Category Archives: Carers

The shadow of the black dog touches us all, but it is possible to master mental illness

Celebrities back ‘black dog’ campaign to defeat depression

Mental health charity SANE plans sculptures across the country to raise awareness of ‘forgotten illness’

 

Well-known impressionist Rory Bremner suffers from depression
First coined by the Roman poet Horace and later adopted by Winston Churchill to describe his own depression, the metaphor of the “black dog” has been used for centuries. Now a mental health charity has reclaimed the expression and wants to bring it to a plinth near you.

Sane is celebrating its 25th anniversary this month and, to mark the occasion, it will be continuing the fight to beat the taboos surrounding mental illness by producing larger-than-lifesize sculptures of dogs that its founder and chief executive, Marjorie Wallace, hopes will be sponsored by companies, schools and individuals and put in prominent positions up and down the country.

CARERS were rewarded for looking after their loved ones with a week at the seaside.

A well-earned break for the carers

 

 

Gordon Phillips is pictured on the steps of the Scarborough Hotel, where he and fellow carer Joan Ludbrook were treated to a holiday. Their visit was arranged by the Calderdale Care Scheme and supported by the Rotary Clubs of Brighouse, Halifax and Scarborough

 

Published on Saturday 23 July 2011 11:20

CARERS were rewarded for looking after their loved ones with a week at the seaside.

Carers who are able to work need support to fit around their caring roles

Jobs: ‘Give more employment choice to disabled people’

 

 
Published on Friday 22 July 2011 16:14

A review of employment support for disabled people has concluded that help should be focused on the individual instead of the institution. 

Liz Sayce, the chief executive of disability rights group RADAR, recommended changes to government policy to support disabled people to work in any role in any sector – rather than in segregated employment.