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- Mental Health – is it now becoming a fad?Keith Leslie, Chair at Samaritans in UK & Ireland, delivered a Catholic Union pub talk on Monday. Chaired by Catherine Pepinster, journalist, the event was packed to the rafters and Keith was incredibly generous with him time and expertise. Keith discussed the value of listening and how the overriding tendency to problem solve, and inability to tolerate silence, often cut out listening which is so valuable. The talk also focused on prevalence and diagnosis and how defining mental ill health really matters. The rise in depression and anxiety was unpicked with Keith warning that society could not treat its way… Read More »Mental Health – is it now becoming a fad?
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