{"id":417725,"date":"2026-05-08T09:08:07","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T09:08:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/417725\/"},"modified":"2026-05-08T09:08:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T09:08:07","slug":"hexham-care-provider-launches-free-mental-health-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/417725\/","title":{"rendered":"Hexham care provider launches free mental health guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n  The health and social care company has produced a free guide looking at how constant exposure to distressing news can affect mental health.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Dr Erica De Lange, regional director of psychology at Cygnet Health Care, said: &#8220;While staying informed is important, continuous exposure to upsetting or dramatic headlines can feel overwhelming.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;For many people, regularly absorbing this type of content can take a toll on emotional wellbeing if boundaries are not in place.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The guide includes signs to look out for including symptoms such as lack of sleep, difficulty switching off, or anxiety.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Cygnet Health Care runs Cygnet Hospital Hexham, a 27-bed facility for women with complex mental health needs, and Oaklands, a residential service for adults with learning disabilities.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The guide, Protecting Your Mental Health in a World of Constant News, is available free on the Cygnet website.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The health and social care company has produced a free guide looking at how constant exposure to distressing&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":417726,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[134,554,555,111,139,69],"class_list":["post-417725","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mental-health","tag-health","tag-mental-health","tag-mentalhealth","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/417725","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=417725"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/417725\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/417726"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=417725"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=417725"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=417725"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}