Stress Awareness Month is held each April, to increase public awareness about both the causes and cures of stress. This year The Stress Management Society has chosen the theme ‘little by little, a little...

Traumatic events are shocking and emotionally overwhelming. After any traumatic incident, it is normal to feel frightened, horrified, helpless, sad, angry, irritable, and confused. You may also have nightmares or upsetting thoughts and images...

Debt awareness week was first launched in 2014 by the debt advice charity StepChange. If you’re worrying about money there are things that you can do to get your finances back on track. This...

Self-harm and Self-injury Awareness Day takes place every year on 1st March. The purpose of the day is to reduce the stigma around self-harm, to make it ok to talk about and to raise...

Time to Talk Day is on 1st February. Its run by Mind and Rethink Mental Illness, in partnership with the Co-op. For more details click here. The day is about creating supportive communities by...

Safer Internet Day is celebrated globally in February each year to promote the safe and positive use of digital technology for children and young people, and to inspire a national conversation about using technology...

Children’s Mental Health Week (5th – 11th Feb) is run through Place2Be, a children’s mental health charity that provides counseling, support and training in UK schools. The first Children’s Mental Health Week was held...

For many, this season is associated with happy things like crisp weather, warm beverages, Halloween, fireworks & Christmas. But for others, the weather change and the shorter days signal a downturn in mood and...

A one week structured programme designed specifically for those who have retired from the Police Family and have a formal diagnosis of mild to moderate anxiety and depression. Please note, this Programme is not...

  January is usually the month when you understand just how much Christmas has cost you. Every year, thousands of us dread the credit card bulls arriving and this is when the financial hangover...

Police Mutual have partnered with Health Assured to offer retired officers and their family access to the Health Assured App for free. The Health and Wellbeing Mobile App provides an enhanced set of wellbeing...

  This toolkit, developed by Police Mutual, is designed to support you to find resources and insights that will enable you to function better and change some patterns of behaviour that may be holding...

Tips to help you cope Lots of people get depressed at this time of year, or suffer from “the winter blues”. The medical name for this winter depression is Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) affecting...

Six ways to stay healthy this winter It may be cold outside, but winter needn’t be the unhealthiest time of year. Here are some tips to help you keep healthy and fit, no matter...

At this time of year, a lack of sunlight can affect our mood, energy levels and appetite, and leads many people to suffer from a form of depression called Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). Here...

You can help protect yourself from stress in a number of ways: • Eat healthily. A healthy diet will reduce the risks of diet-related diseases. Also, there’s a growing amount of evidence showing how...

A healthy work-life balance is essential for protecting your mental health against the effect of work-related stress. Here are some styeps you can take to help yourself achieve a health work-life balance. Be flexible....