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We need to talk about this … Addiction surrounds us
In this guest blog, we hear from Emma Heath, Founder of Steps To Active Recovery (STAR), an Christian organisation promoting awareness, providing support, and empowering individuals affected by addiction, compulsive behaviors, and harmful habits. What can we say about addiction? What message can we give […]
London Overtakes the West Midlands in Measles Infections
London has recently surpassed the West Midlands in reporting the highest number of measles cases, raising concerns that the capital could become a focal point for the disease. Over the past six months, there has been a significant uptick in infections, with 62 out of […]
A New Pregnancy and Maternity Toolkit
Looking ahead to Black Maternal Health Awareness Week (22nd-28th April), we’re giving an update at our own programme of work around reducing maternal health inequalities, and how you can follow its progress and get involved. The maternity journey is a beautiful experience for prospective parents, […]
The Challenges of Moving Back to Britain
Having recently moved back to the UK after living in the US for the last 2 and a half years and several countries before that, I found the transition back to British life more difficult than I anticipated. Reflecting on my journey over the last […]
Share for Better Care
The Care Quality Commission have launched a new campaign, called Share For Better Care. The idea is for all users of care services to provide feedback, no matter how good, whether big or small. The campaign is supported by the Race Equality Foundation, National Dignity […]
Talking Faith in Suicide Prevention
Yesterday we were pleased to launch our new suicide prevention resource – Talking Faith in Suicide Prevention. The resource was developed as part of our work in the VCSE Health and Wellbeing Alliance, and in collaboration with representatives of 6 faith traditions, as well as front-line workers and […]
Budget 2024
Much has been written about this budget already – even before the Chancellor got up to speak on Wednesday afternoon. Given that it’s possibly the final time this government will be delivering a financial statement before the next election, there has been a lot of […]
#I’llridewithyou is a better way
I wrote a blog in 2015 at the time of the Paris attacks, when extremists attacked the offices of a magazine called Charlie Hebdo. As a means of standing in solidarity with those in Paris, many people took up the #JeSuisCharlie hashtag. But there was […]
Faith Leaders Network launches next phase
This month, a diverse group of faith leaders in Barking and Dagenham gathered together to hear about an exciting new programme that will see faith groups getting involved in running vital health-focused projects for their communities. The Faith Leaders Network is a network of leaders […]
AtaLoss – Supporting people through bereavement
On this week’s blog, we’re excited to have a guest blog from Yvonne Tulloch, Founder and CEO of AtaLoss, talking about the important work they do supporting people through bereavement, and offering churches and other organisations signposting to support available. Not long-ago mental ill-health was […]