Headstart Kent – a partnership to improve and build young people’s emotional health and wellbeing – has been celebrating its successes at a final learning event as it moves towards a new programme across the county. Over the past six years, the HeadStart Kent (HSK) partnership, funded by the National Lottery Community Fund, has worked…
Nearly 40,000 fewer adults in Kent are meeting government guidelines for physical activity than before the coronavirus pandemic. To help address this reduction, Kent Sport has announced a new fund to help groups and clubs with their efforts to increase public participation. The latest results from Sport England’s Active Lives Adults Survey, highlight the on-going…
Kent residents are being reminded of local support services this World Mental Health Day (10 October) including the ‘Every Mind Matters’ Mind Plan with practical tips to help you deal with stress and anxiety, boost your mood, sleep better and feel more in control. New research from the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID)…
The Government’s decision to extend lockdown will be tough for many in Kent but latest COVID-19 figures show the virus has not gone away, the county’s senior council and health leaders said today. Uniting to acknowledge the impact of maintaining all legal restrictions on social contact for another four weeks will have on Kent communities…
A third school has been recognised with a Kent School Award for Resilience and Emotional Wellbeing in celebration of the support it offers its young people. St John’s Catholic Comprehensive School in Gravesend was successful in its application and received the Award from Kent County Council’s Cabinet Member for Children, Young People and Education, Roger…