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Good Mental Health: What is A Trialogue?

22nd October 2020

Carolyn Barber of Portsmouth’s Good Mental Health Cooperative, and local researcher and social entrepreneur, explains what a Trialogue is after hosting another one on Monday 19th October. Within communities there is a huge diversity of knowledge and [… read more ]

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Reflecting on World Mental Health Day

15th October 2020

Carolyn Barber of Portsmouth’s Good Mental Health Cooperative, and local researcher and social entrepreneur, reflects on World Mental Health Day. The theme this year was ‘Mental Health For All’, and it couldn’t be more relevant at a [… read more ]

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Movement is Medicine for Your Mental Health

8th October 2020

Carolyn Barber of Portsmouth’s Good Mental Health Cooperative, and local researcher and social entrepreneur, reports on the benefits of exercise and movement for mental health. ‘Movement is a medicine for creating change in a person’s physical, emotional [… read more ]

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Managing Your Mental Health: Never Give Up Hope

1st October 2020

Carolyn Barber of Portsmouth’s Good Mental Health Cooperative, and local researcher and social entrepreneur, reflects on the new Covid-19 restrictions and the ways we can manage our mental health during this tough period. Hope begins in the dark, the [… read more ]

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World Suicide Prevention Day: What Can We Do to Help?

15th September 2020

Carolyn Barber of Portsmouth’s Good Mental Health Cooperative, and local researcher and social entrepreneur, reflects on last week’s World Suicide Prevention Day and provides information and resources to help anyone who wants to get more involved in [… read more ]

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Is it Time to Experiment With Change?

10th September 2020

Carolyn Barber of Portsmouth’s Good Mental Health Cooperative, and local researcher and social entrepreneur, shares data from a research study on the effects of Covid-19 and social distancing on the mental health of adults in the UK. [… read more ]

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Can Mindfulness Help Support Good Mental Health?

3rd September 2020

As we all work to adapt to the ‘new normal’, what role can mindfulness techniques play in supporting and building good mental health? Carolyn Barber of Portsmouth’s Good Mental Health Cooperative, and local researcher and social entrepreneur, [… read more ]

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How Do We Manage Covid-19, a Recession and our Mental Health?

27th August 2020

We’ve all read about and seen articles about the importance of looking after our mental health during the pandemic, but how do we deal with the financial worries of a recession at the same time? [… read more ]

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Mental Health and Covid-19: An Online Discussion

20th August 2020

Carolyn Barber of Portsmouth’s Good Mental Health Cooperative, and local researcher and social entrepreneur, explores what we know about the impact of Covid-19 on mental health, and invites readers to be part of an online discussion this [… read more ]

Social Issues

Make, Bake and Create for Mental Health

13th August 2020

Carolyn Barber of Portsmouth’s Good Mental Health Cooperative, and local researcher and social entrepreneur, shares advice and resources on how to manage your mental health in lockdown. The Coop is running a mental wealth programme throughout August, [… read more ]

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‘A Woman Who Made History Through Activism’: Rosy Bremer 1971-2025

5th April 2025

How do you tell the story of an incredible life in the brief and limited way an obituary requires? Born in Portsmouth on June 10th 1971, S&C Community Reporter (Emily) Rosy Bremer touched so many [… read more ]

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Struggling for an Endometriosis Diagnosis in Portsmouth

24th March 2025

The growing issue of waiting lists for gynaecological care in the UK is leaving many women in pain, with some enduring severe symptoms for years before they can see a specialist. The majority of women [… read more ]

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Tiny But Mighty Pompey Algae

12th February 2025

Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight are both iconic destinations in southern England, known for their beautiful coastlines, vibrant maritime history and geological significance. University of Portsmouth PhD student Meriam Chouar invites us into an [… read more ]

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The Grand Canyon of Evil

9th December 2024

A friend with whom Portsmouth-based writer and planetary modeller David Angus travelled around Europe wished to go to Auschwitz. This is David’s account of that troubling experience. Another Jewish friend, Ric, compared the Ian Brady/Myra [… read more ]

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Guide Dogs Charity Needs Portsmouth Volunteers: Could it be You?

8th April 2022

The local branch of charity Guide Dogs is urgently appealing for new volunteers to sign up as Fundraisers and My Sighted Guides. Volunteering Coordinator Pat Janecka reached out to S&C Editor Sarah Cheverton to tell [… read more ]

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