Mental Health
How this social enterprise is tackling stigma and helping neurodiverse people into work![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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How this social enterprise is tackling stigma and helping neurodiverse people into work
Big Issue Group responds to Rishi Sunak’s proposed welfare reforms![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Big Issue Group responds to Rishi Sunak’s proposed welfare reforms
Sunak’s call to end ‘sick note culture’ and reform benefits is ‘demonising’ disabled and sick people![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Sunak’s call to end ‘sick note culture’ and reform benefits is ‘demonising’ disabled and sick people
Christopher Eccleston on his love affair with running: ‘I always feel better after a run’![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Christopher Eccleston on his love affair with running: ‘I always feel better after a run’
‘I feel judged for being smelly’: Millions can’t afford to wash their clothes as hygiene poverty soars![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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‘I feel judged for being smelly’: Millions can’t afford to wash their clothes as hygiene poverty soars
Loneliness is nothing new – but modern life is making it worse![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Loneliness is nothing new – but modern life is making it worse
Story of the island with more Easter eggs than people tells us we need relatable joy – wherever we find it![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Story of the island with more Easter eggs than people tells us we need relatable joy – wherever we find it
Care worker faced homelessness as low pay left her with ‘nothing’ to fall back on![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Care worker faced homelessness as low pay left her with ‘nothing’ to fall back on
Tory minister Mel Stride sparks backlash after claiming mental health culture has ‘gone too far’![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Tory minister Mel Stride sparks backlash after claiming mental health culture has ‘gone too far’
Millions of people at risk of ‘toxic cycle’ of long-term mental health and money problems![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Millions of people at risk of ‘toxic cycle’ of long-term mental health and money problems
‘I’m in crippling debt’: Brits are falling behind on bills in record numbers amid cost of living crisis![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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‘I’m in crippling debt’: Brits are falling behind on bills in record numbers amid cost of living crisis
I had no job, long-term mental health issues and £50,000 of debt. Now I’m living debt free![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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I had no job, long-term mental health issues and £50,000 of debt. Now I’m living debt free
There’s no shame in being skint. Talking about money worries will free you![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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There’s no shame in being skint. Talking about money worries will free you
Cost of living or Generation Snowflake? Boomers and Gen Z disagree on causes of youth mental health crisis![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Cost of living or Generation Snowflake? Boomers and Gen Z disagree on causes of youth mental health crisis
‘Dysfunctional’ mental health services failing to meet demand, doctors warn: ‘It’s broken’![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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‘Dysfunctional’ mental health services failing to meet demand, doctors warn: ‘It’s broken’
It’s a cost of loving crisis: Why young people are getting into thousands in debt looking for love![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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It’s a cost of loving crisis: Why young people are getting into thousands in debt looking for love
Cost of living crisis sees more and more children seeking mental health help: ‘I feel like a burden’![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Cost of living crisis sees more and more children seeking mental health help: ‘I feel like a burden’
Time to Talk Day 2024: Why we all need to make time to talk about our mental health![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Time to Talk Day 2024: Why we all need to make time to talk about our mental health
We’ve had to pause our life-saving work helping new mums – we simply can’t afford to keep going![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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