The Latest Breaking News from Mental Health

Struggling self-employed in UK would prefer salaried job security, report claims

Mental health issues and lack of faith in government support are driving desire to change status

The Guardian - UK · Sep 24, 2023

Lib Dems to unveil proposals for regular mental health check-ups

Mental health ‘MOT’ checks would be offered to men in their 40s, women who have recently given birth and people in retirement under party plans.

The Independent UK · Sep 23, 2023

‘The climate is visiting a mental unravelling on all of us’: Charlie Hertzog Young on the dangers of activism – and staying sane on a dying planet

The teenage campaigner took politicians to task about the environment – but their apathy contributed to a devastating decline in his mental health. He talks about his recovery and the radical ideas we need to save the Earth

The Guardian - UK · Sep 23, 2023

Kerry Washington had a cycle of parties, booze and sex while suicidal with a ‘scary’ eating disorder

Kerry Washington has spoken out about her eating disorder, saying the mental health condition was “beyond my control”.

Evening Standard · Sep 22, 2023

Private mental health provider fined £1.53m over inpatient’s death in London

Cygnet Health Care pleads guilty of failing to provide safe care at hospital in Ealing after woman took her own life

The Guardian - UK · Sep 22, 2023

‘Big Bird’s hands were on my shoulders!’: the psychology professor who teamed up with Sesame Street

Dr Laurie Santos’s classes on happiness are the most popular in Yale’s history. Now, her podcast has recruited some big, fluffy experts in joy to help families with their mental health

The Guardian - UK · Sep 22, 2023

‘Swiftposium’: Australia to host academic conference on Taylor Swift

Event at University of Melbourne in February will explore singer’s influence on gender, mental health and urban landscapes

The Guardian - AU · Sep 22, 2023

How to lower your Medicare costs during open enrollment for 2024

Plan changes may offer better coverage, lower costs, or both.

Fortune · Sep 21, 2023

Like many women, I didn't know I was autistic until adulthood – how late diagnosis can hurt mental health and self image

For many women, adult diagnoses of autism are “a light in the darkness”, an epiphany of self-understanding. My “lightbulb moment” came in my late 20s. “They thought you were autistic,” my mum mused when I told her I was embarking on an academic career in autism research.

The Conversation · Sep 21, 2023

Mental health among UK secondary pupils worsened sharply in pandemic, study shows

First comparative research of its kind finds those with lots of social interaction and supportive family coped better

The Guardian - UK · Sep 21, 2023