The field of mental health has made great strides in recent years, with more and more people seeking help for conditions such as depression, anxiety, and other psychological disorders. Despite these advances, however, there remains a significant gap in access Read more…
The COVID-19 situation is one that is affecting everyone in one way or another and unless you live under a rock or on a deserted island far, far away, I’m sure it’s the reason you’ve turned to reading this post. Read more…
Hey there, Spark Family. Times are particularly tough at the moment on everyone – but I think that those of us with mental health problems are possibly having a particularly rough time with things, in general. I know for me Read more…
It sounds a bit weird doesn’t it, ask twice? I mean, why can’t people just be honest and tell you the first time? I’m of course, talking about asking how somebody’s doing. Does that clear things up? Didn’t think so! Read more…
Wow. It feels like not that long ago at all, I was writing a post introducing Spark Support to everyone, explaining who we are and what we do – then, all of a sudden, 12 months has passed, and I’m Read more…
According to The Sleep Council’s ‘The Great British Bedtime Report’ from 2013 more than a third of UK adults get by with just 5-6 hours of sleep, and 27% are experiencing a poor quality of sleep regularly. Getting a good Read more…
Following on from the previous article on how to explain mental health to others I thought I would write a little more specifically about using analogies to explain depression and anxiety. Why depression and anxiety? Because these are the issues Read more…
We often see that famous statistic around – 1 in 4 of us will experience a mental health problem at some point in our lifetime (though I recently read an article that said that figure could be higher at around Read more…
This is part of our blog series written in conjunction with our lovely corporate partner, InterQuest Group, across Mental Health Awareness Week 2018. Trigger warning: This article speaks about suicide. Just be a man will you? Man up and get Read more…
This is part of our blog series written in conjunction with our lovely corporate partner, InterQuest Group, across Mental Health Awareness Week 2018. Trigger warning: This article mentions self-harm and suicide. Sorry, this isn’t a guide to social anxiety! But, Read more…