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When you have mental health struggles, and you also belong to a faith community, life can seem complicated.

Recently, it seems as though the newspapers have been full of stories of freebies, fashion, and football matches. This is in relation to some donations and gifts that the Prime Minister and his family have enjoyed. Then there have been accusatory articles about the salary of […]

FaithAction, in collaboration with faith and health leaders, is developing a national maternity inequalities campaign! This campaign, Faith for a Safe Start, will encourage collaboration with faith leaders, faith communities, and the health system in supporting projects to tackle these inequalities, recognising the role of […]

A Whistlestop Tour to #FaithinPartnership Week … Monday 9th September: Faith for a Safe Start. Download Press Release On the evening of Monday 9th September we introduced Faith for a Safe Start, a toolkit which will help faith organisations to work together with the NHS […]

In the weeks leading up to the General Election, through a series of weekly surveys, we asked our members what they would like a future government to focus on. Coming out prominently from the early results were the Cost of Living, Housing, and far beyond […]

Data and case studies are now in, from the hubs that delivered our Creative English for Infant Health programme. Across the board, it is becoming clear that we need to respond to the issue of infant mortality by including a range of family members in […]

A response to recent events by Daniel Singleton Our hearts go out to the victims of the original tragedy in Southport. Words are inadequate when people are faced with such loss and tragedy, and our prayers are with the victims’ families. I am very concerned […]

How do we measure the impact of a project that is based in the arts? It’s not easy. From 2023-2024, we delivered our Creative English for Cardiovascular Health programme with 586 individuals in 10 different community locations across Birmingham, funded by the local Public Health […]

There are many metaphors for life. I wish mine was the map, that well-planned journey with a clear destination, avoiding steep hills and dark valleys. But my metaphor for life is more like a child’s dot-to-dot puzzle: I can’t see the full picture yet, all […]

Change is in the air. Could this be due to the change of personnel in the Commons? Perhaps because England is actually winning football matches these days? (The men at least; the women are already champions!) Or is it because summer seems to have come […]