Applying the COM-B model to understand vaping habits in young people

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To demonstrate how this process can work in a real-life intervention, we have outlined how we used the COM-B model to understand and inform interventions to discourage youth vaping.

Vaping is considered less harmful than smoking, but it is generally accepted than it is unlikely to be risk-free. Vaping is a relatively new concept, and more evidence is needed to understand what the long-term consequences may be. Although, short term impacts include headaches, shortness of breath and throat irritation.

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The Impact of the Cost of Living on Mental Health: How Financial Stress Affects Well-Being

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It’s Talk Money Week, so let’s talk about money and mental health…

The cost of living has risen rapidly in the last few years, with the price of food, house rental prices, and energy costs becoming increasingly expensive. This has left many struggling if their income did not increase at the same rate.

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Trends in Workplace Stress

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Workplace stress occurs when we cannot cope with the pressures or demands we are facing at work. It is often debated that, in the UK, we are more stressed now than in any other period in time, with modern day technology making us constantly reachable, disrupting our work/life balance and leading to the “always on” […]

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