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Shocking numbers of children on anti-depressants in the UK  - Commenting on the results, WHO director of mental health Dr Shekhar Saxena said: "Anti-depressant use amongst young people is and has been a ...

Think tank calls for integration of mental and physical health services  - The NHS could save £11bn a year by bringing treatment of physical and mental health together, according to specialist think tank The Kings Fund.

China's Only Gay Pride Returns For Eighth Year  - Shanghai Pride, mainland China's only gay pride returns for its 8th year – after ... There are, as yet, no legal recognitions for same-sex couples and gay ... UK's prestigious Iris Prize Festival and compete for Iris' £30,000 top award.

Enduring marriages mean less child poverty  - Enduring marriages mean less child poverty ... to report lack of money as a measure of child poverty ,” snipped the UK -based Guardian last week.

Why life is tougher for short men and overweight women  - It's true that we have known for a long time that being short is associated with poverty , almost certainly because poor nutrition in childhood stunts ...

Number of child sex offences reported in Cambridgeshire triples in a year  - Figures obtained by the NSPCC show the number of child sex offences reported in the county ... "Sexual abuse can shatter a child's mental health.

How the mental health system is failing young people and why Christians should care  - The end of last week brought more press reports of the worrying rise in mental health problems among children and young people in the UK .

China's one- child disaster should make pro-choice advocates think twice  - I think if some of our own pro-choice advocates in, for example, the British .... “ Mental reservation is a form of deception which is not an outright lie.”.

Diversity slowly improves at Atlassian  - It uses the acronym " LGBTI *" and said that includes people who self-identified their gender identity or sexual orientation as belonging to the LGBT ...

Thousands sign petition to save gay refugees trapped on Nauru  - They have now partnered with global LGBTI rights group All Out to launch a petition appealing to Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to let the refugee ...

Indonesian lawmakers considering LGBT propaganda bill  - We are closely monitoring reports about possible measures in Indonesia that would restrict the freedom of expression for LGBTI individuals,” State ...

Manny Pacquiao's meeting with Philippine LGBT activists sparks debate within the LGBT community  - She said in a Facebook post on Wednesday, 'All of us who went to the dialogue hated Pacquiao's irresponsible remark referring to LGBTI people as ...

Video launched in support of young Jewish people with diverse sexual and gender identities  - A new video project has launched exploring the stories of young people who identify as both LGBTI and Jewish, in an effort to support young people ...

Chief Minister Andrew Barr tells school children it's OK to be gay, OK to be trans  - Our message to LGBTI kids [is] that they are fine, we support them and there is nothing wrong with them and don't let any Neanderthal conservative ...

Professionally Speaking: challenges to achieving equality for LGBTI people  - Too often LGBTI people are faced with discrimination and bias in schools, hospitals and police stations. This is why the latest FRA report focuses on ...

Indonesian LGBT groups set up safehouses, hotlines  -  LGBTI groups in Indonesia are reportedly setting up hotlines and safehouses for vulnerable LGBTI people as the community has come under ...

Inside the Chinese closet: The world of the fake-marriage market for the LGBT community in China  - Andy is talking to his father on his mobile and on the surface, he's pretty much like any son, talking in monosyllables to his father. He listens patiently ...

Transgender green activist makes Irish election history  - Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK where gay marriage is still not legal. Unionist parties at Stormont, and particularly the Democratic Unionist ...

Kieron Richardson: My HIV Hollyoaks storyline is saving lives  - Viewers saw gay Ste being diagnosed with HIV after having unprotected sex with a ... Kieron is up for a British LGBT Award in the celebrity category.

This Is What Domestic Violence Is Like When You're LGBT  - This Is What Domestic Violence Is Like When You're LGBT ... BuzzFeed News spoke to both LGBT survivors of domestic abuse and an .... UK that specifically documents domestic abuse within LGBT relationships: Manchester police.

Group set out to gather city's LGBT stories for new project  - Mr Howlett, who is market coordinator of East Oxford Farmers' Market, said the city used to boast a "rich" and "vibrant" LGBT scene, which has now ...

Zac Goldsmith wants to be a 'pansexual' mayor for London  - Zac was quizzed about some LGBT terminology, and to give him credit he was fairly clued up. When he got to pansexual, Zac asked if it was someone ...

Dustin Lance Black is straight back to work making an LGBT mini-series  - He thanked the LGBTQ heroes who 'have shared their stories and struggles' as he set off from the UK . Knowing his LGBT history was something ...

What is, and how to do, LGBT History?  - Since being formally launched by Schools OUT UK in 2005, LGBT History Month has gained increasing momentum here in Britain . Several decades ...