The YU TeamJun 202 minWorld Refugee DayJune 20th is World Refugee Day, and it's a day to remember the plight of refugees around the world. According to the United Nations...
The YU TeamJun 81 minPride MonthPride Month is the perfect time to celebrate the LGBT community and their achievements throughout history. From marches to parades and...
The YU TeamMay 271 minPansexual & Panromantic Visibility DayPansexual people – people who are attracted to others regardless of their gender identity or biological sex. Panromantic people – people...
The YU TeamMay 231 minConnecting Mental Health and Cultural DiversityThis weekend is World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development, and while perhaps the link between mental health and...
The YU TeamMay 131 min Maternal Mental Health AwarenessThe latest statistics on maternal mental health indicate that at least one out of every five new mothers in the U.K. experiences some...
The YU TeamMay 62 minMental Health Awareness Month - Loneliness‘Loneliness is a state of mind linked to wanting human contact but feeling alone’ I pondered for a while over this quote that I found...
The YU TeamApr 293 minThe Mental Side of AutismIt’s autism awareness week, and we want to highlight what autism looks like, what it’s like to live with, and how it can impact mental...
The YU TeamApr 221 minEarth day 2022It is extremely important to care of the planet we live on. We all have been negligent once or twice on a few things that we could have...
The YU TeamApr 152 minMoney & Mental HealthWorld events and recent political decisions both at home and abroad have meant an escalation in the cost of living for all, increasing...
The YU TeamApr 82 minStress Awareness MonthStress. We’ve all felt it at some point to some degree, often when we’re faced with something new or unexpected. It can even be useful...
The YU TeamMar 303 minBeing Bipolar on World Bipolar Day 2022 I was diagnosed with Bipolar Type I when I was 29 years old. I was sitting in my psychiatrist’s office, in a private psychiatric hospital...
The YU TeamMar 181 minScott Martin Foundation PartnershipWho are they and what they do The Scott Martin Foundation are a newly founded charity in the Falkirk area. They were founded in memory...
The YU TeamMar 82 minInternational Women’s Day 2022 International Women’s Day 2022 #breakthebias I grew up in the 1990’s and looking back I realise that my parents were a little ahead of...
The YU TeamMar 42 minEating Disorder Awareness WeekEating disorder awareness week is about shedding light on various eating disorders and educating people who perhaps don’t face these...
The YU TeamFeb 251 minNutrition and HydrationOne of the most important things for your mental health is your diet and how hydrated you are. These two things can make a significant...
The YU TeamFeb 182 minDealing with Covid IsolationThe Covid isolation period used to be up to 10 days. For a lot of us, that can be an extremely long time away from our loved ones and...
The YU TeamFeb 112 minFocus on LGBTQIA+ Mental Health Some of us identify as LGBTQIA+, which means we may be lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, trans, inter-sex, non-binary, queer or questioning, or...
The YU TeamFeb 42 minUnderstanding CancerNot many of us are prepared for a Cancer Diagnosis. Whether it’s ourselves, your wife, husband, child, relative, friend or colleague. We...
The YU TeamJan 261 minWelcome to the YU BlogThis is where we will be posting weekly blogs featuring insights from those with lived experience. Would you like to contribute? For...