“I would like to commend the Herts Advertiser for signing up to the new contract on sensitive reporting of suicide stories (13 September, 2018) Avoiding sensationalist reporting, keeping the emphasis on the impact on others and giving people the right information can only help in the prevention of suicide. This will also help break a cycle where the bereaved,...
Learn to Spot the Signs and Save a Life (WSPD) 2018 World Suicide Prevention Day (WSPD) takes place on Monday 10 September, and The Counselling Foundation are partnering with Spot the Signs and Save a Life, the Hertfordshire suicide prevention campaign whose vision is to make Hertfordshire a county where no one ever gets to a point where they feel...
The Counselling Foundation are partnering with Spot the Signs and Save a Life, the Hertfordshire suicide prevention campaign whose vision is to make Hertfordshire a county where no one ever gets to a point where they feel suicide is their only option. Hosting an event in St Albans town centre on Wednesday 5 September between 11.30am – 2.30pm the teams...
The Herts Advertiser, published 22 March 2018. Read the full story here
TV and Radio presenter Zoe Ball highlights the issues surrounding mental health in her cycling challenge for this year’s Sport Relief. Catch up on her Hardest Ride Home journey from Blackpool to Brighton on BBC iplayer. Highlighting the staggering statistics of 6,000 suicides across the UK every year, with men three times more likely to take their own lives than women....
The Counselling Foundation are delighted to support ‘Spot the Signs’ campaign This is an initiative delivered by Mind in Mid Herts in partnership with Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) and Hertfordshire Mind Network. A suicide prevention campaign, helping to remove the stigma of talking openly about suicide, providing training courses and signposting to mental health services across Hertfordshire. Their vision...
To coincide with the anniversary of Sigmund Freud’s birthday (6th May 1856) we celebrate with an awareness week where we share the benefits of studying psychodynamically, why The Counselling Foundation endorses this approach to therapy, and the differences compared to other therapies. Pam Firth our Foundation Certificate Programme Tutor shares Freud’s contribution in our understanding the bereavement process: Freud’s paper...
