NCPS | Mental Health

HOPELINE247: Making Suicide Prevention Support More Accessible for Neurodiverse Young People

With thanks to our Organisational Member, Papyrus, for this article.Every year in the UK, more than 3.3 million people experience thoughts of suicide. Fortunately, lots of amazing work is being done t...

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Illuminating Pathways Beyond Abuse and Trauma

With thanks to our Recognised Counselling Service, Nour, for this blog. Gazes conveying deep compassion Safety, in this soft, healing light Warmth, releasing what’s frozen Balm, for this unsettled hea...

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What Suicidal Ideation Really Feels Like

With thanks to our Organisational Member, Papyrus, for this blog. It’s not always easy to talk about suicidal thoughts, let alone describe what it feels like to live with them. But if we’re going to ...

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Postnatal Depression In Men

Postnatal Depression is a horrible thing, which can turn what should be a happy (if tiring!) time for a family into a living nightmare. Over the last few years, awareness about postnatal depression ha...

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Getting Bereavement Counselling

The loss of a loved one is one of the most harrowing things a human can experience. While it’s perfectly natural to feel overwhelmingly intense emotion following bereavement, it can be beneficial to s...

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The Voice We Can’t Hear

With thanks to our member, Maria Kopec for this article. There’s a phrase I heard as a child that I can’t forget: “Children and fish have no voice.” It wasn’t cruel, not exactly. It was just how thing...

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The Jingle Blues!

With thanks to our member Dafiny Alves for this article. I was about seventeen the first time I heard of “winter depression”. My father was driving me to school, and the man on the radio was talking a...

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Support and Self-care for Service Providers During the Festive Season

With thanks to our Organisational Member Papyrus and the team at Hopeline for this article. Is Christmas always merry?Christmas is a time when we all come together with friends and family, share gift...

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ADHD Awareness month: October 1 - October 31, 2023

From our Neurodiversity Ambassador, Claire Thompson I have previously written about my experiences as an autistic adult working with autistic clients in therapy. As this is ADHD awareness month, I was...

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