Children and adolescents, like adults, can have mental health concerns that interfere with the way they think, feel, and act. A person’s mental health influences their self-image, self-esteem, mood, energy, attention, and their interactions with the outside world. Mental health, like physical health, is important at every stage of life. When untreated, mental health concerns … Continue reading
What is Sadness versus Depression? It’s not unusual for young people to experience “the blues” occasionally. Adolescence is always an unsettling time, with the many physical, emotional, psychological and social changes that accompany this stage of life. When a young person feels that he or she cannot meet the academic, social, or family expectations of … Continue reading
Today is the first day of Bermuda’s Mental Health Awareness Week, an initiative to boost understanding of the prevalence of mental illness and to combat the stigma associated with it, particularly among the 16 to 24 year-old age group. Recent research has shown that there is a lack of understanding and awareness of mental illness … Continue reading
In ancient Greece bodily signs or stigmata were cut or burned onto people’s bodies to mark them as different. Today we use the word stigma to refer to the attitude people often have about others who suffer from mental health problems. How often does the assumption we make about people change when we find out … Continue reading
St. Brendan’s Hospital today announced its Mental Health Awareness Week, which will run from October 4 to 9 in Bermuda under the banner of ‘Changing Minds’. The aim of this year’s campaign is to reduce the stigma that surrounds mental health, particularly among the 16 to 24 year-old demographic. An important component of the campaign … Continue reading
The Bermuda Hospitals Board (BHB), in conjunction with the Butterfield Bank Employee Shared Trust (BEST), is offering an awareness programme to educate the community about prevalent health conditions in Bermuda. Healthcare professionals from the BHB and community support organizations are available to give one-hour presentations to businesses, schools, church groups, parent-teacher associations or any group … Continue reading