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Socially Progressive Mental Health: Building Communities, Strengthening Connections, and Answering the Big Questions.

6 days ago4 min read

Socially Progressive Mental Health: Building Communities, Strengthening Connections, and Answering the Big Questions.

“We are threads in a tapestry, weaving stories unseen, Each knot a connection, each stitch a dream. Together we mend, together we grow,...

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Harnessing Community Strengths to Improve Mental Health: My Doctoral Research in Liverpool City Region

Matty Caine

6 days ago7 min read

Harnessing Community Strengths to Improve Mental Health: My Doctoral Research in Liverpool City Region

Mental health has become one of the defining challenges of our time, especially in communities like Liverpool City Region, where...

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David's Journey - The 'STOP and THINK' art exhibition

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Oct 13 min read

David's Journey - The 'STOP and THINK' art exhibition

First Person Project CIC are proud to host the STOP and THINK exhibition, curated by one of our dedicated volunteers David Thomas...

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Community-Driven Mental Wellness: The FundaMENTALLY Healthy Project

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Sep 302 min read

Community-Driven Mental Wellness: The FundaMENTALLY Healthy Project

In a vibrant city such as Liverpool, mental health frequently becomes overshadowed by the demands of daily life. However, through the...

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Collaborative Healing: A Journey to Mental Health Wellness in Liverpool

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Aug 262 min read

Collaborative Healing: A Journey to Mental Health Wellness in Liverpool

In recent months, the Liverpool City Region has witnessed a remarkable collaborative effort among mental health service providers,...

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The Relationship Between Drug Use and Mental Health in the LGBTQ+ Community.

Hannah Murden and Alice O'Toole

Jul 264 min read

The Relationship Between Drug Use and Mental Health in the LGBTQ+ Community.

Liverpool’s relationship with drugs has been a long one. It was explored in the occasionally cheesy documentary series Liverpool Narcos...

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Jane Riley

Jan 95 min read

While My Sister Slept...

So, 2020 started out like any other new year – full of hope, promise, opportunity. Then lock down hit us hard!

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The other side of the door: I cover the miles, so that you can share your smiles :)

Darren Caine

Jan 87 min read

The other side of the door: I cover the miles, so that you can share your smiles :)

My name is Darren Caine, a delivery driver by trade and a fortunate son of Liverpool 6 – but more than that, I’m a musician, an actor, a...

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Leaving my labels of mental illness and finding authentic me

Lizzie Salter

Jan 53 min read

Leaving my labels of mental illness and finding authentic me

Bipolar, anorexic, trauma victim, suicidal patient, self-harmer. For so many years these were the labels I covered myself in through the...

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Mental health and staying positive during lock-down: My ways to well-being :)

Katie Moore

Jan 46 min read

Mental health and staying positive during lock-down: My ways to well-being :)

Hi! It’s Katie writing this – I’m a final year Business Management student with Liverpool Hope University. I’ve been doing some research...

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Danny Martin

Jan 34 min read

Mental Health: Love is All Around

“I’m treating you for severe depression”….words I never thought would be said to me in a million years. My names Danny Martin and to a...

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Not All Heroes Wear Capes - Motherhood and Mental Health

Sarah Grimward

Jan 27 min read

Not All Heroes Wear Capes - Motherhood and Mental Health

Nobody has written the definitive guide how to win the game of life. Our individual journey is unique and special to each of us.

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How helping others can make us more positive and happier within ourselves – especially at Xmas :)

Danielle Henry

Jan 14 min read

How helping others can make us more positive and happier within ourselves – especially at Xmas :)

I have decided to write a blog about positive psychology and how we can introduce it in to our everyday lives.

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Redefining Support: The Power of Asset-Based Community Development in Mental Well-Being

Michaela Gwilliam

Nov 15, 20233 min read

Redefining Support: The Power of Asset-Based Community Development in Mental Well-Being

As part of my undergraduate degree, I chose to dive into the world of mental health support through the lens of Asset-Based Community...

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“No one has ever become poor by giving.” - Anne Frank

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Mar 4, 20234 min read

“No one has ever become poor by giving.” - Anne Frank

I’m Josh, 27 years old and trying to be as happy as possible in life, whilst helping the people around me be as happy as possible too. I...

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First_person_project Cic

Sep 9, 20224 min read

Make or Break

An 8-year journey of hell. From the feelings of ruling the world in my teens, feeling loved, sharing my love and total happiness and...

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Rebecca Riley

Aug 27, 20212 min read

Sectioned

Locked up to then be set free, lost my mind my identity; An ET, one amongst society; In the world but not part of it, backpack on,...

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It’s Okay Not To Be Okay: My Journey To A Healthier Mind

Fiona Donaldson

Apr 19, 20215 min read

It’s Okay Not To Be Okay: My Journey To A Healthier Mind

"I’m no longer moulding myself into someone I think that I should be." Read Fiona's story and see for yourself that it's okay not to be okay

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Jason Jenkins

Jan 22, 20214 min read

Never broken

Hi my names Jason, I am now 50 years of age even though I do look 20 :) I am just a regular lad from Liverpool, here is my story.

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I believe the children are our future.....

Cayden Caine/First Person Project

Jan 19, 20215 min read

I believe the children are our future.....

Cayden is 9 years old, here he tells his story of how it is everybody's responsibility to help each other, especially during COVID-19

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