Published on Thursday 20 June 2024 at 8:56 am
Clean Air Day is today – Thursday 20 June – and is the UK’s largest air pollution campaign.
Filed under: Abdul Razaq | air pollution | Clean Air Day 2024 | environment | mental health | physical health | public health | schools
Published on Thursday 21 December 2023 at 9:49 am
Christmas and the festive holidays can be a tough time for many people – for many reasons.
Filed under: Christmas | help | mental health | New Year | support
Published on Monday 9 October 2023 at 11:02 am
This Tuesday – October 10th – is World Mental Health Day and this year is all about finding the little things that make a big difference to our mental health.
Filed under: Councillor | Damian Talbot | help | Hub of Hope | mental health | Orange Button | support | world mental health day
Published on Thursday 13 July 2023 at 2:16 pm
A new campaign for older people has been launched in Blackburn with Darwen.
Called Ageing Well, it aims to help older people – as we all have good times throughout our lives – but as we get older, we do face new challenges.
Filed under: Age UK | Ageing Well | Brian Taylor | Councillor | Damian Talbot | mayor | mental health | older people | Parwaiz Ahktar | Vicky Shepherd | wellbeing
Published on Thursday 15 June 2023 at 11:35 am
Special trails are in place in parks in Blackburn and Darwen to help us all do our bit to improve air quality and tackle pollution in our borough.
Filed under: air pollution | Blackburn | Bold Venture Park | clean air day | Darwen | health | mental health | Witton Park
Published on Tuesday 7 March 2023 at 9:04 am
Smokers in Blackburn with Darwen are being urged to give quitting another go ahead of this year’s No Smoking Day on March 8.
Filed under: brain health | Councillor | Damian Talbot | giving up | mental health | no smoking day | public health | Stop Smoking
Published on Thursday 9 February 2023 at 2:49 pm
R;pple is a new suicide and self-harm prevention online tool to help families support young people having mental health difficulties.
Filed under: alerts | mental health | Online | R;pple | suicide prevention | young people
Published on Thursday 6 October 2022 at 3:28 pm
Due to the sad news of the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, the difficult decision was taken to postpone the World Suicide Prevention Day vigils in September in line with other local and national events, as the nation entered a period of mourning.
Filed under: Blackburn | Brian Taylor | Councillor | Darwen | mental health | quesir mahmood | suicide prevention | support | training | vigil
Published on Wednesday 23 February 2022 at 8:55 am
Blackburn with Darwen will be one of 12 pilot areas to trial a new support group aimed at people who exhibit hoarding behaviour.
Filed under: adult services | Hoarding | mental health | Support group
Published on Wednesday 9 February 2022 at 9:19 am
It’s Children’s Mental Health Week (February 7-13) and across Blackburn and Darwen young people have been making a difference for our communities’ wellbeing.
Filed under: Children's Mental Health Week | mental health | wellbeing | young people
Published on Monday 31 January 2022 at 9:27 am
The local Time to Change team, are inviting you to take part in a ‘Brew & Butty’ event on Thursday 3rd February.
Filed under: lancashire wellbeing | mental health | time to change
Published on Wednesday 8 December 2021 at 2:29 pm
Three new mental health projects centred around people aged 12-35 have launched in Blackburn with Darwen to promote better mental health within the local community.
Filed under: Brian Taylor | grant | mental health
Published on Monday 10 May 2021 at 3:44 pm
Blackburn with Darwen Council is supporting Mental Health Awareness Week, taking place all this week.
As part of the week, the Council is highlighting its upcoming 5 Ways to Wellbeing campaign.
Filed under: 5 ways to wellbeing | mental health | mental health awareness week
Published on Monday 15 February 2021 at 10:01 am
Blackburn with Darwen Libraries have received a £10,000 boost from The Reading Agency to use the proven power of reading to tackle loneliness and support mental health, as part of the borough’s Covid-19 recovery.
Filed under: Libraries | loneliness | mental health | reading | support
Published on Monday 16 November 2020 at 3:47 pm
The Blackburn school had a starring role on The Politics Show on BBC1 and Granada Reports highlighting its pioneering projects around children’s mental health.
Filed under: BBC | Councillor | forest school | Intack Primary School | Julie Gunn | mental health | mindfulness
Published on Monday 18 May 2020 at 9:14 am
Over the past month we’ve been coming together apart to support mental health during the coronavirus crisis.
Filed under: coronavirus | mental health
Published on Monday 20 April 2020 at 9:53 am
“Let’s put our heads together.” That’s the message from Blackburn with Darwen Council as it launches a new campaign today (Monday, April 20) to support the mental health and wellbeing of Blackburn with Darwen’s residents during the coronavirus crisis.
Filed under: let's put our heads together | mental health | wellbeing
Published on Monday 15 July 2019 at 11:10 am
Blackburn with Darwen Council has responded to the fantastic news that children in the borough will get support for mental health concerns in schools as part of an NHS Trailblazer programme.
Filed under: children | Maureen Bateson | mental health | support
Published on Wednesday 6 February 2019 at 3:22 pm
Thursday 7th February is Time to Talk Day – a day when everyone is encouraged to have a conversation about mental health.
Filed under: Brian Taylor | mental health | time to change | time to talk day
Published on Thursday 21 May 2015 at 1:42 pm
The focus was on ‘healthy minds’ in Blackburn with Darwen at an event to raise awareness of dementia.
Filed under: 50+ Partnership | Age UK | dementia | mental health | Steve Tingle
