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We’re getting really excited about our next conference ‘Mind, Body & Soul: Finding your Safaplace’
We have some amazing speakers and workshops this year including the return of the inspirational Johnny Benjamin MBE, poets Adisa the Verbaliser and Emily Harrison and many more! Details of how to book are coming soon. Please keep the date free and come and join us in exploring how to support positive mental health andContinue reading We’re getting really excited about our next conference ‘Mind, Body & Soul: Finding your Safaplace’
If one can stop one heart from breaking
If I can stop one heart from breaking, I shall not live in vain; If I can ease one life the aching, Or cool one pain, Or help one lonely person Into happiness again I shall not live in vain. Emily Dickinson
Keep the date- Keep the date! 21/03/2020
The Safaplace 3rd Annual Conference is coming soon to Stoke Newington School. This year’s conference is titled ‘Mind, Body, and Soul: Finding your safe place’ and will explore how creativity can support positive mental health and well being. There will be opportunities to practice mindfulness, listen to experts talk about good mental health and much,Continue reading Keep the date- Keep the date! 21/03/2020
CALM- Campaign Against Living Miserably has good advice and support for you this Christmas.
CALM have introduced the acronym NOEL to support wellbeing this Christmas. NOEL stands for… Look after yourself this Christmas and follow NOEL’s advice. Click here for more information
For many people who have suffered bereavement or are struggling with depression, relationship problems or loneliness, this time of year can be exceptionally challenging
Watching others having fun, planning family gatherings and buying gifts and food for Christmas, can heighten feelings of loss and isolation. It is important to be aware that not everyone will be in a celebratory mood and be sensitive to those who, for whatever reason, find the festive period tough going. On our contact page,Continue reading For many people who have suffered bereavement or are struggling with depression, relationship problems or loneliness, this time of year can be exceptionally challenging
We just wanted to thank everyone who has contributed to our charity this year. This month special thanks go to Stoke Newington School and Pip Ainsworth, who organised an anti-bullying week and raised money by selling beautifully designed T-shirts. Many thanks also to Antonia and Linda who ran a fantastic Christmas wreath making workshop and kindly donated money to us. We really do appreciate your support.
University guidance is published to help leaders prevent student suicides.
Universities UK and PAPYRUS, the UK’s national charity dedicated to the prevention of young suicide, have published guidance to help university leaders prevent student suicides. At least 95 university students took their own lives in the 2016–17 academic year. This guide provides a framework to understand student suicide, mitigate risk, intervene when students get intoContinue reading University guidance is published to help leaders prevent student suicides.
Looking for support?
The darker days and colder weather can bring with them a feeling of low spirits. Whether you’re concerned about yourself or a loved one, helplines and support groups can offer expert advice. This NHS website can point you in the right direction to get the help and support you need.Click here for website
On Remembrance day we thought we’d share this helpful article from the BBC website on bereavement and grief.
How we can hold on to those we’ve lost. Just as death goes hand in hand with life, grief is an inevitable and necessary process that we must all go through in order to heal when someone that we love is taken from us. click here to read the article