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Mental Health
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
'It makes a good punchline': Meet the Edinburgh Fringe comedians playing their neurodiversity for laughs
Housing, benefits and railways: Key takeaways from Labour's first King's Speech
Housing, benefits and railways: Key takeaways from Labour's first King's Speech
Bridging the health and wellbeing gap for Big Issue vendors
Bridging the health and wellbeing gap for Big Issue vendors
Wellbeing is not a luxury. It's a basic human right which the next government must protect
Wellbeing is not a luxury. It's a basic human right which the next government must protect
I help refugees with their mental health. This is the toll our asylum system takes
I help refugees with their mental health. This is the toll our asylum system takes
'I want to get out': The fight for people with learning disabilities to live at home – not hospitals
'I want to get out': The fight for people with learning disabilities to live at home – not hospitals
'It feels like performative empathy': Why opt out emails for Father's Day can make the grief worse
'It feels like performative empathy': Why opt out emails for Father's Day can make the grief worse
Covid destroyed my mental health and I lost everything – but discovering boxing turned my life around
Covid destroyed my mental health and I lost everything – but discovering boxing turned my life around
Dear Sunak and Starmer: Workplace mental health is too serious to be used as a political football
Dear Sunak and Starmer: Workplace mental health is too serious to be used as a political football
Benedict Cumberbatch: 'History judges us on how we treat those who are most vulnerable'
Benedict Cumberbatch: 'History judges us on how we treat those who are most vulnerable'
Abuse survivor tried to take her own life after years-long battle with DWP over disability benefits
Abuse survivor tried to take her own life after years-long battle with DWP over disability benefits
From poverty and housing to migrant and LGBTQ+ rights – why 2024 general election has such high stakes
From poverty and housing to migrant and LGBTQ+ rights – why 2024 general election has such high stakes
So little has changed since the Manchester Arena bombing. I worry terrorists have the upper hand
So little has changed since the Manchester Arena bombing. I worry terrorists have the upper hand
FOSO is the new FOMO: Why are we so afraid to switch off and be out of office?
FOSO is the new FOMO: Why are we so afraid to switch off and be out of office?
Benefits system is 'utterly failing' as food bank demand reaches record high: 'It's heartbreaking'
