Mental health news

In partnership with Tees, Esk and Wear Valley NHS Trust, we will work alongside the NHS mental health crisis team, to provide additional non-clinical support to adults living in Teesside. This will be the first service of its kind in Teesside and will support at least 480 people each year! 

The injustice of health inequalities ‘Health inequality’ means that people often don’t experience the same access to help and support with their mental health. This is often because they are also living…

Today is the third annual Social Prescribing Link Worker Day! This year’s theme focuses on the role that Social Prescribing Link Workers play in creatively disrupting inequalities and powering-up integrated care.

This is Dyslexia Awareness Week! The theme for 2021 is ‘Invisible Dyslexia’, as people who have dyslexia often feel as though their struggles are unseen.

Mental Health Concern is proud to lead Kind Mind Community, which offers free, recovery-focused courses and activities designed to help people manage their mental health and improve their wellbeing.

Adam Crampsie, our Chief Executive, was invited to deliver the keynote speech at Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust’s Annual Members’ Meeting.

The facts and figures surrounding suicide are devastating, which is why this year’s international theme is ‘Creating Hope Through Action’. We can all offer hope if we learn to recognise the signs that someone could be struggling, take action, and seek further help.

NHS England has pledged an additional £2 million investment to support community mental health services in Northumberland over the next three years.

Today is the first day of Mental Health Awareness Week – and this year’s theme is kindness! Amidst the fear and uncertainty of recent months, we have seen kindness and mutual support shining like a light across…