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Beyond the stigma: medication and mental health

 One girl described how she was feeling anxious, so anxious that she felt she couldn't leave her room. Clearly, this was stress ... View article...

Age UK Oxfordshire highlighting older people's mental health

The charity is marking Mental Health Awareness Week by highlighting how issues like bereavement, illness, loneliness, caring responsibilities, and ... View article...

Chelsea takes on teenage mental health with a sanctuary garden

The Children's Society and a group of young gardeners have created a vision of tranquillity for the RHS Chelsea Flower Show. View article...

A new mental health strategy: welcome, overdue, and only the beginning

Successive governments have for too long neglected the nation's mental health and missed opportunities to turn around rising rates of mental distress ... View article...

UKHSA's HIV report shows progress but inequalities persist in England

Black African heterosexual women and other ethnic minority groups are less likely to access HIV testing and prevention than gay and bisexual men. View article...

Singer Tommy Fleming reveals he is gay after years 'living a lie'

Irish singer Tommy Fleming said he has been “living a lie” as he came out as gay. View article...

'Village Angels' help to keep Manchester's Gay Village safe

The group, who are made up of mostly volunteers, are instantly recognisable by their bright pink high-vis vests. View article...

Chechen Commander Blames “LGBT” Ukrainian Spies For Suffering Heavy Losses

The commander of a Chechen special forces unit fighting for Russia in Ukraine is claiming that LGBT Ukrainian spies hacked his forces before the ... View article...

UK Ranked Second-Worst Place in Western Europe for LGBTI+ Rights

... Gay , Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association, the countries that best protect gay and trans rights are Spain, Malta and Iceland. Where a score of ... View article...

Real ways to change the industry's mental health culture

Sarah Bolton is chief executive of the Lighthouse Charity Construction can be tough. Tight deadlines, long hours, physically demanding jobs and. View article...

Mind reacts to new mental health strategy

"Real transformation also means recognising that mental health is shaped far beyond the NHS. Poverty, insecure housing, inequality, discrimination, ... View article...

One in three UK adults turn to nature to support their mental health, new polling reveals

Naturalist, author and TV presenter Chris Packham supports the Mental Health Foundation's call for more people to enjoy nature. View article...