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Any day is the perfect time to talk about mental health, but we know that many people feel anxious or ashamed to start that conversation. Despite the great gains that have been made in raising awareness of mental health…

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In October, we were delighted to welcome a Microsoft film crew to our head office! They had traveled from the US specially to interview Sophie Judy, who works as an apprentice in our IT department. Sophie will…

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Over the last year, Mental Health Concern has been working in partnership with Tees Esk Wear Valley and Northumberland Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trusts to commission a Positive Psychology programme, co-produced with people with lived experience of mental…

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This article was written for World Mental Health Day by Richard Carlton-Crabtree, Director of Services for our sister organisation, Insight Healthcare. It originally appeared in The Independent: http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/world-mental-health-day-wellbeing-modern-life-technology-anxiety-depression-illness-stress-a7990296.html Today is World Mental Health Day, and this year is…

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Pictured: Claire Farnell, Director of HR and Organisational Development; and Brendan Hill, Chief Executive To coincide with World Mental Health day, we are proud to announce that Concern Group has signed up to the Time to Change ‘Employer Pledge’. Brendan said:

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Today is World Mental Health Day! This year’s theme is ‘mental health in the workplace’. Work can be fulfilling and satisfying, but it can also make us feel stressed or low. We have chosen to highlight the Five Ways to Wellbeing in…

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Local pubs are helping to prevent isolation and loneliness among older residents of Newcastle, by opening their doors early to host weekly lunch clubs for the over 55s. The landlords of The Peacock and Lord Clyde pubs have teamed up…

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We are pleased to present our 2016/17 Concern Group Annual Review. We are proud of what has been achieved this year and we hope you find the review an interesting and informative read. Download: Concern Group Annual Review 2016/17 (PDF, 2MB)

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We are delighted to present our 2016/17 Quality Accounts, which provide details of our work and achievements over the last financial year. We are proud of what we do, and this is reflected in the feedback given by our local Clinical…

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At Concern Group we are celebrating Mental Health Awareness Week (8-14 May)! This year’s theme is ‘Surviving or thriving?’ This is something we think a lot about across the Group, as our mission is to improve the mental health and…

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