The Latest Breaking News on Mental health

We weren’t actually more anxious during Covid, researchers discover

The pandemic was cited by Biden administration officials as worsening America’s mental health crisis in 2023

The Independent UK · Aug 14, 2025

UK’s largest children’s brain injury unit cut frontline staff over ‘financial crisis’ before child deaths

Exclusive: The Children’s Trust, a flagship unit in Surrey, was criticised over staffing levels after three children died while in its care

The Independent UK · Aug 14, 2025

ADHD medication reduces risk of suicide and criminal behaviour, study finds

About 2.6 million people in the UK live with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) , but in the just over half are prescribed medication for it

The Independent UK · Aug 14, 2025

British Airways cabin crew member wins discrimination claim after being sacked for being 'too anxious to fly'

Jennifer Clifford worked for the airline for almost four decades before the coronavirus pandemic

Evening Standard · Aug 13, 2025

‘On call for brain retrievals’: the man who gets American football players examined for CTE after death

The gunman who killed four people in the building of NFL’s New York headquarters asked for his brain be studied for CTE. Neuroscientist Chris Nowinski on what happens next

The Guardian - US · Aug 12, 2025

Glass Hammer's Steve Babb reveals he's undergone successful surgery to remove a benign brain tumour

Glass Hammer mainstay and multi-instrumentalist Steve Babb reveals brain tumour diagnosis and successful surgery in social media post

Louder · Aug 12, 2025

Cats develop dementia similarly to humans – study

The breakthrough was hailed as ‘wonderful’ and a ‘perfect natural model for Alzheimer’s’ by scientists who worked on it.

Evening Standard · Aug 12, 2025

Cats develop dementia like humans – and may hold clues to treating it

The breakthrough was hailed as a “perfect natural model for Alzheimer’s” by scientists who worked on it

The Independent UK · Aug 11, 2025

'The orgasm gap is wider: What I wish neurotypical people knew about dating as a woman with ADHD'

The author of a new book about life with ADHD explains how it really impacts dating and relationships — and how to be a good partner to someone with the condition

Evening Standard · Aug 11, 2025

“Jam Metallica”: 69 People Who Brought Lifelong Pain To Their Children Through Horrible Names

Why would anyone do a child dirty like that?

Bored Panda · Aug 11, 2025