Tag Archives: mental health
TV gardener launches mental health scheme
TV gardener launches mental health scheme
A national mental health initiative is being launched at Sugar Lane Allotments to promote how good gardening is for people with mental health. It is being launched by TV gardening guru Christine Walkden with Lorraine Shaw and Jean Richardson
Published on Sunday 3 April 2011 09:00
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A NATIONAL campaign to improve mental health through gardening was launched by a TV horticulture expert at an allotment site in Portobello this week.
Christine Walkden, from BBC’s The One Show, visited Sugar Lane allotments on Wednesday to meet carers from the Wakefield Growing Together group.
This group for young people must not be shut
Cuts will lead to more mental health issues
7:00am Friday 1st April 2011
SHUTTING a support group for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered young people could lead to an increase in mental health problems and even suicide, a youth worker has warned.
Space Youth Project started in Bournemouth nearly eight years ago and has since expanded across Dorset.
Gene Found to be Contributor to Suicide
Gene Found to be Contributor to Suicide
Submitted by Nimisha Sachdev on Wed, 03/30/2011 – 09:52
A study published in the journal, Molecular Psychiatry and funded by the National Institute of Mental health and the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention found that someone’s genetic make-up could make them more at-risk for committing suicide.
