Minds Matter DXB

10/09/2026

Changing the narrative on su***de requires systemic change. It's about shifting from a culture of silence and stigma to one of openness, understanding, and support.

08/06/2026

Carers Week is an annual campaign to raise awareness of caring, highlight the challenges unpaid carers face and recognise the contribution they make to families and communities. A carer is someone who provides unpaid care and support to a family member or friend who has a disability, physical or mental health condition, or who needs extra help as they grow older. It isn’t someone who volunteers or is employed to provide support. Is there a carer in your life that you’d like to recognise?

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28/11/2024

Thank you Heriot-Watt University Dubai Campus for the pleasure of being on the Science to Practice panel discussing wellbeing at work. We covered a lot of ground and could have talked all night. Some great initiatives coming through and hopefully we see them grow and develop in UAE workplaces.

23/07/2024

Dubai is launching a 10-part mental health framework, investing Dhs105 million, under the directive of HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Deputy Prime Minister.

This initiative aims to help make Dubai the best place to live, work and visit.

Let us know your thoughts in the comments on this new Mental Wealth Framework.

The Mental Health Framework features 10 key initiatives that will be launched over the next five years... The Dubai Health Authority (DHA) has unveiled a

27/03/2024

In comparison to women, men are less likely to seek help for their mental health. Men tend not to share how they’re doing. It might be because they worry about people’s reactions if they open up. Does talking equal weakness? Or maybe there is the belief that ‘masculine strength’ is affected?

There are initiatives in Dubai to give men the opportunity to talk and share experiences with other men. Many of these initiatives have been created by men, for men.

And maybe we will help teach the boys and young men in our families, communities and wider society that talking about mental health is a sign of strength.

If you’d like more information on the first aid for mental health courses, drop a message or email [email protected]

Suppressed emotions could lead to men seeking temporary hits of dopamine, spiralling into things like binge eating, substance abuse, or reckless behaviour, say exper...

20/03/2024

This video challenges negative assumptions made about people with Down Syndrome - if we reverse our perspective we can reverse the self-fulfilling prophecy, creating more opportunities in our family, communities and society.

Our negative assumptions about people with Down syndrome can lead us to treat them in such a way that these assumptions become reality. In sociology, this is...

08/03/2024

02/02/2024

How has your week been? Are you looking forward to the weekend? Any plans?

I’m asking because Elmo, of The Muppets, asked how everyone was doing on X (formerly Twitter), and it seems many people were in all sorts of turmoil. And I wondered how many of those people had spoken to another person about how they were doing.

A message, call or visit goes a long way – even Cookie Monster and Bert were on hand to offer support.

If we’re all a little bit more ‘Elmo’, we can make a very big difference.