Patient who embraced art as part of their mental health journey to showcase work at annual festive event
Art therapy “can change lives” when it comes to helping some people process trauma because they might not always have the words to describe their feelings, says a Northampton-based mental health expert. Lauren Stanton-Matthews, who is an art psychotherapist…
Top 10 unmissable motorsport highlights to see at this weekend’s Silverstone Festival
• Special showdowns to celebrate 75 years of epic motor racing at Silverstone • Formula 1 heritage to fore on and off famous Grand Prix track • Star drivers rolling back the years in star cars • Must-see Le Mans…
Northampton mental health programme celebrates ‘trio of triumphs’ at national teaching awards
A mental health programme that has impacted nearly 30,000 children in 50 schools across Northampton and beyond has beaten off thousands of applicants and won a national teaching award and been recognised in two other categories. The LightBulb Mental Health…
“Inspiring” photos expressing the hope felt by mental health patients to be displayed across Northampton
People who had been on the brink of “giving up” on life due to their mental health have bravely shared their recovery stories as part of a brand new photography exhibition. Launched to mark Mental Health Awareness Week, which starts…
Nurse marks ‘National Careers Week’ by sharing her “fulfilling and rewarding” role at a psychiatric hospital in Northamptonshire
A woman, who struggled to hold down a job before she found her current role, has spoken out about the daily joys of her job to mark National Careers Week which starts on Monday, March 6. Leanne Thornton had tried…
St Andrew’s Healthcare co-hosts county’s first mental health festival
An event which organisers say could become the “Glastonbury of mental health” is set to get underway in a few weeks with the support of some key organisations from the across the county. St Andrew’s Healthcare is co-hosting the county’s…