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Mental Health
Joker: Folie à Deux says nothing meaningful about living with mental illness
Joker: Folie à Deux says nothing meaningful about living with mental illness
It’s difficult to take Folie à Deux’s sincere call for societal reform seriously when Arthur’s back story and behaviour are so cartoonishly embellished
Rising music star Henry Moodie: 'Andrew Tate shows how dangerous social media can be'
Rising music star Henry Moodie: 'Andrew Tate shows how dangerous social media can be'
100 students die by suicide at university each year. These parents are fighting to change that
100 students die by suicide at university each year. These parents are fighting to change that
My family has waited five years for an asylum decision. Here's how it strips your dignity
My family has waited five years for an asylum decision. Here's how it strips your dignity
Hundreds of thousands of universal credit claimants forced into destitution by DWP 'deductions'
Hundreds of thousands of universal credit claimants forced into destitution by DWP 'deductions'
Student Life 2024: Get your free student guide in this week's Big Issue
Student Life 2024: Get your free student guide in this week's Big Issue
Tom Grennan on wake-up call after finding himself in a 'bad place': 'I was doing all sorts of s**t'
Tom Grennan on wake-up call after finding himself in a 'bad place': 'I was doing all sorts of s**t'
'I came here for safety and I've come into danger': The grim reality of life in asylum hotels for women
'I came here for safety and I've come into danger': The grim reality of life in asylum hotels for women
Get ready for the next Great Resignation as workers say they're burned out and yearning for joy
Get ready for the next Great Resignation as workers say they're burned out and yearning for joy
Starmer wants a 'dramatic reimagining' of the NHS. What does that mean for you?
Starmer wants a 'dramatic reimagining' of the NHS. What does that mean for you?
Chart-topping DJ Sigala: 'I'm looking after myself after seeing where it went wrong for Avicii'
Chart-topping DJ Sigala: 'I'm looking after myself after seeing where it went wrong for Avicii'
Cost of living crisis is over? Try telling that to millions of Brits struggling to feed their kids
Cost of living crisis is over? Try telling that to millions of Brits struggling to feed their kids
Martin Lewis blasts councils putting vulnerable people at risk with aggressive debt collection
Martin Lewis blasts councils putting vulnerable people at risk with aggressive debt collection
Why the natural human failure of imagination stops us from relieving children's suffering
Why the natural human failure of imagination stops us from relieving children's suffering
Children in poverty most likely to be excluded from school, study finds: 'A crisis of lost learning'
Children in poverty most likely to be excluded from school, study finds: 'A crisis of lost learning'
Disabled people's health is 'shockingly neglected' in UK, research finds as Paralympics begins
Disabled people's health is 'shockingly neglected' in UK, research finds as Paralympics begins
'Nobody should feel on their own': How pubs are stepping up to tackle the UK's loneliness epidemic
'Nobody should feel on their own': How pubs are stepping up to tackle the UK's loneliness epidemic
Rizzle Kicks' Jordan Stephens: 'Men, you are beautiful. Just accept it'
Rizzle Kicks' Jordan Stephens: 'Men, you are beautiful. Just accept it'
People in Gaza say they're waiting their turn to be killed – the sense of helplessness is overwhelming
People in Gaza say they're waiting their turn to be killed – the sense of helplessness is overwhelming
Suffering a brain injury forced me out of work and onto benefits – it's a lonely thing to go through
Suffering a brain injury forced me out of work and onto benefits – it's a lonely thing to go through
NHS spending on private mental health beds soars to £1.4bn in five years: 'Terrible things are happening'
NHS spending on private mental health beds soars to £1.4bn in five years: 'Terrible things are happening'
'When I first went inside I wanted to die': What life's like inside a UK women's prison
'When I first went inside I wanted to die': What life's like inside a UK women's prison
Keir Starmer promised to tackle child poverty – but we need action, not empty words
Keir Starmer promised to tackle child poverty – but we need action, not empty words
Our health system is failing both men and women – but it's gender equity we need, not equality
Our health system is failing both men and women – but it's gender equity we need, not equality
'It makes a good punchline': Meet the Edinburgh Fringe comedians playing their neurodiversity for laughs