by The Dadsnet | Jan 18, 2023 | Health, The Daily Dad
Depression comes in all shapes and sizes, and like with all mental illness, it isn’t easy to define the condition owing to its many variations. While it can be easy to say that we are feeling ‘depressed’ if we are a bit down, the medical term...
by Ben Marsh-Allen | Mar 20, 2019 | Community, Featured, Health
84 men die a week by suicide in the UK alone. We desperately need to change this. I have suicidal thoughts everyday. I’ve come to the conclusion that this is on some level, actually ‘normal’. Acting upon, or making plans with those thoughts is not....
by Ben Marsh-Allen | Mar 19, 2019 | Health, The Daily Dad
How to spot the warning signs in your child. This article is brought to you via The Charlie Walker Trust, which was founded in order to educate young people on the importance of staying mentally well, and how to do so. We have used their free resources to help spread...
by Jac | Jul 11, 2018 | Health
“At any given time, 6% of fathers and 10% of mothers in the UK have mental health problems” I would like to start this post by saying I am one of those statistics. How long have I had depression? Honestly, I have no idea. At 18 when my first son was born...
by James Child | Mar 25, 2018 | Health, New Dad, Sex and Relationships
Postnatal depression (PND), and even depression in general terms affects an increasingly large number of families these days. It is something that the medical profession is thankfully more aware of and are now watching out for the early warning signs. But that...