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Here are some ideas on how you can schedule in some self-care. No matter how small it may be, your well-being can still be improved. So take a moment for yourself this week. #WednesdayWisdom #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek

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"Pro-life” movement: pre-teen girls raped & impregnated by fathers to be legally forced to have baby. It's not about life, or they'd act on astounding rates of infant deaths; it's to narrow women’s options & circumscribe her life #AlabamaAbortionBill
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The theme for #mentalhealthawarenessweek2019 is body image. Higher body dissatisfaction is linked with poorer quality of life, psychological distress & risk of unhealthy eating behaviours & disorders. @mentalhealth #BeBodyKind
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The Fika app provides 5min emotional exercises emphasising the need for taking the time to talk & listen to your emotions and those of your friends, which all help to combat the impacts of stress and anxiety.
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Mental Health Awareness Week takes place from 13-19 May 2019. The theme this year is Body Image – how we think and feel about our bodies. @mentalhealth #BeBodyKind
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“I felt a deep and sudden shame for what happened.” The Oscar-winning rapper, actor and activist, has alleged that he was sexually abused as a child by a family friend. #Awareness
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14-year-old girls were walking home from school, when they noticed a van being driven suspiciously. Although the van drove off – two men appeared moments later and tried to drag the girls away. #AcocksGreen
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Relating to 13 victims aged between 11 and 26 at the time of the alleged offences between 1997 and 2015. 38 men & 2 women were arrested or interviewed. Operation Stovewood is the biggest child abuse & exploitation investigation ever in the UK.
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The Fika app provides five-minute emotional exercises, emphasising the need for taking the time to talk, listen to your emotions and those of your friends, which all help to combat the impacts of stress and anxiety
https://t.co/yi85chySkO

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Government is to collect data on sexual harassment in workplaces & public spaces. However, this has been criticised for ignoring recommendations to criminalise revenge porn, deep fake pornography, upskirting & cyberflashing in 1 piece of legislation.
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West Midlands Police are in the process of reviewing our training for all police officers & staff, after figures show only 26% of stalking cases (455) were referred to the CPS for criminal charges.
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Stereotypes of what mental health looks like are damaging and.. We still need to keep this conversation open & allow people to be believed & listened to when they say they’re suffering, despite their appearance or lifestyle.
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A Ukip candidate is being investigated by West Midlands Police after releasing a video suggesting he might rape Labour MP Jess Phillips.
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Our day to day lives can get so busy that we forget to have a moment for ourselves. If you're reading this, think of something that has made you happy today and smile :) #WednesdayWisdom

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Thank you @Walsall_College for having us again! We had a great day at the #StaySafe event :)

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"It’s also really hard to improve my mood as I get stuck in a cycle of feeling out of sorts and not wanting to do anything, so then everything gets on top of me and I get even more anxious." #Anxiety #Awareness
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1,396 victims sought help, mostly women, a quarter aged from 25 to 34. In the same period, 74 perpetrators of domestic abuse sought help, 68 of whom were men. #Staffordshire #DomesticAbuse
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In UK, men are 3 times as likely to take their lives than women. Self-care isn’t a solution to an issue as complex as male suicide, of course, but finding strategies to boost men’s mental wellbeing certainly has its part to play. #Awareness
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A 2012 study by the US National Sleep Foundation found that 73% of us sleep better on fresh sheets.
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The Mental Health Code of Practice says a patient in crisis should only be transferred to hospital by NHS vehicle. However, 48% of crisis cases last year a police car was the only option.
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