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August 25, 2020

New research finds young people’s mental health improved during lockdown

The findings raise questions about the role of the school environment in explaining rises in mental health difficulties among teenagers in recent years, says researchers.
February 14, 2020

A tenth of 14-year olds blighted by poverty, says Children's Society

Thousands of teenagers have grown up knowing nothing but poverty, with their families struggling to provide food, clothing, toys and books, says the Children's Society.
November 29, 2019

Sexism linked to higher rates of depression in young women

Young women who experience sexism are five times more likely to suffer from clinical depression, new research by the Young Women Trust and University College London has found.
October 12, 2019

UN Special Rapporteur calls for a rights-based approach to suicide prevention

Suicide prevention must address structural factors and examine how distress arises within power imbalances, says UN Special Rapporteur on the right to health.
June 18, 2019

110,000 children unable to access mental health treatment, says Children's Society

Children and young people with mental health issues are being turned away from NHS services and up to 110,000 are missing out on treatment in a year, according to new figures by The Children’s Society.
June 4, 2019

Mental Health Foundation criticises new series of Love Island

Last year the Mental Health Foundation successfully complained to the Advertising Standards Authority about adverts for cosmetic surgery which were shown during the airing of Love Island.
March 26, 2019

Survey reveals link between problem debt and mental health

People with mental health problems are 3.5 times more likely to be in problem debt than those without mental health problems, says the Money and Mental Health Policy Institute.
March 3, 2019

People with mental health conditions 'paying more for essential services'

People with a mental health condition can pay between £1,100 to £1,550 a year more for essential services, new research from Citizens Advice shows.
November 5, 2018

Two inquests into the deaths of women in prison to resume

Two significant inquests into the deaths of women in prison will resume
October 8, 2018

Helping South Sudan's demobilised child soldiers come to terms with the past

In South Sudan’s Yambio county, child soldiers who were forced to fight during the country’s long civil war are being demobilised. Some struggle with all that they have experienced. Médecins Sans Frontières is running a mental health support programme to help the children come to terms with their experiences as they reintegrate in their communities.