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World Mental Health Day: Social Media is Harmful to Young Wellbeing
Saturday 10th October is World Mental Health Day. It arrives during the strangest time we’ll ever likely face in our lives due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Each year’s theme is set by the World Federation for Mental Health, and this year’s is 'mental health for all'. This encourages us to think of different demographics and communities of people and how they are faced with issues and problems in their lives.
By Ashish Prabhu5 years ago in Psyche
Blind Merseyside Businessman Launches New Podcast Covering Equality Issues
Death rates from the pandemic show that more than half of those who have died had a disability. A Blind man from St Helens, John Perry, who runs his own business has started a podcast focusing on equality, diversity and inclusion issues, covering local, national and international perspectives.
By Ashish Prabhu5 years ago in Journal
Boris Johnson Addresses The Nation To Introduce New Measures To Tackle Covid 19
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has set out a raft of new measures due to the increasing number of cases of people with Covid 19 in the country. He began by setting out all the changes that the government had put in place using things such as social distancing measures and hand washing to try and reduce the reproduction rate of the virus. Now due to the fact that cases are beginning to increase again, more measures have to be put in place to avoid the country going in to a second full scale lock down.
By Ashish Prabhu5 years ago in The Swamp
Competition Gathers Pace In Santander Universities Crowdfunding Challenge
The Santander Universities Crowdfunding Challenge is an initiative which allows businesses to market and raise funds for their services. The programme began at the beginning of August with a series of webinars which gave attendees the opportunity to be put through their paces with online training, one-to-one coaching on how crowdfunding can benefit their business, and how to create an engaging, successful crowdfunding project. The webinars covered areas such as:
By Ashish Prabhu5 years ago in Journal
Why are the UK public avoiding their GP?
The UK is in the midst of the Covid 19 pandemic with cases starting to rise again. There has been talk of some areas going in to another lock down to try and avoid the disease spreading. People who experience symptoms are advised to go and get tested at one of the many centres round the country, however this can sometimes involve a lot of travelling as some testing centres may be a few hours drive away from where people live.
By Ashish Prabhu5 years ago in Longevity
Campaign Launched To Help Preserve Memories Of NHS Workers Who Lost Their Lives In Covid 19 Pandemic
A campaign has been launched to help raise funds for the production of a couple of story books which aim to preserve the memories of NHS workers who have lost their lives during the Covid 19 pandemic. The money raised will go to help support NHS charities and the good work they do.
By Ashish Prabhu5 years ago in Journal
No Need To Be Scared About School, Say Youngsters
Most schools around the UK will have now reopened following the Covid 19 lock down. They will have had new hand washing stations and sanitising stations added to make sure children can keep their hands clean on a regular basis and avoid catching the virus. The lay out of the schools will also have had to have been changed to ensure social distancing. To help with this, most schools will have input one way systems in classrooms and corridors to ensure that pupils can maintain a 1m+ distancing from each other.
By Ashish Prabhu5 years ago in Education
Disability Football Helps More People Of Vulnerable Groups Play Sport
9.4 million people in England have a long standing, limiting disability, illness or condition. That's the equivalent of 18% of the population, almost one in five. The Football Association believe that there should be opportunities for everyone in the sport which are flexible, inclusive and accessible.
By Ashish Prabhu5 years ago in Unbalanced
More Research Needed To Help Fight H-ABC
When babies are born, they can develop certain disorders which are passed on from their parents through their genes. These can be caused by a mutation in one or multiple genes. It could also be caused by a combination of gene mutation and environmental factors. There may also be chromosome damage or a change in the number of chromosomes that someone is born with.
By Ashish Prabhu5 years ago in Longevity
ADF India Hosts Religious Freedom Conference With UN Special Rapporteur
The citizens of India have the right to practice and preach which ever religion they choose to follow. The country. The country has an estimated 1,380,004,385 people at mid year according to UN data. These people habitate a large country which has many, many religions which are practised in it. While 94% of the world's Hindus live in India, there also are substantial populations of Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains and adherents of folk religions.
By Ashish Prabhu5 years ago in The Swamp
Students Receive Results Amidst Sense Of Chaos And Confusion
Students across the United Kingdom received their A-Level results on Thursday 13th August 2020 amongst chaos and confusion caused by the governments new marking scheme for the qualifications. This summer's exams had been cancelled due to the Covid 19 pandemic so grades had to be awarded using a controversial modelling system with the key factors being the ranking order of pupils and the previous exam results of schools and colleges.
By Ashish Prabhu5 years ago in Education
