Mental Health News & Advice

Mental health & wellbeing advice from Health Assured. See the latest news, awareness days and best tips for wellbeing at work & in life.

July 2024

Cycle to Work Day: Exercise and positive mental health

Cycle to Work Day: Exercise and positive mental health

The advantages of exercise on our physical health are widely recognised and understood. Regular physical activity is kno...Read more

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Jul 23 2024

Unique pressures of a business owner

Unique pressures of a business owner

Having your own business can be extremely rewarding and fulfilling in more ways than one. Being able to control your wor...Read more

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Jul 23 2024

 Labour’s plans for mental health, what can we expect from the new government?

Labour’s plans for mental health, what can we expect from the new government?

As the King prepares to officially open Parliament, setting out the agenda for the year ahead, now is a good time to loo...Read more

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Jul 17 2024

How do you overcome health anxiety?

How do you overcome health anxiety?

Health anxiety, also known as hypochondria, is a condition where a person is excessively worried about having or develop...Read more

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Jul 17 2024

Breastfeeding support

Breastfeeding support

Mothers go through an incredible and often arduous journey with their mental health during pregnancy and after birth. In...Read more

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Jul 16 2024

How presenteeism affects productivity and mental health

How presenteeism affects productivity and mental health

If the pandemic has taught us anything about work, it's that we don't need to be pulling long hours in an office to be p...Read more

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Jul 16 2024

Reflecting on the general election: what if your party did not win?

Reflecting on the general election: what if your party did not win?

After a landslide victory for the Labour Party, change is at the forefront of many people’s minds in the UK. PM Keir Sta...Read more

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Jul 16 2024

School Complaints Guideline

School Complaints Guideline

Raising complaints about a school your child is attending can be a difficult step to take. However, it is important to u...Read more

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Jul 16 2024

Are nervous breakdowns and mental breakdowns the same thing?

Are nervous breakdowns and mental breakdowns the same thing?

Both nervous breakdowns and mental breakdowns are terms used to describe a period of extreme mental or emotional distres...Read more

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Jul 16 2024

Don’t be a Bully Month

Don’t be a Bully Month

When we think of bullying, we often picture children in a playground, but bullying doesn’t always stop after adolescence...Read more

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Jul 16 2024

Can genetics impact mental health?

Can genetics impact mental health?

Can genetics influence mental health? Living with a mental health condition can be debilitating, so it’s natural to ques...Read more

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Jul 2 2024

June 2024

Alcohol Awareness Week: How alcohol affects our mental health.

Alcohol Awareness Week: How alcohol affects our mental health.

With warmer weather on our doorsteps and the Euros shown in most pubs throughout the UK, more people are choosing to dri...Read more

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Jun 27 2024

Prioritising Mental Health at the General Election

Prioritising Mental Health at the General Election

We are faced with a public mental health emergency that is devastating the lives of thousands of people, while psychiatr...Read more

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Jun 18 2024

Domestic abuse and the Euros 2024

Domestic abuse and the Euros 2024

The Euros are a time for celebration, emotion, and excitement, encouraging a general sense of togetherness that unites m...Read more

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Jun 18 2024

Talking to your children about mental health

Talking to your children about mental health

Childhood and adolescence are critical periods that establishes the development of children in many aspects of life. How...Read more

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Jun 18 2024

Small, Fast and Multi Track Claims

Small, Fast and Multi Track Claims

Claims are a means to resolve a dispute in a Court of Law. Before a case reaches the hearing stage at Court the case mus...Read more

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Jun 17 2024

Sudden episodes of fatigue

Sudden episodes of fatigue

In today’s modern and fast-paced world, feeling fatigued and experiencing low energy is a common reality for many. We fe...Read more

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Jun 12 2024

Soft Fridays in the workplace

Soft Fridays in the workplace

Leaders should always be on the look out for ways to reasonably support their people. Looking after your people is more ...Read more

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Jun 5 2024

May 2024

Beating Alcohol Dependence

Beating Alcohol Dependence

Alcohol has played a significant role in many cultures around the world, dating back to the Neolithic times, used as a w...Read more

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May 31 2024

International Men's Health Week 2024

International Men's Health Week 2024

International Men's Health Week is an annual event that aims to raise awareness of preventable health problems that disp...Read more

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May 28 2024

National Age Without Apology Month

National Age Without Apology Month

How can we reduce agism in the workplace? Stigma surrounding aging is rampant within modern society. Social pressures, a...Read more

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May 28 2024

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