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People with dementia pen poem to challenge social myths and share festive cheer this Christmas with unique animation

25th December 201819th December 2018 Josie McFarlane 423 Views 0 Comment Alzheimer’s Society, animation, awareness, charity, Christmas, community, Create, dementia, Elderly, Faith, family, film, health, ill, NHS, patients, Poem, social, Society, writing

People with dementia have penned a special Christmas poem to tackle the issue of isolation facing those living with the condition – especially

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Vulnerability – and men by Gary Clayton

29th November 201828th November 2018 Becky Wybrow 325 Views 0 Comment awareness, BAME, Belief, black, Christ, community, emotions, Faith, God, Jesus, life struggles, men, mental health, pray, stress, Support

MAF Copywriter and Editor Gary Clayton wonders whether men should take their cue from Jesus – or Henry Paget. Satan,

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Mothers’ Union members around the world gear up to campaign against domestic violence

23rd November 201822nd November 2018 Josie McFarlane 391 Views 0 Comment Abuse, against, awareness, black, campaign, churches, community, Domestic abuse, domestic violence, Event, Faith, government, help, International Human Rights Day, Mothers union, resources, Support, survivors, victims

Combating domestic violence is at the heart of what many Mothers’ Union members do around the world – whether it

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Health Lifestyle

Black mums ‘don’t like to talk about depression’

29th October 201827th October 2018 Josie McFarlane 264 Views 0 Comment awareness, black, black mums, Black Women, community, depression, Ethnic, help, mental health, Support, talk, women

Mums Sandra Igwe and Jen Henry both experienced anxiety after childbirth, but say they found it difficult to discuss these

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Christian woman raises awareness about domestic abuse

24th October 201826th October 2018 Josie McFarlane 240 Views 0 Comment #Woman, Abuse, awareness, Behind The Mask, christian, community, domestic violence, Ihu Nweke, victims

A Christian woman is launching a project to raise awareness of domestic violence. Ihu Nweke, 41, from The Croft in

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Malnutrition Awareness Week celebrated with launch of innovative new game

14th October 201812th October 2018 Josie McFarlane 391 Views 0 Comment awareness, Boardgame, community, food, Game, health, Hertforshire, Life, Malnutrition, UK, University, Week

The University of Hertfordshire celebrated the first UK Malnutrition Awareness Week, (which ran from the 1-7 October 2018), with the

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Mental Health Awareness Day: Chained Up Whilst Seeking Mental Health Help

10th October 2018 Josie McFarlane 496 Views 0 Comment awareness, Chained, day, Ghana, health, help, Mental, Support, Up

Ghana ‘prayer camps’ chain residents with mental health problems Low income countries spend on average just 0.5% of their health

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Educate children to tackle ethnic minority donor crisis, MPs say

13th August 201813th August 2018 Josie McFarlane 428 Views 0 Comment Anthony Nolan, Anthony Nolan Charity, Asian, awareness, BAME, BAME communities, black, Blood, blood donation, boost donor numbers, Carl Anka, communities, Death, donation, donation crises, Eleanor Smith, england, ethnic background, ethnic diversity, ethnic minority donors, ethnic minority groups, government, illness, individuals, Jackie Doyle-Price, Labour MPs, minority ethnic, misinformation spreading, mistrust, myth-busting, national curriculum, national priority, NHS bodies, organ donation, organ failure, organs, paying it forward, public awareness, silent crisis, Social Media, Stem cells, UK population

School pupils should learn about organ and blood donation to help tackle the “silent crisis” of a lack of ethnic

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