Introducing our new application process…

We’ve simplified our application process so it’s easier to ask for help when you need it… From the archive: Mountain Rescue Magazine Issue 91, January 2025. Chairman Neil Woodhead explains how we’ve responded to feedback from our mountain and cave rescue membership to make it easier to apply for benevolence or to find support to…

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How Togetherall is supporting team members

Every storm cloud has a silver lining

One of our very own trustees talks about how our collaboration with the online mental health resource Togetherall has helped her through a difficult time. From the archive: Mountain Rescue Magazine Issue 90, Autumn 2024. This year’s biennial MREW Conference, at Lancaster University, was a fantastic opportunity to promote the work of the Rescue Benevolent…

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Setting goals for health and wellbeing

From the archive: Mountain Rescue Magazine Issue 87, Winter 2024. From Togetherall in association with the Rescue Benevolent Fund. When the new year rolls around, it’s easy for us to feel like we need to accomplish everything we didn’t get the chance to tackle last year. Sometimes we can put so much pressure on ourselves…

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Men’s mental health matters

Celebrating Movember, the annual event that involves the growing of moustaches during the month of November to raise awareness of men’s health issues. From the archive: Mountain Rescue Magazine Issue 86, Autumn 2023. From Togetherall in association with the Rescue Benevolent Fund. This article delves into the importance of addressing men’s mental health, the barriers…

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What is neurodiversity?

We all experience and interact with the world in a way that makes sense to us. Neurodiversity embraces the idea that there’s no one right way to think, learn, behave or feel and no single definition of what ‘normal’ is, when it comes to the brain. From the archive: Mountain Rescue Magazine Issue 85, Summer…

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Let’s talk about menopause…

Menopause is a journey that includes physical and emotional changes that can dominate women’s lives for many years, and the experience can differ from one woman to another. From the archive: Mountain Rescue Magazine Issue 85, Summer 2023. Courtesy of Togetherall, Doctors Siobán Harlow and Carrie Karvonen-Gutierrez, of the University of Michigan, answer some of…

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How to cope during financial stress

During a cost-of-living crisis, day-to-day activities can feel overwhelming and your mental health may suffer. Here’s a few things you can do to ensure you’re keeping well and getting the right support. From the archive: From Mountain Rescue Magazine, Issue 84, April 2023. From Togetherall in association with the Rescue Benevolent Fund The current state…

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Resilience: The Avalanche

Scottish Mountain Rescue Wellbeing Officer tells his personal story of dealing with a traumatic event, several years after the actual incident, during the winter of 1995. From the archive: Mountain Rescue Magazine, Issue 70, October 2019. The winter of 1995 was described by Blyth Wright as The Black Winter in his book A Chance in…

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Understanding the stages of relationships

Our personal relationships form a vital part of our support network. Learn how to recognise the different stages of relationships as they develop and deal with problems as they arise. From the archive: Mountain Rescue Magazine issue 83, January 2023. From Togetherall in association with the Rescue Benevolent Fund Contrary to popular myth, the course…

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Stress and anxiety: what they are and how they affect you

How to recognise the symptoms of stress and anxiety, and what to do to help yourself through them. From the archive: Mountain Rescue Magazine Autumn Issue 82, October 2022. From Togetherall, in association with the Rescue Benevolent Fund. What is stress? Stress seems to be part and parcel of modern life. There are financial worries,…

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