Mental Health
More and more poor children are missing school since Covid. Here’s how to get them back in class
More and more poor children are missing school since Covid. Here’s how to get them back in class
A new report from the Education Policy Institute (EPI) highlights how soaring rates of secondary school absence in England have led to disadvantaged pupils falling further behind their peers since the Covid-19 pandemic. Martin Hodge, head of education policy for Community trade union, outlines how the debate around what can be done to drive up attendance levels requires nuance and empathy
People with severe mental illness twice as likely to be disconnected by utility companies
People with severe mental illness twice as likely to be disconnected by utility companies
More than half of people in utility arrears are experiencing some kind of mental health problem, new analysis from Martin Lewis’ Money and Mental Health Policy Institute shows
Being diagnosed with a brain tumour was the best day of my life. Here’s how it let me help others
Being diagnosed with a brain tumour was the best day of my life. Here’s how it let me help others
Seizures, tumours and a brain injury forced Timothy Samples to give up on his dream of being a counsellor. But now he’s using his life experience to give others in the same position hope for the future
Chav Solidarity author D Hunter: ‘My violent childhood left me without role models for parenting’
Chav Solidarity author D Hunter: ‘My violent childhood left me without role models for parenting’
‘People are scared’: Surge in helpline calls after Labour announces plans for benefit cuts
‘People are scared’: Surge in helpline calls after Labour announces plans for benefit cuts
‘It worries me it could happen again’: How Covid turned life upside down for children and young people
‘It worries me it could happen again’: How Covid turned life upside down for children and young people
UK loses £118bn a year to poor mental health. Cutting benefits is not the answer
UK loses £118bn a year to poor mental health. Cutting benefits is not the answer
The government has a choice: Slash benefits and destroy lives or support disabled people
The government has a choice: Slash benefits and destroy lives or support disabled people
How dance is helping women heal after being diagnosed with cancer
How dance is helping women heal after being diagnosed with cancer
This small change to sick pay would make a huge difference for people with mental health problems
This small change to sick pay would make a huge difference for people with mental health problems
Comedian Babatunde Aléshé: ‘My biggest regret? Not having therapy in my 20s’
Comedian Babatunde Aléshé: ‘My biggest regret? Not having therapy in my 20s’
I went looking for incels – among all the hate and bile, I found some signs of hope
I went looking for incels – among all the hate and bile, I found some signs of hope
Uncertainty around disability benefit cuts is triggering bipolar symptoms, experts warn
Uncertainty around disability benefit cuts is triggering bipolar symptoms, experts warn
Housing developers are raking in cash while young people sleep in parks – it has to stop
Housing developers are raking in cash while young people sleep in parks – it has to stop
‘We get sick, Meta get rich’: Why the ‘guinea pig generation’ wants Labour to tax social media giants
‘We get sick, Meta get rich’: Why the ‘guinea pig generation’ wants Labour to tax social media giants
The stigma of living in social housing is holding people back. That must change
The stigma of living in social housing is holding people back. That must change
Dear men, it’s not a weakness to be vulnerable or ask for help
Dear men, it’s not a weakness to be vulnerable or ask for help
I’m made to feel like a burden for claiming benefits from the DWP. It’s not a way of life – it’s torture
I’m made to feel like a burden for claiming benefits from the DWP. It’s not a way of life – it’s torture
Blue Monday: The truth behind the so-called ‘most depressing day of the year’
Blue Monday: The truth behind the so-called ‘most depressing day of the year’
Can people actually self-diagnose with mental illness and claim disability benefits?
Can people actually self-diagnose with mental illness and claim disability benefits?
Emmerdale star talks taking on a father’s agony in missing person story: ‘I hope it makes people think’
Emmerdale star talks taking on a father’s agony in missing person story: ‘I hope it makes people think’
Rural life can worsen mental ill health – but therapy in nature helps people feel grounded
Rural life can worsen mental ill health – but therapy in nature helps people feel grounded
How painting helps me to get up in the morning and continue the fight
How painting helps me to get up in the morning and continue the fight
This year has offered children glimmers of hope – but 2025 must see tangible change
