Mental Illness, the Poor Cousin of Disability.
The welfare state set up to support Britain after the First World War was to ensure our economic success with so many injured and disabled soldiers returning home. Over the years though campaigning, education and focusing on equality and diversity the concession that disabled people had been dealt a cruel hand has started to turn. […]
Mental Health Awareness Week 2017
Mental Health Awareness Week 2017 has started and there seems to be a greater push than ever to raise awareness of mental and in doing so remove the stigma it bears. It’s vitally important that awareness of our own mental health is raised. Why? – Well the condition of our mental health is as fundamental […]
The Benefits of Second Language Learning (Particularly Sign Language) On the Developing Mind
The benefits of second language learning on a developing mind is talked about a lot. I think it is self-evident that many, many parents want to give their child any edge they can. There is a lot of evidence (both correlated and tested) that learning a second language is enormously beneficial to mental development, particularly for children. […]
