Health Archives - Positive News Good journalism about good things Tue, 26 Dec 2023 13:56:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.positive.news/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cropped-P.N_Icon_Navy-32x32.png Health Archives - Positive News 32 32 Five things we’ve learned making a series on community-led mental health projects around the world https://www.positive.news/lifestyle/what-learned-community-led-mental-health-projects/ Tue, 26 Dec 2023 08:08:05 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=464099 The enviable childcare situation of Guatemalan parents, and why ‘stringers’ have the best job on earth

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What went right this week: the good news you should know about https://www.positive.news/society/good-news-stories-from-week-51-of-2023/ Fri, 22 Dec 2023 04:00:30 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=463576 Young nature-lovers had their best photographs showcased and the EU put the brakes on fast fashion, plus more good news

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The secret ingredient for optimum health? Kindness, says this fitness expert https://www.positive.news/society/the-secret-ingredient-for-optimum-health-its-kindness-says-this-fitness-expert/ Tue, 19 Dec 2023 13:53:29 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=463881 A unique health programme that focuses on self-kindness will launch in January

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How ‘husky therapy’ is helping offenders to tackle their mental health challenges https://www.positive.news/society/husky-therapy-tackle-mental-health/ Fri, 15 Dec 2023 09:52:26 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=462117 An adventure leisure company has partnered with the NHS to offer canine-led therapy to offenders on a mental health unit

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What went right this week: a ‘landmark’ climate deal, plus more https://www.positive.news/society/good-news-stories-from-week-50-of-2023/ Fri, 15 Dec 2023 05:00:13 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=461951 A ‘landmark’ climate deal was struck, a species came back from extinction, and New York teens got free therapy, plus more good news

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The Nordic way: why the alternative Finnish approach to psychosis is going global https://www.positive.news/society/the-finnish-approach-to-psychosis/ Mon, 11 Dec 2023 14:51:58 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=461196 Developed by Finnish doctors in the 1980s, 'open dialogue' dramatically improves outcomes for those in crisis

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Circles of hope: the Guatemalan women reviving Indigenous concepts of mental wellbeing https://www.positive.news/world/guatemala-circles-of-hope-mental-health/ Fri, 08 Dec 2023 12:53:18 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=460634 Following decades of civil war, a community collective in Guatemala uses sharing circles to revive Indigenous concepts of mental health

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What went right this week: England’s rainforests breathed easier, plus more https://www.positive.news/society/good-news-stories-from-week-48-of-2023/ Fri, 01 Dec 2023 05:00:11 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=459504 Health research entered a new era, English rainforests got a boost, and low-carbon flying inched closer, plus more good news

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Eight ways to transform a walk in the forest into a wellbeing immersion https://www.positive.news/lifestyle/wellbeing/how-transform-walk-forest-into-wellbeing-immersion-mental-health/ Mon, 20 Nov 2023 10:58:12 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=458367 New forest wellbeing trails have launched across England. Here’s how to get the most out of them

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What went right this week: China’s positive tipping point, plus more https://www.positive.news/society/good-news-stories-from-week-46-of-2023/ Fri, 17 Nov 2023 05:50:58 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=457849 China gave cause for climate hope, sperm whales got their own reserve, and Kenyans took a day off to plant trees, plus more

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