The complete list of all life-guiding messages for young people – click the titles for further information
Medical professionals perform a specialist kidney operation for the first time in Tonga. The medical team are part of an AusAID-funded Pacific Islands Program (PIP) team visiting Tonga. by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
8,000 units of blood are needed every day to meet hospital demand in the UK. Blood comes in four main types – O, A, B and AB. Group O is the most common which means it is in high demand. Blood can also be subdivided into its main components – red cells, white cells, platelets and plasma. Unfortunately red cells only have a shelf-life of 35 days, while platelets shelf life is even less, only five days.
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Growth, close up of small plant growing up from soil
Hope reminds you that everything will be okay. With hope you always have a path towards happiness. With hope, you know that whatever looks terrible is only temporary and that soon enough, things will be just fine.
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Papyrus - Prevention of Young Suicide
If you think someone you know could be suicidal, take a look at @PAPYRUS_TWEETS and contact their HOPELineUK for advice and support, on 0800 068 4141.
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Love Your Body by Andrea Parrish - Geyer
Most of us are aware of our society’s emphasis on the importance of appearance, and we know what the socially sanctioned standards of beauty are. But not all of us accept or ‘internalise’ these standards: strong-minded individuals who reject current standards are more likely to have a positive body-image.
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pin-up by Paolo Marconi
The current media ideal for women is achievable by less than 5% of the female population – and that’s just in terms of weight and size. If you want the ideal shape, face etc., it’s probably more like 1%.
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pin-up by Paolo Marconi
TV, billboards and magazines mean that we see ‘beautiful people’ all the time, more often than members of our own family, making exceptional good looks seem real, normal and attainable.
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pin-up by Paolo Marconi
What people see and how they react to their reflection in a mirror will vary according to: sex, age, ethnic group, sexual orientation, mood, eating disorders, what they’ve been watching on TV, what magazines they read, whether they’re married or single, what kind of childhood they had, whether they take part in sports, what phase of the menstrual cycle they’re in, whether they are pregnant, where they’ve been shopping – and even what they had for lunch.
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Medical professionals perform a specialist kidney operation for the first time in Tonga. The medical team are part of an AusAID-funded Pacific Islands Program (PIP) team visiting Tonga. by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Blood is needed constantly, for all kinds of things, such as cancer treatments, operations and in child birth. There are thousands of places all over the country that hold blood donor sessions. Almost anyone aged 17 to 60 years and in general good health can give blood.
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Prayer image by terimakasih0
Forgiveness sets you free from resentment’s confines; it breaks down the walls that anger builds and negativity reinforces. When we forgive, we stop letting ours pasts dictate our presents. We acknowledge we want the very best for ourselves; accepting that our past makes us the person we are today, and embracing that.
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change 4 life - apple
Switch from things like sugary puddings to more refreshing ones like fruit, which also counts towards your 5 A DAY. It’s also a source of vitamins, minerals and fibre which are good for your health.
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