Aromatherapy and Depression

Journeys has recently signed the Welsh Third Sector Declaration on Climate Change.

As an organisation, Journeys accepts that there is a need for urgent action, and so have made some heartfelt promises and given a statement of our commitment to 'support a sustained response to tackling the adverse effects of climate change'.

The full Declaration may be read in the attached file.

Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) is a training course that helps people recognise the signs and symptoms of mental health problems; to engage with people suffering from mental health problems and to support and signpost them to professional help.

It allows individuals to gain awareness and new skills, and helps organisations to improve mental health in the workplace.

MHFA is an award-winning course, originally developed in Australia, which has been adapted to meet the needs of people living in Wales.

Journeys is committed to raising public awareness about depression. In the spirit of this cause, our new advertising campaign aims to reduce the stigma associated with depression and mental illness by challenging the belief that mental illness is not a disease.

Two new research studies have found that people who have depression in younger life are at significant additional risk of developing dementia in older age. 

With unemployment rising, public spending cuts becoming a reality, and the very real risk of a "double dip recession" on the horizon, we can expect many more people going to visit their GP with depression. 

Caffeine is commonly used to give an energy boost when you are tired, but need to keep going.  However, new research published in the Journal Neuropsychopharmacology has found that you only get a boost if you use caffeine sparingly.

Congratulations to Eleanor Kaye, who completed the Mersey Tunnel 10K run in just 57 minutes on Sunday 30th May 2010.

There is still time to sponsor Ellie online on her Everyclick page.

Increasing numbers of people are choosing to be diagnosed as having bipolar depression according to a report in the Daily Mail. Reporting on an article in the official journal of the Royal College of Psychiatrists by Dr Diana Chan and Dr Lester Sireling, the article links the desire to be diagnosed as bipolar with high profile celebrities talking about their experiences of bipolar.