Mental Health

Gaza's children need more than a ceasefire. We need to give them hope for a safe future
Children in a camp for displaced people in the northern Gaza Strip.
Helen Pattinson

Gaza's children need more than a ceasefire. We need to give them hope for a safe future

Helen Pattinson, chief executive of War Child UK, writes about the future for children in Gaza and what is needed to keep them safe
Britain's mental health crisis is a leadership crisis, too
mental health
Ashley Mills

Britain's mental health crisis is a leadership crisis, too

People with mental health issues forced to share their PIN – leaving them open to 'abuse and fraud'
Financial inclusion

People with mental health issues forced to share their PIN – leaving them open to 'abuse and fraud'

Why it's time to stop saying the c-word when talking about suicide
Josie Jakub

Why it's time to stop saying the c-word when talking about suicide

Revealed: Over a third of parents who care for sick or disabled children have considered suicide
Social care

Revealed: Over a third of parents who care for sick or disabled children have considered suicide

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Bailiffs tried taking my kids' toys over council tax debt – people shouldn't have to go through this
Acorn members hand in their open letter at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.
Council tax

Bailiffs tried taking my kids' toys over council tax debt – people shouldn't have to go through this

Mental health support while I was in care wasn’t perfect – but now children are being turned away
Boy wearing backpack
Jack Smith

Mental health support while I was in care wasn’t perfect – but now children are being turned away

Why I cut ties with my alcoholic dad
Addiction

Why I cut ties with my alcoholic dad

Therapists shouldn't all be white and middle class. We need more from marginalised backgrounds
Image of man on therapy couch
Andrea San Pedro-Lunn

Therapists shouldn't all be white and middle class. We need more from marginalised backgrounds

Most people with ADHD do not tell their employer – here's why we must break the silence
Photo shows a man working on a laptop with his head in one hand
Louise Ansari

Most people with ADHD do not tell their employer – here's why we must break the silence

Mental Health Bill leaves 'dangerous gaps' which could threaten our human rights
One in five adults reported depression symptoms earlier this year, twice the rate recorded before the pandemic. mental health
Dr Thomas Peck

Mental Health Bill leaves 'dangerous gaps' which could threaten our human rights

Cuts will rip the heart out of Samaritans at a time when it's never been needed more
Laura Cooke

Cuts will rip the heart out of Samaritans at a time when it's never been needed more

Comedian Rob Auton on staying motivated at the Edinburgh Fringe: 'The effort is the best part'
Edinburgh Fringe

Comedian Rob Auton on staying motivated at the Edinburgh Fringe: 'The effort is the best part'

An old football sticker book turns pub night into a nostalgia fest
Sam Delaney

An old football sticker book turns pub night into a nostalgia fest

How I cured my hypochondria
Health

How I cured my hypochondria

This prison theatre project prepares young offenders for life on the outside: 'Art can be a game changer'
Prisons

This prison theatre project prepares young offenders for life on the outside: 'Art can be a game changer'

2,600 forgotten prisoners left to rot indefinitely under 'inhumane' sentences outlawed 12 years ago
Criminal justice

2,600 forgotten prisoners left to rot indefinitely under 'inhumane' sentences outlawed 12 years ago

The Ha-Ha by Jennifer Dawson review – a spry and contemporary overlooked classic
Books

The Ha-Ha by Jennifer Dawson review – a spry and contemporary overlooked classic

Who needs meditation when you have a garden to potter in?
Paul McNamee

Who needs meditation when you have a garden to potter in?

One year on from the riots: The real-world cost of anti-women and anti-refugee politics
A woman holding up a sign saying 'HEAR US'
Carenza Arnold

One year on from the riots: The real-world cost of anti-women and anti-refugee politics

Few trafficking and modern slavery survivors get counselling. They have to face their trauma alone
a therapist with a client
Kate

Few trafficking and modern slavery survivors get counselling. They have to face their trauma alone

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Labour promised to reduce health inequality – here's how they can deliver
Mark Heffernan

Labour promised to reduce health inequality – here's how they can deliver

I lived on a debt-stricken housing estate as an anthropologist – this is what I learned about poverty
Debt

I lived on a debt-stricken housing estate as an anthropologist – this is what I learned about poverty

I'm exhausted from stress – but I know sharing how I feel will help
Sam Delaney

I'm exhausted from stress – but I know sharing how I feel will help

We need to start treating gambling harm as a public health issue – here's why
Dr Beccy Cooper

We need to start treating gambling harm as a public health issue – here's why