Mental Health

West End star Ben Forster: 'I broke my back on stage – and that wasn't even the hardest part'
Theatre

West End star Ben Forster: 'I broke my back on stage – and that wasn't even the hardest part'

On recovering from serious injury, West End star Ben Forster had to find his voice, confidence and joy
The Wanted star Nathan Sykes shares how dogs give him purpose: 'I can't imagine not having a dog'
Sykes with one of the pups at Dogs Trust.
Dogs

The Wanted star Nathan Sykes shares how dogs give him purpose: 'I can't imagine not having a dog'

This premature baby clothes business is helping newborns and parents one joyful baby vest at a time
Lorna Tallowin pictured with her son and holding Super Dinky clothing items
Health

This premature baby clothes business is helping newborns and parents one joyful baby vest at a time

The Thing with Feathers review – a bruising but rewarding watch
Film

The Thing with Feathers review – a bruising but rewarding watch

What's behind the rising tide of loneliness? It's complicated…
James Rose

What's behind the rising tide of loneliness? It's complicated…

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Die, My Love review – an extremely fraught, emotionally intense tale of motherhood
Film

Die, My Love review – an extremely fraught, emotionally intense tale of motherhood

I'm a trans care leaver. Finding love and acceptance as my true self was the best feeling in the world
Jack Smith

I'm a trans care leaver. Finding love and acceptance as my true self was the best feeling in the world

I asked ChatGPT to rate my life choices. I didn't like what it told me
Sam Delaney

I asked ChatGPT to rate my life choices. I didn't like what it told me

I battled leukaemia and then lost my fiancée to cancer. Here's how I found hope in the grief
Brett, Hannah and their daughter Summer.
Grief

I battled leukaemia and then lost my fiancée to cancer. Here's how I found hope in the grief

Gaza's children need more than a ceasefire. We need to give them hope for a safe future
Children in a camp for displaced people in the northern Gaza Strip.
Helen Pattinson

Gaza's children need more than a ceasefire. We need to give them hope for a safe future

Britain's mental health crisis is a leadership crisis, too
mental health
Ashley Mills

Britain's mental health crisis is a leadership crisis, too

People with mental health issues forced to share their PIN – leaving them open to 'abuse and fraud'
Financial inclusion

People with mental health issues forced to share their PIN – leaving them open to 'abuse and fraud'

Why it's time to stop saying the c-word when talking about suicide
Man with head in his hands
Josie Jakub

Why it's time to stop saying the c-word when talking about suicide

Revealed: Over a third of parents who care for sick or disabled children have considered suicide
Screenshot of the film More Than A Parent depicts an unpaid parent carer sitting on the floor of her kitchen
Social care

Revealed: Over a third of parents who care for sick or disabled children have considered suicide

Bailiffs tried taking my kids' toys over council tax debt – people shouldn't have to go through this
Acorn members hand in their open letter at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.
Council tax

Bailiffs tried taking my kids' toys over council tax debt – people shouldn't have to go through this

Mental health support while I was in care wasn’t perfect – but now children are being turned away
Boy wearing backpack
Jack Smith

Mental health support while I was in care wasn’t perfect – but now children are being turned away

Why I cut ties with my alcoholic dad
Addiction

Why I cut ties with my alcoholic dad

Therapists shouldn't all be white and middle class. We need more from marginalised backgrounds
Image of man on therapy couch
Andrea San Pedro-Lunn

Therapists shouldn't all be white and middle class. We need more from marginalised backgrounds

Most people with ADHD do not tell their employer – here's why we must break the silence
Photo shows a man working on a laptop with his head in one hand
Louise Ansari

Most people with ADHD do not tell their employer – here's why we must break the silence

Mental Health Bill leaves 'dangerous gaps' which could threaten our human rights
One in five adults reported depression symptoms earlier this year, twice the rate recorded before the pandemic. mental health
Dr Thomas Peck

Mental Health Bill leaves 'dangerous gaps' which could threaten our human rights

Cuts will rip the heart out of Samaritans at a time when it's never been needed more
Laura Cooke

Cuts will rip the heart out of Samaritans at a time when it's never been needed more

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Comedian Rob Auton on staying motivated at the Edinburgh Fringe: 'The effort is the best part'
Edinburgh Fringe

Comedian Rob Auton on staying motivated at the Edinburgh Fringe: 'The effort is the best part'

An old football sticker book turns pub night into a nostalgia fest
Sam Delaney

An old football sticker book turns pub night into a nostalgia fest

How I cured my hypochondria
Health

How I cured my hypochondria

This prison theatre project prepares young offenders for life on the outside: 'Art can be a game changer'
Prisons

This prison theatre project prepares young offenders for life on the outside: 'Art can be a game changer'