Author Archives: Stockport Mind

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A Mental Health Charity

World Mental Health Awareness Week

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Stockport Mind

This week is World Mental Health Awareness Week. For one week each May, we campaign around a specific theme for Mental Health Awareness Week. The theme for this year’s campaign, which runs from 13-19 May, will be physical activity and … Continue reading →

Old items needed to help raise funds

Posted on May 2, 2013 by Stockport Mind

Music Magpie are helping Stockport Mind to raise funds If you have any unwanted CD’s, DVD’s, electrical items, etc then please bring them to our office and Music Magpie will turn them into cash donations for our charity. If you … Continue reading →

In memory of Ros Purkis

Posted on April 30, 2013 by Stockport Mind

Liz Purkis will be running 10k through London on May 27th in memory of her little sister. Liz’s message: Its coming up to Ros’ birthday (May 14th) and I thought I would let you know that I am doing a … Continue reading →

Is modern life making us lonely?

Posted on April 8, 2013 by Stockport Mind

It can be hard to admit to feelings of loneliness, but one in 10 Britons are lonely. It’s not just an issue for the elderly – loneliness is rising among the young. So are we all destined to be lonely? … Continue reading →

Psychiatry over 6 decades – From a personal perspective 4

Posted on September 27, 2012 by Stockport Mind

Part 4 -The Nineties I have been dreading writing this and have put it off for a long time, but here goes! The Nineties started with drinking and quizzes, I spent inordinate amounts of time in pubs emptying quiz machines … Continue reading →

Young people use drama to warn against loan sharks

Posted on January 6, 2012 by Stockport Mind

The following Youtube links are examples of drama projects supported by the Illegal Money Lending Team.  If your organisation has people who would be interested in doing something similar, the Illegal Money Lending Team can help out with training and venue costs.  … Continue reading →

Petition Against Benefit Cuts

Posted on November 22, 2011 by Stockport Mind

An E-Petition is available to urge the goverment to debate and review the cuts to benefits and services which are falling disproportionately on disabled people, their carers and families. The petition needs 100,000 signatures to be debated in parliament. If you … Continue reading →

Stockport Wellbeing Week

Posted on October 1, 2011 by Stockport Mind

5 WAYS TO WELLBEING  Connect… with the people around you. With family, friends, colleagues and neighbours. At home, work, school or in your local community. Think of these as the cornerstones of your life and invest time in developing them. … Continue reading →

Psychiatry over 6 decades – From a personal perspective

Posted on April 28, 2011 by Stockport Mind

Part 3 – the Eighties The eighties provided the fuel for my major explosion in the nineties, I had little or no contact with services but it was the decade which, with hindsight, could have alerted everyone, including me, of what … Continue reading →

Psychiatry over 6 decades – From a personal perspective

Posted on April 4, 2011 by Stockport Mind

Part 2 – The Seventies I had been at boarding school since I was eleven and had hated every minute of it until I reached seventeen in 1970, with hindsight I realised that I had been experiencing depression at various levels … Continue reading →