Julia McRow Counselling

19/12/2024

In this blog, our Advice Team tell us some practical ways to think about the financial and social side of Christmas. We also asked our social media audience for their top tips on staying well over the festive period.

17/12/2023

https://www.pah.org.uk/blog/coping-with-christmas-when-a-loved-one-has-died/?utm_source=Intouch+-+Oct+23&utm_campaign=ae004593d3-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2023_10_30_06_40_COPY_03&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-05340e7e32-%5BLIST_EMAIL_ID%5D

The first Christmas after a close family member has died, can be very difficult. Everyone seems to be celebrating, preparations for Christmas seem to go on for ever and are everywhere – in shops, on TV, in magazines and on the internet.

10/09/2023

Today is World Su***de Prevention Day. If you or someone you know needs help, the CALM helpline is available between 5pm to midnight, 365 days a year on 0800 585858 or text SHOUT to 85258, 24/7.

Join the campaign to take a stand against su***de, the single biggest killer of men under 45 in the UK.

22/12/2022

If the mention of the 25th December has got your palms all sweaty, we’re here to help. We asked our helpline workers for some advice on how to deal with common Christmas anxieties.

13/05/2022

This , share this post so someone you care about knows they're not alone. There's always someone at the other end of the phone who's waiting for their call.

23/01/2021

10/10/2020

Today is World Mental Health Day and Mind are encouraging people to to make a positive change for your own or someone's mental health.
https://www.mind.org.uk/get-involved/world-mental-health-day-2020/

When you’re living with a mental health problem, or supporting someone who is, access to the right information is vital.

20/05/2020

This is Mental Health Awareness Week and the theme is kindness. During this incredibly difficult time it is so important to remember to be kind to ourselves and each other.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zhkybdm

Acts of kindness during lockdownIt’s Mental Health Awareness Week, and we can probably all agree that it’s come at one of the most strange and difficult times any of us can remember.Now more than ever, being kind to our friends, family, community, and ourselves is incredibly important. Need insp...

08/03/2019

Was so sad to hear the news about Keith Flint from The Prodigy.

It's not cancer but su***de which is the biggest killer of men under 50. This needs to stop and mental health needs to be made a priority in the UK.

https://welldoing.org/article/prodigy-front-man-keith-flint-takes-own-life?utm_campaign=Welldoing.org&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Revue%20newsletter

19/02/2019

On average, three children in every classroom have a diagnosable mental health problem, and many more go through times when they struggle to cope. It’s time for our education system to make wellbeing a priority. Ofsted is changing how it inspects schools and has launched a consultation asking for your views. Please to make mental health a priority.

https://act.youngminds.org.uk/tellofsted

10/11/2018

Children and young people are now being told by mental health services that they can’t receive support until they have attempted su***de, please help this to change.

https://www.change.org/p/uk-parliament-make-it-mandatory-for-every-uk-school-to-provide-counselling-for-children-and-young-people

UK Parliament: Make it mandatory for every UK school to provide counselling for children and young people

26/10/2018

Such an inspiring story.

https://happiful.com/jonny-benjamin-and-neil-laybourn-on-mens-mental-health-and-friendship/

Jonny Benjamin and Neil Laybourn first met in early 2008, when Neil approached Jonny, who was sitting on the edge of Waterloo Bridge, and asked if he was all right. The conversation that followed was to change both of their lives forever.