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Mental Health

I lived on a poverty-stricken housing estate as an anthropologist – this is what I learned about debt
Debt

I lived on a poverty-stricken housing estate as an anthropologist – this is what I learned about debt

'You go into denial. It’s so much that your brain just switches. I just kept putting the pieces of paper into a box and hoping it’d go away'
I'm exhausted from stress – but I know sharing how I feel will help
Sam Delaney

I'm exhausted from stress – but I know sharing how I feel will help

We need to start treating gambling harm as a public health issue – here's why
Dr Beccy Cooper

We need to start treating gambling harm as a public health issue – here's why

Mental health patients find it 'impossible to get help' amid Manchester care crisis: 'It makes you ill'
Mental health

Mental health patients find it 'impossible to get help' amid Manchester care crisis: 'It makes you ill'

Such Brave Girls creator Kat Sadler: 'There's still a lot of poverty porn on TV – I'm not interested'
TV

Such Brave Girls creator Kat Sadler: 'There's still a lot of poverty porn on TV – I'm not interested'

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Is a four-day working week inevitable? Latest UK pilot sees 100% success rate
Four-day working week

Is a four-day working week inevitable? Latest UK pilot sees 100% success rate

Oasis songs speak to people in a way other artists only dream of
Paul McNamee

Oasis songs speak to people in a way other artists only dream of

A moment in a maths class, aged 14, gave me the courage to tell people I was trans
Alice Jayde Wood

A moment in a maths class, aged 14, gave me the courage to tell people I was trans

James Arthur: 'It's too scary to even think about where I'd be if I didn't do music'
Onside Takeover

James Arthur: 'It's too scary to even think about where I'd be if I didn't do music'

School in its traditional form didn't work for me – so I decided to homeschool myself
Chloe Jones

School in its traditional form didn't work for me – so I decided to homeschool myself

Nearly half of young Brits say health issues will push them out of work. How can we cope without them?
Employment

Nearly half of young Brits say health issues will push them out of work. How can we cope without them?

I was a class clown and didn't care what happened to me. Joining a youth club changed everything
Onside Takeover

I was a class clown and didn't care what happened to me. Joining a youth club changed everything

James Arthur gets candid about mental health with young superfan: 'I struggled with fame'
Onside Takeover

James Arthur gets candid about mental health with young superfan: 'I struggled with fame'

MPs vote to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales: 'We are right to give people a choice'
Kim Leadbeater in the House of Commons
Assisted dying

MPs vote to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales: 'We are right to give people a choice'

This pharmacy prescribes words and poems to cure your tattered soul
Robin Ince

This pharmacy prescribes words and poems to cure your tattered soul

Father's Day: Why it's time to start talking about single dads
Fathers Day

Father's Day: Why it's time to start talking about single dads

PIP literally saved my life. Now I fear Labour's benefit cuts will take it all away
Disability benefits

PIP literally saved my life. Now I fear Labour's benefit cuts will take it all away

Influencer Nikki Lilly: 'Disabled people are at the bottom of the barrel – we need more allies'
Kelvin Okafor's portrait of Nikki Lilly.
Disability

Influencer Nikki Lilly: 'Disabled people are at the bottom of the barrel – we need more allies'

Eight simple steps to transform the way you listen
Mental health

Eight simple steps to transform the way you listen

Our approach to mental health isn't working – here's what needs to change
Mental health

Our approach to mental health isn't working – here's what needs to change

Kids are struggling with anxiety and panic attacks. Could nature be the answer?
Abby with chickens
John Rose

Kids are struggling with anxiety and panic attacks. Could nature be the answer?

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Benefit cuts will have 'catastrophic impact' on mentally ill people: 'Some will struggle to survive'
Rachel Reeves
Disability benefits

Benefit cuts will have 'catastrophic impact' on mentally ill people: 'Some will struggle to survive'

Patients are dying and facing 'horrible tragedies' due to Manchester's mental health care crisis, staff say
NHS workers in Manchester strike
Mental health

Patients are dying and facing 'horrible tragedies' due to Manchester's mental health care crisis, staff say

Swimmer Michael Gunning: 'Sport can be toxic – but everybody deserves to feel safe taking part'
Former elite swimmer Michael Gunning poses against a green NSPCC background
Sport

Swimmer Michael Gunning: 'Sport can be toxic – but everybody deserves to feel safe taking part'

Crying in public is nothing to be ashamed of
Robin Ince

Crying in public is nothing to be ashamed of

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