Herefordshire charity reminding people to prioritise mental health in the new year
It's as people make the usual resolutions and goals for the upcoming twelve months
The chief executive of a mental health charity in Herefordshire says it's important people prioritise their wellbeing at the start of the new year.
It's known as tradition for people to make resolutions and goals for the upcoming twelve months.
Nick Dunster is from the CLD Trust in Hereford, which has been supporting young people with their mental health in the area for 30 years.
He says the start of a new year can create a lot of different feelings for people.
"I think the new year can put big pressures on you," he said.
"The thing with these big events is that there's kind of a big build-up, and then afterwards you can have this feeling of anti-climax because even if it's gone well you might think what's next, but if it's gone badly you think well that was terrible.
"Blue Monday is a real thing, people can feel as though they're not fulfilling their own New Year's resolutions, and what you're doing then is to putting pressure on yourself and people need to just cut themselves some slack."
In November it was revealed the number of children referred to the Herefordshire and Worcestershire NHS Trust for mental health had more than doubled since 2019, from 2,460 recorded between 2019/20, to 5,367 in 2023/24.
In response the trust said they were continuing their work so they can see and cope with the increase in the number of young people who are dealing with mental health issues.