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Happy Pride Month: Celebrate, Connect & Share Your Voice with Healthwatch Brent
Happy Pride Month from all of us at Healthwatch Brent! 🌈🏳️⚧️
As we celebrate the start of Pride, we want to send so much love to…
As we celebrate the start of Pride, we want to send so much love to…
Cool Spaces in Brent & Tips in Hot Weather
While many of us look forward to the warmer summer months, periods of high temperatures can pose real risks to our health. Hot weather can cause…
Living Well with HIV in Brent: Breaking Stigma and Accessing Support
At Healthwatch Brent, we believe that everyone deserves to feel empowered and supported when it comes to their sexual health. We know that one of the…
World Asthma Day 2026: Support, Advice and Your Voice Matters
This week we marked World Asthma Day, an important opportunity to raise awareness about asthma, improve understanding of respiratory health, and…
Stress Awareness Month: April 2026
This April for Stress Awareness Month 2026, Healthwatch Brent is encouraging everyone across our borough to pause and acknowledge the pressures of…
Endometriosis Awareness Month 2026
Endometriosis is a disease that affects 1 in 10 women and those assigned at birth from puberty to menopause in the UK - although the impact may be…
NHS upcoming Discover Together courses for ages 16-25
All NHS CNWL workshops have been co-created with professionals and young adults with lived experiences. Each session is facilitated by clinical and…
Looking after our child's mental health all year round
As this year's #ChildrensMentalHealthWeek draws to a close, we are reminded to take care of our child's mental health all year long.
Where to find help during the holiday season
Where to find help during the holiday season
MEDICAL HELP
If you need urgent medical help, including urgent mental…
MEDICAL HELP
If you need urgent medical help, including urgent mental…
Why is looking after your mental health important?
We know how to care for our physical health and what to do when we're unwell or injured. So, we should take the same approach to mental health…
What signs should we look out for?
Depression and anxiety can present physically and psychologically. While mental health conditions are more common than you may think, not everyone will have the same symptoms or experience mental health issues in the same way.
Check out the NHS website for symptoms of a mental health condition.
Depression and anxiety can present physically and psychologically. While mental health conditions are more common than you may think, not everyone will have the same symptoms or experience mental health issues in the same way.
Check out the NHS website for symptoms of a mental health condition.
Safeguarding: what it is and how to report
Find out how to report safeguarding incidents for adults and children, as well as understanding key indicators of abuse and neglect.
NHS support for refugees and people seeking asylum
Are you a refugee or seeking asylum in England? Learn about how to access NHS care and what services you’re entitled to.