Anxiety and the Clear Fear app
By Dr Nihara Krause, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Founder and CEO stem4 Recent NHS Digital figures (2018) showed that anxiety and depression were the highest mental health disorders experienced by children aged 5-19 with a peak between the ages of [...]
Anxiety during the Christmas period and how you can help yourself
By Dr Nihara Krause, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Founder and CEO stem4 The following things can create anxiety over the Christmas period - here's what you can do to help yourself using the Clear Fear app: Dealing with crowds [...]
Head-Ed – A stem4 initiative in ‘prevention through education’
By Dr Nihara Krause, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Founder and CEO stem4 The health, social and economic consequences of poor mental health are substantial. 10% of children and young people aged 5-16 have significant mental health difficulties (Public Health England, [...]
On International Stress Awareness Week – Is there anything good about stress?
Dr Nihara Krause, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Founder and CEO stem4 discusses stress in depth and suggests some helpful tips about how to manage it more effectively.
World Mental Health Day visit to 10 Downing Street
By Dr Nihara Krause, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Founder and CEO stem4 I was honoured, as a ‘Points of Light Award’ winner to be invited to 10 Downing Street to meet the Prime Minister on World Mental Health Day 10th October this [...]
World Mental Health Day 2018
By Dr Nihara Krause, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Founder and CEO stem4 ‘Young People and Mental Health in a changing world’ is the theme of today’s World Mental Health Day. It is a day, initiated by the World Health Organisation to [...]
Suicide Prevention Day
By Dr Nihara Krause, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Founder and CEO stem4 Suicide Prevention Day is important because it’s a day to be reminded of or to learn what steps can be taken to mitigate the devastating loss of life. Suicide [...]
Feeling Down? Tips from someone who’s been there.
By Michael Maitland, stem4 Ambassador & Author, ‘Out Of The Madhouse’ (JKP) I experienced anxiety and depression for about eight years from when I was a teenager. Here are some tips based on my experiences – they may help you… [...]
Teenage Anxiety – what are the signs of anxiety and how can you deal with anxiety?
By Dr Nihara Krause, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Founder and CEO stem4 Anxiety is the most common mental health condition people experience and is characterised by a range of anxious thoughts and behaviours. Anxious thinking is almost always fear-based and anxious behaviour [...]