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How to beat the winter blues and the foods that could help

Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) can cause low moods, tiredness and irritability

Wales Online · Oct 3, 2022

Rare Australian penny released during the Great Depression sells for nearly $60,000

A rare 1930 Australian penny that was never meant to be minted has sold for just under $60,000 at auction.

ABC News · Oct 3, 2022

New study disputes a common belief about treating trauma-linked depression

Scientists report adults with a history of childhood trauma do experience symptom improvement after using commonly-used medication and therapy for depression.

Inverse · Oct 2, 2022

Safeguarding teenagers online is about more than removing self-harm material

Letter: Mia Pitts, 15, writes that some discussions seem warm and safe but can romanticise depression unintentionally

The Guardian - UK · Sep 30, 2022

'Depressed' Molly Russell took her own life after viewing online content 'no child should see'

The teenager accessed material from the 'ghetto of the online world', with her family arguing that sites such as Pinterest and Instagram recommended accounts or posts that 'promoted' suicide and self-harm.

Daily Record · Sep 30, 2022

Student who has met over 500 celebrities says unusual hobby helped her out of depression and anxiety

Emily Severn, 21, starting trying to meet celebrities in 2019 after meeting Olly Murs, Meghan Trainer, and will.i.am in one night.

Wales Online · Sep 30, 2022

Online posts viewed by Molly Russell were not safe for a child to see – coroner

Andrew Walker concluded the 14-year-old died ‘from an act of self-harm while suffering depression and the negative effects of online content’.

The Independent UK · Sep 30, 2022

‘The bleakest of worlds’: how Molly Russell fell into a vortex of despair on social media

London teenager died from an act of self-harm in 2017 after the darker side of online life overwhelmed her

The Guardian - UK · Sep 30, 2022

Molly Russell: Online posts viewed by tragic 14-year-old were not safe, coroner rules

The coroner said online material viewed by the 14-year-old on sites such as Instagram and Pinterest ’shouldn’t have been available for a child to see’ before her death in 2017

Evening Standard · Sep 30, 2022

Social media firms ‘monetising misery’, says Molly Russell’s father after inquest

Coroner finds harmful online content likely to have contributed to Molly’s death ‘in a more than minimal way’

The Guardian - UK · Sep 30, 2022