it can have on someone’s long-term life chances. It points out that young people are now more likely to experience a… Continue Reading “Action on young people’s mental health”
The issue of mental health and wellbeing has generated some eye-catching headlines in recent days. ‘Young people in the West becoming unhappier’ was how the BBC headlined its online report about the publication of the World Happiness Report 2024, though many other media outlets… Continue Reading “Emotional health during childhood is key”
Last week we highlighted a new survey that indicates that children want to spend more time in nature. This week the BBC ran an online story about how working on a farm is helping a group of young people who struggle in mainstream education… Continue Reading “Experiencing nature and the environment”
At-risk young people who took part in a programme that used football as a vehicle for intensive mentoring experienced a significant improvement in their wellbeing, a new report says. The mentoring programme, which provided a trusted adult for more than 2,000 young people in… Continue Reading “Investing in relationships”