How to Deal with Loss, Grief and Bereavement as a Black Woman
From Monday, 29 January 2024, The Maya Centre will run a series of free loss, grief and bereavement workshops for Black women to explore the diverse circumstances of loss and how to best cope. Whether this loss shows up as the death of a loved one, the end of a significant relationship, unemployment, separation from your home or something else, we are here to support the grieving process.
Unpacking Rape Culture and the Impact on Women’s Mental Health
Following the disturbing news about David Carrick, we want to continue this conversation with a deeper enquiry into how this incident feeds into a wider rape culture, the ways in which this affects women’s mental health, and how we’re working to support women – especially those who are minoritised – through this kind of trauma.
How Psychoeducation Is Making Mental Health a Global Priority this World Mental Health Day
The official theme of 2022’s Mental Health Day is “Make mental health and wellbeing for all a global priority”. With this in mind, we’re promoting the value of our 6-week psychoeducation courses, which are delivered by qualified counsellors in English along with community languages, such as Turkish and Somali.