Author: Daisy Greenwell

Community-led mental health projects in low-income countries are having a positive impact on people’s mental health, according to UK-based publication Positive News. In Zimbabwe, grandmothers trained in cognitive behavioural therapy counselling skills are deployed to help people with depression and anxiety. The Friendship Bench programme is being piloted in a low-income London neighbourhood. Simple human… Continue reading It’s easy, it’s everywhere: the simple solution improving mental health around the globe

Recently, Daisy Greenwell, the features editor at Positive News, explained how she accidentally started a grassroots movement with a group of fellow parents who aimed to protect childhood from smartphones. It all began with a conversation she had with her friend, Clare, about the difficult decision parents had to make when deciding to give their… Continue reading ‘Our kitchen has become the hub of an exploding movement of parents’

As we reach the halfway point of our Developing Mental Wealth series, it’s clear that we’ve learned a lot from the people and projects that are making strides in improving mental health across the globe. We’ve seen inspiring efforts from Yemen to Liberia, Guatemala to Finland. Here are some of the highlights so far: 1.… Continue reading Five things we’ve learned making a series on community-led mental health projects around the world

Children’s author and poet Michael Rosen, known for works such as “We’re Going on a Bear Hunt,” has shared insights into his life in an interview with Positive News. Rosen, who was in intensive care for 48 days with COVID-19, noted the deep breathing exercises he taught himself to do while recovering, which he described… Continue reading Life lessons: Michael Rosen on what life has taught him

Positive News, an organization that produces solutions journalism, has been awarded a grant to finance a year-long series of articles. The goal is to focus on the mental health of communities in the Global South. These grassroots projects have boosted well-being despite limited funding. Traditional newspapers have not covered mental health issues in the developing… Continue reading Solutions without borders: sending our journalism global

In the latest issue of Positive News, the team has collated interesting and varied nuggets of information from around the world. Readers can find out tidbits like how UK prison bed linen is always green, London’s new sewer pipe is wide enough to fit three double-decker buses side-by-side, and the rediscovery of the body’s “forgotten… Continue reading 10 things we learned making the new issue of Positive News magazine

This week has brought a few reasons to celebrate. From Brazil’s historic decision on indigenous land rights to the success of Greater Manchester’s new public transport plan, there is positive news to share. Additionally, the International Energy Agency updated its Net Zero Roadmap, revealing that clean energy is growing at a spectacular rate and keeping… Continue reading What went right this week: ‘spectacular’ renewables boom keeps 1.5C in sight

This week’s good news roundup brings you updates from around the world on breakthroughs in medicine, environmental progress and Indigenous peoples’ rights. In Brazil, Indigenous communities are celebrating after Brazil’s highest court voted against the agribusiness-backed ‘time limit trick’. The strategy had attempted to limit Indigenous peoples’ land claims, arguing that they could only claim… Continue reading What went right this week: ‘spectacular’ renewables boom keeps 1.5C in sight

Positive News magazine’s latest issue features a number of inspiring stories that highlight the positive impact that people can have on the world around them. One such story focuses on a group of guerrilla rewilders who are breeding a variety of endangered species including storks, wildcats, frogs, butterflies and beavers in secret locations across the… Continue reading Guerrilla rewilding and buildings that heal. Plus what else to expect in the new issue of Positive News

This week brought good news from different parts of the world. The International Energy Agency updated its benchmark Net Zero Roadmap, revealing a spectacular growth in clean energy that is narrowing the path to hitting the 1.5C target. Despite the energy sector spewing record carbon emissions in 2022 a rapid deployment of green technologies is… Continue reading What went right this week: ‘spectacular’ renewables boom keeps 1.5C in sight