Engage: How spirituality can help us cope with the trials of ageing
Old age is a time of many challenges. Retirement brings opportunities, but for many people it also results in loss of role and income. Loved ones may die, leading to
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Engage: Dementia through the eyes of women
Did you know that two thirds of people living with dementia are women and the majority of both informal family carers and paid carers are women? But we don’t always
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Engage: Carers Strategy call for evidence – the story so far
It’s getting personal. In a good way. When this call for evidence launched in March, then – as now – I was keen to understand the reality of unpaid or
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Living with adversity: What Tupac and Eminem can tell us about risk factors for mental health
Hip-hop artists Tupac and Eminem are among the most iconic music artists of the past two decades, and as Dr Akeem Sule and Dr Becky Inkster, co-founders of HIP-HOP-PSYCH, write,
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Engage: Families separated by bars – the home truths about sending mothers to prison
Being separated from a close family member can be emotionally fraught. It can be especially challenging when that person is incarcerated. And the situation becomes even more devastating when children
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Engage: Memory loss – it’s not all amnesia
Short-term memory, long-term memory, amnesia, dementia, Alzheimer’s – people often use these terms incorrectly. The reason is partly because memory is one of the most complex mental abilities. It involves
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Engage: Is the telly good for older people with dementia?
“Is TV an escape from the world or a window into the world?” Watching TV is often portrayed as a passive and unhealthy pastime. In relation to elder care, the
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Review: Spotlight’s revealing story of child abuse in my home town – and maybe yours
It won Best Picture at this year’s Oscars – but I wouldn’t be surprised if you haven’t seen the critically acclaimed film Spotlight yet. In a summer dominated by the
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Engage: Dementia – a growing problem with growing solutions
Friday 4 March sees the fifth Plymouth Dementia Conference at the Guildhall in the city. Each year has seen the event grow, not just in size but also in influence.
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Engage: Welfare Bill risks making poor children ‘invisible’
We are seeing a watershed moment in the way that the UK Government deals with child poverty, as Parliament decides whether to give final assent to the Welfare Reform and
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