10th May 2022 Anorexia convinced me that I couldn’t be around other people To mark Mental Health Awareness Week, Jodie Kirkman, Support Worker at Cygnet Hospital Bury, writes about her lived experience of loneliness and anorexia and shares her advice on how to manage lonely moments.
12th May 2022 As a volunteer you meet others with a kindred spirit, helping to combat loneliness for all Mental Health Awareness Week 2022 takes place from 9th - 15th May. This year's theme is 'Loneliness' and its effect on our mental health. To mark the week, Kim Law, Business Relationship Manager - North West, writes about volunteering and how it can help us to feel less lonely.
11th May 2022 Tips for overcoming loneliness In his latest blog Adrian Ashurst, one of Cygnet’s Specialist Trainers discusses some top tips to overcome loneliness.
13th April 2022 My experience at Cygnet Delfryn House A service user at Cygnet Delfryn House has been working with his Occupational Therapist (OT), Rebecca Boothby, to reflect on how far he has come on his own personal journey. This is his account when discussing his time at Cygnet Delfryn House, the professionals he has worked with and what advice he would give to other individuals coming into hospital
4th April 2022 Five tips for dealing with stress This week marks the start of Stress Awareness Month. In this co-produced blog Dr Seb Thompson, Cygnet’s National Psychology Lead for CAMHS, looks at some of the effects of stress, and Amber, one of the young people at Cygnet Hospital Sheffield gives her top five tips for dealing with stress.
30th March 2022 How to observe Transgender Day of Visibility In this blog Aaron Bergin, co-chair of Cygnet's LGBTQ+ Network, writes about some of the simple things we can all do to raise awareness and gain understanding of the trans and non-binary community.
28th March 2022 Informing and Supporting Family and Friends at Cygnet Hospital Beckton In this blog Jennifer Beal, Head of Occupational Therapy at Cygnet Hospital Beckton, writes about how the hospital's approach to involving family, relatives and friends has changed over the years from a traditional 'doing to' approach towards a more inclusive 'doing with' approach in order to provide information, resources and meetings that people want, need and deserve.