Mental Health

All the latest Mental Health news from across Bedford Borough. Everything you need to keep you up to date with what’s happening in Bedford Borough on your mobile or desktop via the Bedford Independent.

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Bedford poet shares the therapeutic powers of creative writing in new youth workshop

A published poet is using her own experience of the therapeutic powers of creative writing to encourage other young people to find ways to express themselves...

World Record holder hosts free outdoor workout as part of World Mental Health Day

World-record holder, Alex Goulding, knows that exercise is vital to improving mental health and he's on a mission to encourage more men and women to take up fitness...

Moliterno family opens up in BBC documentary about male suicide

In September 2021, Bedford barber Fabio Moliterno took his own life after years of struggling with his mental health. A year on, his family have opened up and collaborated with the...

Bedford family creates legacy for son through documentary and mental health awareness events

A family from Bedford whose lives have been devastated following the death of their son are taking part in two local initiatives to improve understanding of mental health and suicide...

Mental Health Awareness Week walks in and around Bedford

Mental Health Awareness Week begins today (Monday) and this year's theme is loneliness, which affects millions of UK residents. In Bedford, local groups will be holding several...

Mental Health Mates walking group returns to Bedford

After a break during the pandemic, a mental health walking group is restarting in Bedford at the end of April. Mental Health Mates (MHM) was set up in 2016 in London by journalist and award-winning author Bryony Gordon...

Kimbolton Road mental health facility plans include keeping original facade of Shires House

Plans to create a new regional mental health centre in Bedford include retaining the façade to Shires House, but demolishing Florence Ball House for parking. Shires House was partially...

Men’s mental health walking group launches in Bedford

If there’s something Bedfordians are good at, it’s stepping up. When we can see something’s missing, we put our heads above the parapet, roll up our sleeves and give it a go...

Tom Grennan features in landmark NHS mental health ‘Help’ campaign

Chart-topping Bedfordian, Tom Grennan, is among some of the biggest UK artists who feature in a new NHS mental health campaign using...

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