Mental Health

As we face the current crisis around COVID-19 (or Coronavirus) more and more guidance is starting to appear, particularly advice to organisations and communities. Yet beyond the questions on gatherings and hand washing, there is always that internal preparation that we each individually need to […]

What a year it has been! Characterised nationally by division, faith groups the length and breadth of the country have, nevertheless, continued to serve our communities and individuals regardless of the colour of their politics, creed, or national heritage. As we have so often found, […]

A friend of mine began to experience some unusual symptoms. Chest pains. Difficulty sleeping. At one point, he felt like he was having a heart attack. Alongside this came feelings of stress in situations that wouldn’t normally have been stressful, and persistent unreasonable thoughts. There […]

Young people will experience many different relationships throughout their teenage years; short lived friendships, ones that have been built on trust over a number of years and ones that will continue to grow throughout their adult lives. However, life in their final years at school, […]

The United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals are a way of focusing attention on the global challenges we face, including poverty, inequality, climate, environmental degradation, prosperity, and peace and justice. There are 17 in all, with targets set for each that should show progress by […]

We all have mental health. Some have great mental health, while, periodically, others struggle with their mental health. And all of this is perfectly normal. What is identity? Identity is who we are. It can be made up of our features – the way we […]

The Chancellor Philip Hammond had to somehow make good this week on Theresa May’s announcement at the Conservative Party conference that austerity is coming to an end. The budget he has come up with – called ‘populist’ by some – is characterised by tax cuts […]

Monday, the 16th of October; the day the Government announced A connected society – A strategy for tackling loneliness. A day that we hope will help to change the health and well-being of millions of adults and young people living in the UK. Prime Minister […]

This summer, I was faced with the tragic news that a friend had died, suddenly and unexpectedly. It would be fair to say the cause of death was a combination of depression, isolation, and a crushing of dreams. My grief was such that, in the […]

At FaithAction we are always keen to hear of examples of mental health services and faith groups working together: something that connects with our Friendly Places initiative and our work with mental health charity Mind. In this guest blog, Don de Silva, a Buddhist university […]