National Volunteer Month
April is National Volunteer Month! In today’s blog post, we explore the positive impacts that volunteering can have on mental health and wellbeing. Volunteering describes “any activity in which time is given freely to benefit another person, group or organization” (Tabassum, Mohan and Smith, 2016). Someone can have a regular volunteer commitment (e.g. helping at […]
March Resource Round Up
Spring has officially begun! Did you know that spending time outdoors, in green spaces, can contribute positively to your health and wellbeing? As well, taking care of plants – whether indoors, outdoors, or both – can also be beneficial to your physical and mental health. To celebrate the beginning of spring, we’ve rounded up some […]
Community Voices: Providing Keep Safe Support
In this edition of “Community Voices”, Sam shares her experience as a Keep Safe Supporter at World Suicide Prevention Day 2025. Can you describe your experience as a Keep Safe Supporter on World Suicide Prevention Day with the WRSPC? My experience as a Keep Safe Supporter with the WRSPC on World Suicide Prevention Day 2025 […]
#CompassionConnects: A Compassionate Community is a Resilient Community
Compassion is an emotional response to the struggles of others combined with a real, authentic desire to help lessen their suffering. Compassion is something we can extend to others, and to ourselves. Compassion can also be shared on an individual, group, and community level. Interestingly, a community that promotes, and practices compassion is often a […]