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A Quaker approach to mental health Quakers in Britain

WEBQuaker involvement with mental health goes right back to 1796. William Tuke founded The Retreat in York, a mental health hospital for Quakers. People were treated …

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Quaker Voices on Mental Health Quakers in Britain

WEBQuaker Voices on Mental Health. Aims: To create opportunities for Friends to meet together in person or virtually in a spirit of worship, to uphold one another in their different …

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Living faithfully today Quaker faith & practice

WEB20.27. The heart of Quaker ethics is summed up in the word ‘simplicity’. Simplicity is forgetfulness of self and remembrance of our humble status as waiting servants of God. …

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The Four Things that Matter Most

WEBThe Four Things can help you discover opportunities to enliven all your important relationships—with your children, parents, relatives, and close friends. You need not …

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Mental health: the elephant in the room

WEBMental health is an issue for many Quakers. According to the charity Mind, approximately 1 in 4 people in the UK will experience a mental health problem each year. As with any …

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Quaker Mental Health Fund (UK) Quakers in Britain

WEBQuaker Mental Health Fund (UK) Provides grants to people (Quakers attenders or those associated with Quakers) who can't afford the fees to access care at The Retreat York …

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Mental health conversations

WEBMental health services are under extreme pressure. Our testimony to equality could lead us to consider the effects, on all of us, of our capitalist, consumer-led society and to explore …

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Index of well-loved phrases Quaker faith & practice

WEBDear Lord and Father of mankind (J G Whittier): 20.03. Love is the hardest lesson in Christianity; but, for that reason, it should be most our care to learn it (W Penn): 22.01. …

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Search Quakers in Britain

WEBQuaker Voices on Mental Health. Updated 30 October 2023. Aims:To provide a network through which Friends can safely explore issues in mental health, guided by Quaker …

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Compassion towards mental distress Quakers in Britain

WEBMental health and inclusion . Quakers have long been called to examine mental health as a concern; from the pioneering mental health care at The Retreat in York over 200 …

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Mental health: Quaker approaches Quakers in Britain

WEBIn this course we explore mental health and spirituality, asking why mental health is important to Quakers. We consider our understandings of mental health …

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Mental health in Quaker meetings Quakers in Britain

WEBThe Retreat is a specialist mental health care provider in York. It was originally founded by Quaker William Tuke in 1796 as a place where Quakers “who were experiencing mental …

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Climate and health: sharing concerns and solutions with MSPs

WEBThe climate crisis is a health crisis – and climate solutions are health solutions too! Quakers in Scotland and Medact put on an event on 13 March 2024 in the …

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Safeguarding Quakers in Britain

WEBI have a concern about abuse. For specialist safeguarding advice for Quakers: Thirtyone:eight (offsite link) 0303 003 1111. [email protected]. For support with …

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Our organisation Quakers in Britain

WEBOur structure. Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) is the formal name of the main organisation of Quakers in Britain. It is made up of different meetings, groups and committees. Most of …

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Every school in Britain should have peer mediators, Quakers say

WEBFollowing widespread success, Quakers want every school to have a team of peer mediators to resolve conflict, photo credit: Healthy Minds. Schools using peer …

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Responding to the current situation in Israel and Palestine

WEBThe bombardment has led to a desperate health and humanitarian crisis in Gaza. Medical Aid for Palestinians are responding to the current emergency where hospitals can't cope …

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Quaker groups Quakers in Britain

WEBQuaker groups. These groups demonstrate some of the many interests and concerns that Quakers pursue as part of their wider commitment to their faith. Most groups meet up …

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Communities Quakers in Britain

WEBThis section includes a range of support offered by Quaker Life for Quaker meetings and communities. Please see below for the areas of support offered to Friends. You can …

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Peace at the heart

WEBcontribute to the health and integrity of all our relationships, from the individual and local to the social and global. At the heart of our concern is the healthy development of children …

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