Carers Support

Looking after a loved one can have a negative effect on your emotions. You may feel stressed, overwhelmed, trained, angry and or guilty because of the changes to your life as a result of caring for a...

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome / Myalgic Encephalomyelitis

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome is also called Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME). This is a long-term condition with a wide range of symptoms.The most common symptom is extreme tiredness. Chronic fatig...

Dementia

Dementia is not a disease itself. It is a collection of symptoms that result from damage to the brain caused by different diseases such as Alzheimer's. These symptoms can vary according to the part of...

Depression

We all experience low mood sometimes - it is a normal part of life especially after a loss or bereavement.However, Clinical Depression goes beyond a normal response to a sad event. Clinical depression...

Disabilities

People who experience disability for the first time undergo stress, cope with life transitions, value changes, and experience disability issues across their life spans. People who experience disa...

Discrimination

There are many forms of discrimination that take place and despite the Equality Act 2010 which was formed to protect certain characteristics, it still remains a problem.Discrimination towards minority...

Domestic Violence

There are lots of different reasons why people stay in abusive relationships.You might feel frightened to leave, as you worry that the person abusing you will try and stop you and become even more vio...

Eating Disorders

An eating disorder is when a person has an unhealthy relationship with food, which can take over their life and make them ill. It commonly starts in young people aged 13 to 17 years old. An eating dis...

Emotional Abuse

Emotional abuse is the ongoing emotional mistreatment of a person by another. It is sometimes known as psychological abuse and can have severe impact on a person’s life.It can involve deliberately try...

Family Issues

Although each family has its own individual hang-ups, there are common issues that many families face. It may feel like our family situations are unique, but in most cases, millions of families around...

HIV / AIDS

HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) is a virus that damages the cells in your immune system & weakens your ability to fight everyday infections & disease.AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndro...

Illness

The word illness covers many areas of life depending on whom you talk to and their qualifications &/or perspective of life.It is sometimes used to generalise symptoms or explanations of various co...

Infertility

Infertility (often called subfertility) is a disease of the reproductive system defined by the failure to achieve a pregnancy after 12 months or more of regular unprotected sex (without contraception)...

Learning Difficulties

A learning difficulty is a type of special education need, which affects areas of learning, such as reading, writing, spelling, maths etc.Learning difficulties is a label given to a group of condition...

LGBTQ+

LGBTQ+ is an acronym for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Queer. LGBTQ+ as a shorthand, but we also think its important to include and acknowledge the acronym in its entirety to recognise...

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