Mental Health

‘He begged mummy to take him home’: Autistic man ‘abused’ while being kept in mental hospital for six years
Mental Health Act

‘He begged mummy to take him home’: Autistic man ‘abused’ while being kept in mental hospital for six years

Despite not having a mental health condition, Leo Andrade’s son, Stephen – who has a severe learning disability and autism – was wrongly detained under the Mental Health Act for more than six years

Shadow mental health minister’s resignation sends ‘worrying message’ about Keir Starmer’s Labour
Politics

Shadow mental health minister’s resignation sends ‘worrying message’ about Keir Starmer’s Labour

The party’s shadow mental health minister quit, telling Starmer: “You made clear you do not see a space for a mental health portfolio in a Labour cabinet.”

Young man who died by suicide feared DWP would take disability benefits away
Disability benefits

Young man who died by suicide feared DWP would take disability benefits away

Josh Smith took his own life three years ago. His mother, who wrote to The Big Issue following our reporting on the disability benefits system, blames the Department for Work and Pensions and public services for failing him. This article contains details of self harm and suicide

‘The DWP disability benefits system has crushed me’: a domestic abuse survivor speaks out
Disability benefits

‘The DWP disability benefits system has crushed me’: a domestic abuse survivor speaks out

Council’s refusal to scrap four-day week inspires others to register interest in new pilots
Future of work

Council’s refusal to scrap four-day week inspires others to register interest in new pilots

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The mental health effects of the cost of living crisis should spur government action
MICHAEL HOUGH AND RACHELLE EARWAKER

The mental health effects of the cost of living crisis should spur government action

‘Mindfulness is difficult. Exercise is exhausting. But anyone can go for a stroll through some trees’
Sam Delaney

‘Mindfulness is difficult. Exercise is exhausting. But anyone can go for a stroll through some trees’

ADHD and autism campaigners plan legal action against NHS over referral limits
ADHD

ADHD and autism campaigners plan legal action against NHS over referral limits

How to retrain for a new job when you’re over 50
Retrain

How to retrain for a new job when you’re over 50

What is the right to disconnect and does the UK need it to stop people burning out?
Right to disconnect

What is the right to disconnect and does the UK need it to stop people burning out?

Fixing my mental health with my grandfather’s old map
Mental health

Fixing my mental health with my grandfather’s old map

Asteroid City is a perfectly timed meditation on grief
analysis

Asteroid City is a perfectly timed meditation on grief

8 in 10 women say stigma around periods has held them back in their career
Menstruation

8 in 10 women say stigma around periods has held them back in their career

Classical pianist RIOPY says anyone can learn to play this anxiety-busting tune in less than an hour. Does it work?
Interview

Classical pianist RIOPY says anyone can learn to play this anxiety-busting tune in less than an hour. Does it work?

Simple steps which ease stress and anxiety to get yourself out of a funk
Mental health

Simple steps which ease stress and anxiety to get yourself out of a funk

I found out I had ADHD while live on air
ADHD

I found out I had ADHD while live on air

How can you cope with money worries in the cost of living crisis? We asked experts at leading mental health charities
Mental health

How can you cope with money worries in the cost of living crisis? We asked experts at leading mental health charities

How to get mental health support at work
Mental health

How to get mental health support at work

Climate anxiety: What is it and how can you cope?
Climate Change

Climate anxiety: What is it and how can you cope?

The UK’s top mental health charities: How they help and how to support them
Mental health

The UK’s top mental health charities: How they help and how to support them

Money worries are leading to suicidal thoughts, panic attacks and mental health problems in the cost of living crisis
Cost of living crisis

Money worries are leading to suicidal thoughts, panic attacks and mental health problems in the cost of living crisis

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How the Illegal Migration Bill could ‘traumatise’ refugees and asylum seekers
Illegal Migration Bill

How the Illegal Migration Bill could ‘traumatise’ refugees and asylum seekers

Is your boss a Dominic Raab? What to do if you’re a victim of bullying at work
Work advice

Is your boss a Dominic Raab? What to do if you’re a victim of bullying at work

Exclusive first play: The Lottery Winners ft. Frank Turner on new song ‘Letter To Myself’
Music

Exclusive first play: The Lottery Winners ft. Frank Turner on new song ‘Letter To Myself’

Shy review: Max Porter’s spectacular novel unpacks teen attitudes to masculinity
Fiction

Shy review: Max Porter’s spectacular novel unpacks teen attitudes to masculinity