Mental Health Awareness Week & Funded Training
What is mental health awareness week? Mental Health Awareness week is an annual event which takes place each year. It’s a great opportunity to get involved in the conversation about Mental Health, and start taking action to improve our communities. By promoting awareness of Mental Health, we can start to break down barriers to many […]
Suicide – A Taboo Topic
I thought for this blog post, I would shed a little light on my Harmless journey. I think what intrigued me the most about Harmless was how afraid I was around the thought of helping someone in suicide crisis, or even mentioning the word “suicide”, like it was a swear word. I was worried about […]
My role as a placement student for Harmless and The Tomorrow Project.
Hello, my name is Katie and similar to Charlotte, who you met last week, I am a student who is currently on my placement year here at Harmless and The Tomorrow Project! This 12-month Internship is part of my Psychology with Criminology degree, at Nottingham Trent University. My job consists of two separate but complimentary […]
Mental Health Awareness Week
Mental Health Awareness Week is happening between 9 to 15 May 2022. The official theme is ‘loneliness’ and, across the week, we encourage you to build meaningful connections with your friends, family, colleagues and communities. Loneliness and our mental health Loneliness affects many of us at one time or another. We know that loneliness can be […]
Introducing the Bereavement Team: Rachel
I’m Rachel and I joined the Tomorrow Project in November 2019. I work as a Bereavement Clinical Support Worker providing emotional and practical support to those bereaved by suicide across Leicestershire. I am a qualified Counsellor and prior to joining the Tomorrow Project worked for a local cancer charity and volunteered for a national bereavement […]
Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week
What is Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week? Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week is a weeklong campaign dedicated to talking about mental illness during the perinatal period. The theme for this year’s awareness week is The Power of Connection, and will focus on connecting communities, virtual and real-life support, in a more equitable sense for diversity […]
Sun, Sea, and Scars
Spring and summer. Flowers start to bloom, leaves grow back on trees, the sky is blue again and the days last longer. Hats and scarves are packed away and are replaced by shorts, t-shirts, sandals and sun hats. Everyone seems to be happier, people are planning barbecues and holidays, and everyone talks about how lovely […]
Week in the life of a Placement Student at Harmless
Hello everyone! My name is Charlotte and I recently joined Harmless in 2021 as a Clinical Administration Officer and am here on a 12-month internship as part of my undergraduate Psychology degree at Nottingham Trent University. This blog post is a little snippet of my time here at Harmless and an insight into what it’s […]
Introducing the Bereavement Team: Satinder
My passion to work in suicide and self-harm arose from my previous job where I worked as a senior support worker across supported accommodations in the community. Via this job, I supported individuals from various backgrounds including mental health and substance & alcohol misuse issues, domestic violence, and learning difficulties. Whilst working, I also completed […]
A Renewed Hope
Ockenden Final Report – March 2022 What is the Ockenden Report? Finding and recommendations from the Independent Maternity Review of maternity services at the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, which has identified a number of new themes that will be shared across all maternity services in England as a matter of urgency to bring about positive and […]