Marked in September, ESEA Heritage Month was established in the UK to honour and celebrate the culture, diversity, history and contributions of East and South East Asian communities across the UK and raise awareness for those who are not East and/or South East Asian.
Places in East Asia:
• China
• Hong Kong
• Japan
• Macau
• Mongolia
• North Korea
• South Korea
• Taiwan
Places in South East Asia:
• Brunei
• Cambodia
• Indonesia
• Laos
• Malaysia
• Myanmar
• The Philippines
• Singapore
• Thailand
• Timor-Leste (East Timor)
• Vietnam
ESEA Heritage Month was only established in 2021, and partly came about in response to globally received negative reactions to East and South East Asian communities around the time of the Covid-19 pandemic.
ESEA Heritage Month isn’t ‘officially’ recognised by the UK government yet, but more communities and organisations are getting involved and that ‘official recognition’ is anticipated soon.
This is observed every September to raise awareness about Alzheimer’s disease and dementia – World Alzheimer’s Day is September 21st.
The aim is to challenge the stigma surrounding Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia, support those affected by dementia and advocate for improved care and research.
Today nearly one million people in the UK live with dementia. That’s almost a million families living with the condition too. This month aims to highlight this and hear those millions of voices – people living with dementia, their carers, their families and their friends.
According to the Alzheimer’s Society, dementia is the UK’s biggest killer and every 3 minutes someone in the UK develops dementia.
1 in 3 people born in the UK today will go on to develop dementia in their lifetime.
World Suicide Prevention Day is Wednesday 10th September. It is a global day of awareness and reflection, bringing people together to reduce stigma, raise awareness and show support for all affected by suicide.
It is also an opportunity to remind ourselves that suicide is preventable and all of us have a role to play in creating a society where people feel safe, supported and able to talk about their mental health.
World Suicide Prevention Day is a chance to:
Remember those we have lost
Support those who are struggling
Promote open, compassionate conversations about mental health
Encourage people to reach out for help and to offer support to others
Every 90 minutes, someone in the UK or Ireland dies by suicide (Office for National Statistics data) and 1 in 4 of us has had suicidal thoughts (NHS Digital data). Suicide is not inevitable – you can interrupt someone’s suicidal thoughts and save a life.
This year, Samaritans are sharing one important message: ‘If you think someone might be suicidal, take action, interrupt their thoughts and show them you care.’
For more information including information about interrupting someone’s suicidal thoughts and also about support for yourself if you are struggling, follow the link below.
For LOROS colleagues there are the health and wellbeing pages with details about accessing support and Amica.
In any emergency situation, always call 999.
