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One in 10 children has mental health diagnosis amid ADHD surge

There were 1,048,965 children with active referrals to children and young people's mental health services in the 12 months to March 2025, the ... View article...

Why England is facing a child mental health crisis

Her annual report has revealed that the number of active referrals to children and young people's mental health services has almost doubled since ... View article...

Youngest children waiting longest for mental health support, Children's Commissioner report finds

Children under six are likely to have the longest waiting times for mental health support than any other age group, a report by the Children's ... View article...

New crime prevention project supports farmers' mental wellbeing

A new safety project is underway to boost resilience in rural communities and help farmers to protect their livelihoods and mental health. View article...

He should be celebrated as a queer trailblazer - instead he's buried in an unmarked grave in Bristol

The Reverend Richard Blake Brown was a most unconventional vicar. Flamboyantly homosexual before it was legal, he once substituted gin for communion ... View article...

Parents who help children stop 'homosexual thoughts' could be jailed under Alliance 'gay ...

Parents who try to help their children stop “ homosexual thoughts” could be jailed under an Alliance Party bill aiming to ban 'gay conversion ... View article...

Leeds Hunters launch bid to host LGBTQ+ Rugby World Cup

The Amanda Mark Cup, for female players, was added to the programme in 2022. Both competitions are run by International Gay Rugby (IGR) in partnership ... View article...

Keir Starmer says UK parliament is 'gayest' in the world

Gay journalist Owen Jones said: “All LGBTQ+ people involved in this should be ashamed. We're now the worst for trans rights in Europe apart from a ... View article...

European researchers join forces to address mental health challenges

Researchers from our School of Education are part of a new €4.4 million project aimed at improving the mental health of young people across Europe ... View article...

BPS responds to research into children's mental health from Children's Commissioner for England

The report revealed that over one million children were referred to mental health services in a year. View article...

Centre for Mental Health and InHealth Associates highlight risks of AI self-help tools

A new discussion paper explores the huge growth in the use of AI mental health tools, their unequal benefits and unequal harms. View article...

Mental health is the missing link for immigrant integration

In the UK and the West more generally, the scientific process has, over a few hundred years, categorised mental disorders into ... View article...