Mental Health
'I've done awful things – but I try to be better': Nadine Shah on addiction, getting it wrong and forgiveness
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'I've done awful things – but I try to be better': Nadine Shah on addiction, getting it wrong and forgiveness
How this social enterprise is tackling stigma and helping neurodiverse people into work
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How this social enterprise is tackling stigma and helping neurodiverse people into work
Big Issue Group responds to Rishi Sunak’s proposed welfare reforms
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Big Issue Group responds to Rishi Sunak’s proposed welfare reforms
Sunak's call to end 'sick note culture' and reform benefits is 'demonising' disabled and sick people
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Sunak's call to end 'sick note culture' and reform benefits is 'demonising' disabled and sick people
Christopher Eccleston on his love affair with running: 'I always feel better after a run'
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Christopher Eccleston on his love affair with running: 'I always feel better after a run'
'I feel judged for being smelly': Millions can't afford to wash their clothes as hygiene poverty soars
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'I feel judged for being smelly': Millions can't afford to wash their clothes as hygiene poverty soars
Loneliness is nothing new – but modern life is making it worse
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Loneliness is nothing new – but modern life is making it worse
Story of the island with more Easter eggs than people tells us we need relatable joy – wherever we find it
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Story of the island with more Easter eggs than people tells us we need relatable joy – wherever we find it
Care worker faced homelessness as low pay left her with 'nothing' to fall back on
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Care worker faced homelessness as low pay left her with 'nothing' to fall back on
Family court sees trauma every day. Here's how we can help struggling parents break the cycle
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Family court sees trauma every day. Here's how we can help struggling parents break the cycle
Tory minister Mel Stride sparks backlash after claiming mental health culture has 'gone too far'
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Tory minister Mel Stride sparks backlash after claiming mental health culture has 'gone too far'
Millions of people at risk of 'toxic cycle' of long-term mental health and money problems
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Millions of people at risk of 'toxic cycle' of long-term mental health and money problems
'I'm in crippling debt': Brits are falling behind on bills in record numbers amid cost of living crisis
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'I'm in crippling debt': Brits are falling behind on bills in record numbers amid cost of living crisis
I had no job, long-term mental health issues and £50,000 of debt. Now I'm living debt free
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I had no job, long-term mental health issues and £50,000 of debt. Now I'm living debt free
There's no shame in being skint. Talking about money worries will free you
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There's no shame in being skint. Talking about money worries will free you
Cost of living or Generation Snowflake? Boomers and Gen Z disagree on causes of youth mental health crisis
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Cost of living or Generation Snowflake? Boomers and Gen Z disagree on causes of youth mental health crisis
'Dysfunctional' mental health services failing to meet demand, doctors warn: 'It's broken'
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'Dysfunctional' mental health services failing to meet demand, doctors warn: 'It's broken'
Jobcentre work coach driven to suicide attempt by 'bullying' culture at DWP: 'I felt worthless'
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Jobcentre work coach driven to suicide attempt by 'bullying' culture at DWP: 'I felt worthless'
It's a cost of loving crisis: Why young people are getting into thousands in debt looking for love
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