Normal? Festival of the Brain. Led by @LivingWordsUK. Arts, Science, Brain. 🧠 Folkestone. 2023: Normal? Series of Fortunate Events Dec 8 & 9!
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Many thanks!
So many wonderful folks and organisations to mention, it'll take a few posts! :D
The Normal? Festival of the Brain team give our warmest THANKS to everyone who joined us for A Series of Fortunate Events!
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- letting you know Mid Kent Mind free training can help you discuss suicide and know what to do it someone opens up to you
- highlighting local support for anyone struggling with mental health
Learn more at: loom.ly/wwEitMw
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We're marking #WSPD by:
- sharing @LivingWordsUK Living Warriors' message that talking and listening can save lives
ALT Living Warriors TJ and Susanna
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This year’s campaign is focussing on changing the narrative on suicide and calls for viewers to start conversations on this often scary and taboo subject…
Read full post here: instagram.com/reel/C_uyNugMB…
#WSPD #WSPD2024 #wspd
@WHO @KCCpressdesk @NHSKentMedway @NHSEngland
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We are pleased to introduce - Living Warriors: Keep Talking - a new film made for Kent & Medway NHS Trusts and councils for World Suicide Prevention Day 2024. #WSPD #WSPD2024 #wspd
Watch the full clip via livingwarriorsfilms.com
@KCCpressdesk @KMPT_Research @kmptnhs
An article that may be of interest to the Normal? Fest community:
To grasp how serotonin works on the brain, look to the gut #thisyearsbestreads bit.ly/3Clrole
A podcast that may be of interest to the Normal? Festival community:
How can sleep impact mental health?
Listen to our 'When Science Finds a Way' podcast to hear from clinical psychologist @ProfDFreeeman about the importance of sleep and its potential in fighting the global mental health crisis 🎙️
wellcome.org/news-and-report…
An article that may be of interest to the Normal? Fest community:
A recent global study reveals how urban living influences early childhood development. Time for urban planners to focus on child-friendly designs, green spaces, and community support.
neurosciencenews.com/city-li…
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A video that may be of interest to the Normal? Fest community:
Physical activity has been found to be an effective treatment for depression – but how does it improve symptoms?
Professor @jonroiser will investigate through an eight-week trial involving 250 people with depression.
This may be of interest to the Normal? Festival of the Brain community:
If you are repeatedly interrupted in a conversation, or bumped into several times by a stranger on the train, would your anger keep building like a snowball, or eventually level off? How some emotions seem to be more ‘elastic’ than others @matt__huston bit.ly/46hDw2t
An article that may be of interest to the Normal? Fest community:
Reading books is not just a pleasure: it helps our minds to heal #thisyearsbestreads bit.ly/3La3Ran
a podcast form the Wellcome Trust that may interest folks in the Normal? Festival of the Brain community:
How can sleep impact mental health?
Listen to our 'When Science Finds a Way' podcast to hear from clinical psychologist @ProfDFreeeman about the importance of sleep and its potential in fighting the global mental health crisis 🎙️
wellcome.org/news-and-report…
Something that might interest people in the Normal? Festival of the Brain community:
Scientists recently compiled the available data about how people around the world allocate their time and used them to define the average “global human day.” trib.al/1R6LsvO
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New research unveils 15 risk factors for young-onset dementia, offering new hope for prevention. This largest-ever study challenges the genetics-only view and emphasizes modifiable factors. Together, we can make strides in understanding and combating dementia.
neurosciencenews.com/early-d…
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ALT This shows a head.
Another Aeon Psyche article that may be of interest to the Normal? Festival community:
Demystifying death – a palliative care specialist’s practical guide to life’s end – aeon.co/videos/demystifying-… a través de @aeonmag
