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Easing the mental load of single parents at work

For single parents, the mental load is constant and often invisible in the workplace. My recent report, Unlocking Potential: Building a Workplace ... View article...

Atopic Disorders Linked to Increased Risk of Mental Illness in UK Cohort Study

UK study finds atopic conditions, especially anaphylaxis, significantly raise the risk of anxiety, depression, OCD, and other mental illnesses in ... View article...

Why small businesses need to prioritise mental health

Mental health interventions can lead to reduced absenteeism, presenteeism and staff turnover. By looking after their own mental health, SME owners can ... View article...

Quarter of UK mental ill health benefit claimants expect to lose out from planned reforms, charity says

Around one in four British people with poor mental health who claim welfare benefits expect to lose their entitlement under ... View article...

For gay Malaysian refugee in UK 'you have to live authentically – you're saving yourself'

Warren Hallett talks of an abusive childhood in Malaysia, making a new life and his pride at giving back by volunteering for LGBTQ charities View article...

WorldPride speaker says she was denied entry to US after Cuba visit

Phyll Opoku-Gyimah, a British political and LGBTQ rights activist, said she was denied entry to the U.S. over a recent trip to Cuba. View article...

Supreme Court sides with straight woman who claims she was passed over for ...

... gay woman, passed her over for a promotion and instead gave it to another gay woman who was less qualified. She was then demoted and a gay man who ... View article...

Pete Hegseth's war on gay icon Harvey Milk backfires as even his fans call him 'idiotic'

He went on to become the first openly gay member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors and was assassinated in 1978. ... gay rights pioneer ... View article...

More than one in four pupils in England now eligible for free school meals

Charities have welcomed the expansion as a “first step” towards easing child poverty , but they urged the Government to axe the two-child benefit cap. View article...

Labour extends free school meals to 500000 more children

... poverty , will save parents around £500 a year. The move will lift 100,000 children out of poverty , according to the Department for Education. View article...

All children whose families receive Universal Credit to become eligible for free school meals

The Child Poverty Action Group said it was “fantastic news and a game-changer for children and families”. Kate Anstey, the charity's head of education ... View article...

Poverty in Northern Ireland

There was a slight fall in relative poverty between 2022/23 and 2023/24 according to data from the Northern Ireland Poverty and Income Inequality ... View article...