The Christmas season can be overwhelming for neurodivergent individuals, with sensory overload and changes in routine taking a toll on mental health. In this blog, we share practical tips to create a calm, inclusive, and enjoyable Christmas for neurodivergent people, helping them navigate the festive season with ease.
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The festive season can be a time of joy, but it can also bring unique challenges for the LGBTQ+ community. From navigating family dynamics to feeling excluded from traditional celebrations, it’s essential to foster understanding and support. In this blog, we share 7 practical tips to help create a more inclusive and mentally healthy Christmas for LGBTQ+ individuals, ensuring everyone feels valued and loved this holiday season.
The festive season can be a joyful time, but it may also bring unique challenges for migrated friends and family, such as loneliness or cultural differences. Supporting their mental health is essential. Discover six compassionate and practical tips to help your loved ones feel valued and cared for this Christmas.
Christmas can be a challenging time for many, especially those in high-risk communities like neurodivergent individuals, migrants, and the LGBTQ+ community. This blog explores why the festive season can be tough on mental health at Christmas, provides tips on how to cope with suicidal thoughts at Christmas, how to support others with suicidal thoughts and offers crisis helplines to support those in need. Learn how small acts of understanding and care can make a big difference this festive season.
In this Q&A, we explore the life-saving impact of neurodivergent suicide prevention training. Christine O’Neil from Safe Soulmates shares powerful insights on how tailored support can make a difference for those with ADHD, Autism and other neurodivergent conditions, especially during their most vulnerable moments. Read more to learn how tiny changes can save lives.
World Mental Health Day: Prioritising Mental Health in the Workplace
This World Mental Health Day, it’s time to take action on mental health in the workplace. Did you know poor mental health costs UK employers up to £45 billion each year? Yet, many workplaces still overlook this critical issue.
Key Points:
15% of UK workers have an existing mental health condition.
Mental health training can save lives, especially for high-risk communities like neurodivergent, LGBTQ+, and migrants.
Our free suicide prevention workshops equip workplaces to recognise and respond to crises.
Make mental health a priority—book your staff on our training today!
We are pleased to announce that The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has commissioned Cambridgeshire, Peterborough and South Lincolnshire Mind (CPSL Mind) as part of the Suicide Prevention Grant Fund 2023-2025. What is the Suicide Prevention Capacity Builder project? This one-year project started in April 2024 and aims to: Co-production is at the […]
Our March campaign is offering fully-funded training to support for charities, community groups, solicitors and family court staff.
Did you know that 1 in 5 people have suicidal thoughts? This statistic highlights how import it is to talk about suicide. Whether it’s identifying a person at risk of suicide, helping a person to stay safe or being equipped to look after your own mental health, one conversation can change a life. What is World […]
Senior leaders from organisations across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough have united in their commitment to get behind the countywide ambition to end suicide. At a STOP Suicide event, hosted by gaming company Jagex and local mental health charity Cambridgeshire, Peterborough and South Lincolnshire (CPSL) Mind, on World Suicide Prevention Day – 10th September – more than […]