The Students’ Union at the University of Sunderland will be celebrating World Mental Health Day on Wednesday, 10 October. Wellbeing president, Mandi Purvis, is hoping the event, entitled Change Your Mind, will bring the community together. It will feature an array of activities, such as a meditation and an anxiety […]
Mental Health charity, Time to Change, are encouraging everyone to ‘Ask Twice’ ahead of World Mental Health Day next week. The national campaign, which launched today on social media, is advising people to ‘Ask Twice’ if they suspect a friend, family member or colleague might be struggling with their mental […]
A North East MP has called on the government to increase funding for deaf children’s services. South Shields MP, Emma Lewell-Buck, has criticised the government for education cuts, leading to a lack of support in schools for deaf children. Speaking in the House of Commons, Ms Lewell-Buck said: “A toxic […]
A North East MP, Liz Twist, has expressed her support for Deaf Children’s Services in the House of Commons and called for more funding for local authorities. With a particular focus on education, health and care for the deaf children of the UK, Blaydon’s MP has demonstrated her concerns that […]
In recent years teenage pregnancies have been on a steady decline in Tyne and Wear and some of the surrounding areas in the North East. This may be because more teenagers are focusing on their education rather than starting families. A study showed that one in three English 18-year-olds have […]
More than 200 people took part in the annual 5K Sunderland Scramble at Herrington Country Park on Saturday. Participants were treated to a warm day as temperatures reached as high as 23 degrees. The event organised by the North East Autism Society saw many families and friends challenge themselves to […]
Thousands of pounds in funding is set to help hundreds of University of Sunderland students improve their mental health through exercise. Staff from the Institute of Sport at the University have devised a scheme which is helping boost both mental and physical wellbeing. By taking part in walks at some […]
Plan International UK are urging for the introduction of a card scheme to help young girls tackle period poverty. The charity launched a report which looks at the stigma and struggles that menstruating girls face in the UK. In the report, it shows that 40 per cent of girls have […]
Recently reopened Kayll Road library, hosts an event to find a stem-cell match for Chloe Gray, who suffers from Diamond Blackfan anemia (DBA). People from across Sunderland signed up at the library to show their support for the seven-year-old girl and her family, who are desperate to find a match […]
Research suggests that more than 77 per cent of deaf children in the UK attend mainstream schools where no specialist provision is provided. Societies and companies in the North East tell us that awareness of and access to British sign language would make it easier for deaf people to communicate. […]