Ted Senior Foundation

While it seems impossible to believe, 7 years ago today we lost Ted. Words will never be able to describe just how much we all love and miss him, and that great big smile 💛💙 Clear eyes, full hearts, can’t lose! ✨

Christmas is often seen as the season of joy, but for many, it can also bring added pressure, stress, and emotional challenges. Take time for yourself, reach out for support, and remember that it’s okay to not feel “merry” all the time. Clear eyes, full hearts, can’t lose! ✨

Today marks the start of #NationalSuicidePreventionWeek, a week dedicated to fostering awareness and action in the fight against one of the most pressing public health issues of our time. As a foundation, we encourage you to challenge the stigma and start conversations 💛💙

Congratulations to our co-chair and trustees Josh and Sapphy Harwood on recently tying the knot 👰‍♀️🤵‍♂️ We’d like to take this opportunity to say how grateful we are for everything you have done and continue to do for our cause 💛💙 Here’s to a lifetime of happiness together 💕

Some great @BathRugby kit going online tonight from @doughty_tom. Proceeds will be supporting @foundation_ted , which works hard to improve mental health. We have two aims, to get kit into the hands of fans and to support charities #inmylocker #bathrugby #rugbyplayerstash

Today marks the start of #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek 2024 which is centred around the theme of “Movement: moving more for our mental health”. If you feel like your daily routine lacks movement, hopefully this Mental Health Awareness week can inspire you to #moveforyourmind

Remembering Ted today on his birthday. We miss you today and everyday. Clear eyes, full hearts, can’t lose! ✨

Massive thanks to Ceri Edwards for all her hard work on securing us a £10,000 grant from Nationwide. We are so grateful 💛💙 This will largely be spent on providing free suicide awareness & prevention training in the Gwent area, and to our ‘Ted’s Friends’ at Bristol University.

Today marks 6 years since we lost Ted. Each year on February 10th we find ourselves asking questions of “Why” and “What if”. To lose Ted in this way, aged just 22, will never make sense. The picture shows Ted and Max in 2003, the year the Senior family moved to Wales.

Today is #TimeToTalkDay 🗣️ With this day in mind, and with all the challenges people are facing around the world at the moment, we would like to encourage people to make a conscious effort to talk about their mental health. Clear eyes, full hearts, can’t lose! ✨

As 2023 draws to a close, we want to say a massive thank you for all your continued support this year. To learn more about what we’ve been up to this year, head over to the website to read our 2023 Newsletter: thetedseniorfoundation.org/newsletter-2023

🌟 Research Findings 🌟 We are proud to have supported vital research led by @suicideresearch into the effect of COVID-19 on the mental health of the UK population. 👇 Here are a few of the key findings 👇 mindstepfoundation.com/research

#InternationalMensDay2023 💙💛 This year’s theme, ‘Zero Male Suicide’, couldn’t be any closer to our hearts and core aims at the Ted Senior Foundation. Our crisis text line is available 24 hours a day. All it takes is one message. Text Ted to 85258.

#WorldMentalHealthDay 2023 is an opportunity for communities to come together in support of this year's theme, ‘Mental health is a universal human right,’ to improve knowledge, raise awareness, and drive actions that promote and protect everyone’s mental health 💙💛

To mark the start of #SuicidePreventionWeek on Sunday, friends of the foundation came together to walk from ‘darkness into light’ in Monmouth - a symbolic representation of moving from despair to hope Clear eyes, full hearts, can’t lose! ✨ #SuicidePrevention #mentalhealth

On #WorldSuicidePreventionDay, there is a global reminder of the urgent need to address the current mental health crisis and recognise that there can be hope through action. The 10th September each year aims to focus attention on suicide, reduce stigma and raise awareness.

To mark the start of #NationalSuicidePreventionWeek on Sunday 10th September, TSF is again planning to walk from ‘darkness into light’ in Monmouth. If you’re interested in walking/canoeing, please get in touch by direct messaging or emailing diana@thetedseniorfoundation.org

Only three more sleeps to go… ⏰ This Saturday the 2023 TSF Rugby Match gets underway in Monmouth, and we can’t wait! 🏉 14:00 Kick Off - Chippenham Fields, Monmouth. Clear eyes, full hearts, can’t lose! ✨

Today marks the start of #mentalhealthawarenessweek2023. This year it is themed around anxiety, something all of us have experienced at some point. This week is a reminder that people should not suffer alone - help is available. Clear eyes, full hearts, can’t lose! ✨