Mental Health
OCD almost took my life. I need help. Not awareness.

OCD almost took my life. I need help. Not awareness.
A mental health crisis left James McMahon needing professional help. If only it was so straightforward, he writes.
How to manage your mental health when looking for a new job

How to manage your mental health when looking for a new job
These are the healthiest ways to manage your time and find suitable roles, according to mental health experts.
Alyssa Mancao and the rise of social media therapists

Alyssa Mancao and the rise of social media therapists
How psychotherapist and social worker Alyssa Mancao uses her Instagram platform to educate on mental health
5 things we can learn from Freeze the Fear with Wim Hof
5 things we can learn from Freeze the Fear with Wim Hof
How to deal with new rules for restaurant menus if you’re worried they might be triggering
How to deal with new rules for restaurant menus if you’re worried they might be triggering
The UK’s top mental health charities: How they help and how to support them

The UK’s top mental health charities: How they help and how to support them
‘Heartbreaking’ reports from food bank users show mental health impact of poverty

‘Heartbreaking’ reports from food bank users show mental health impact of poverty
How to get mental health support at work as workloads swell and burnout hits

How to get mental health support at work as workloads swell and burnout hits
I was unemployed for nearly 20 years – mental health support changed my life

I was unemployed for nearly 20 years – mental health support changed my life
Comedian Mark Watson: Life, to borrow a footballing term, is a hard place to get a result

Comedian Mark Watson: Life, to borrow a footballing term, is a hard place to get a result
Any kind of calm will do: The growing trend of mindfulness

Any kind of calm will do: The growing trend of mindfulness

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Greg Wise: ‘Strictly is not really about dancing. It’s about being alive’

Greg Wise: ‘Strictly is not really about dancing. It’s about being alive’
Matt Haig on A Boy Called Christmas and how to look after your mental health this festive season

Matt Haig on A Boy Called Christmas and how to look after your mental health this festive season
Imagine Dragons’ Dan Reynolds reveals the music that saved his life

Imagine Dragons’ Dan Reynolds reveals the music that saved his life
Selling The Big Issue has boosted my income and my wellbeing

Selling The Big Issue has boosted my income and my wellbeing
Watch this powerful video made for World Suicide Prevention Day

Watch this powerful video made for World Suicide Prevention Day
The number of UK children unhappy with their lives hits decade high

The number of UK children unhappy with their lives hits decade high
Be like Simone Biles: Olympian could help more to prioritise mental health

Be like Simone Biles: Olympian could help more to prioritise mental health
Naomi Osaka’s openness on mental health should be praised, not punished

Naomi Osaka’s openness on mental health should be praised, not punished
‘We spend so little time thinking about children’s mental health’

‘We spend so little time thinking about children’s mental health’
We must break the link between mental health and poverty

We must break the link between mental health and poverty
Ministers commit £17m to help kids cope after year of ‘trauma and anxiety’

Ministers commit £17m to help kids cope after year of ‘trauma and anxiety’
James O’Brien: ‘I’ve spent my whole life in fight-or-flight mode’

James O’Brien: ‘I’ve spent my whole life in fight-or-flight mode’
Brits ‘suffered more than most’ in pandemic, says World Happiness Report

Brits ‘suffered more than most’ in pandemic, says World Happiness Report
Talking offers the best route out of mental crisis

Talking offers the best route out of mental crisis
Student mental health: How young people are coping during the pandemic

Student mental health: How young people are coping during the pandemic
Dame Kelly Holmes praised for openness on self-harm and mental health

Dame Kelly Holmes praised for openness on self-harm and mental health
Mental health: Could Covid-19 be helping us feel slightly better?

Mental health: Could Covid-19 be helping us feel slightly better?
Mental health: Brits suffering in silence as pandemic takes its toll

Mental health: Brits suffering in silence as pandemic takes its toll
Mental health: Loss of work flexibility is ‘huge worry’ for 5m workers
