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World Mental Health Day: Support available for you
The World Health Organisation recognises World Mental Health Day on 10 October every year. This year’s theme set by the World Federation for Mental Health is ‘mental health for all’. In a difficult and challenging year for many people, you may have found it harder …
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Jacob Agoro – homegrown talent to take up senior nursing role
Throughout Black History Month we are celebrating the achievements of black colleagues within our Trust. Jacob Agoro, is currently associate quality and governance lead, Kirklees and Calderdale CAMHS but will shortly be taking up a new role in December as matron for rehab and recovery …
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Mental health support for new and expectant mums in Barnsley, Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield
This World Mental Health Day (10 October), we want to remind new and expectant mums of the support available for their mental health and wellbeing. The coronavirus pandemic has affected us all in different ways – and for pregnant women and new parents, we know …
Share your feedback on using our community mental health services during the pandemic
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, our mental health services had to change the way they provide support to the people who use these in our local communities. Have you used our community mental health services during the last seven months? If so, we’d like to …
EyUp! Yorkshire charity challenge – raising money to support our veterans with their health and wellbeing
A new charity challenge has been launched to help raise important funds to support local veterans with their health and wellbeing. The EyUp! Yorkshire charity challenge, launched by our Trust charity EyUp!, sees participants walk, run or ride as far as they can to help …
National Inclusion Week – introducing Charlene Sibanda
This National Inclusion Week we want to introduce Charlene Sibanda who has started her new role at the Trust as the health and wellbeing practitioner for the BAME workforce. This is a new role co-funded by the Trust and NHS Charities Together. Charlene has previously …
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Changes to referring into child and adolescent mental health services in Wakefield
Child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) in Wakefield have made changes to how people can get support from the service – also known as making a referral. These changes now mean that parents and carers of children and young people, alongside young people aged …
Public Health England launches new mental health campaign to support children, young people and their parents
Most families have experienced upheaval in their daily lives during the pandemic. With children and young people now back at school or college, Public Health England (PHE)’s new Better Health – Every Mind Matters campaign provides NHS-endorsed tips and advice to look after children and …
Today is the day to get smokefree
We’re promoting the ‘Today is the day’ stop smoking campaign, promoting the message that it’s never too late – for support to quit, search Yorkshire Smokefree. The campaign, which runs across 22 local authority areas, is running 30 second radio ads on Capital FM Yorkshire …
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Transforming child and adolescent mental health services in Wakefield
The child and adolescent mental health service (CAMHS) continues to improve its support for children, young people and families in Wakefield. Since October 2019, CAMHS teams at the Trust have built on previous good work to focus on a programme of transformation, working with local …
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