The Latest Breaking News from Mental Health

Teacher sets up support group after loss of "inspirational" dad

Ciara Duddy has struggled to cope with the loss of father Chris last year

Daily Record · May 6, 2022

Woman’s pets ate her dead cat after she left them to starve in her home

Leann McConnell pleaded guilty to causing unnecessary suffering to her animals and will be sentenced next month after her mental health is assessed.

Daily Record · May 6, 2022

How running with dogs helped my depression and why men can find it hard to ask for help

Andy Caress said there's still stigma around mental health and at times his mood swings feel like "emotional third degree burns"

Wales Online · May 6, 2022

Duchess of Cambridge says no mother is ‘immune to anxiety and depression’

The Duchess of Cambridge has said no mother is “immune to experiencing anxiety and depression” in a charity video message.

Evening Standard · May 6, 2022

Pupils in England showing high anxiety in run-up to GCSEs and A-levels, teachers say

Reports of panic attacks, anger, self-harm and disengagement before first exams in three years since Covid

The Guardian - UK · May 6, 2022

Lawyer who injected food with his blood in Waitrose, Sainsbury’s and Tesco was insane, jury finds

The three supermarkets had to throw away all their products as a precaution, causing nearly £500,000 in losses

The Independent UK · May 6, 2022

'A police officer, a mental health nurse...' The wish list a headteacher says would help his school tackle the huge issues education is facing

An onsite police officer is one of the things the head of a Cardiff high school says would help

Wales Online · May 6, 2022

Teen to face murder, corpse, arson trial

A teenager's mental health will be the issue at his trial for murdering a man whose body was found in a burnt-out house near Lismore.

AAP · May 6, 2022

Kate Middleton handed new duties to help women struggling with mental health

Kate Middleton is today announced as the Patron of the Maternal Mental Health Alliance. The mum-of-three said it is important for women and their families to find support when a baby is born

Daily Mirror · May 5, 2022

Kate becomes patron of organisation working to support mental health of mothers

The duchess has recorded a video message to mark her new role as patron of the Maternal Mental Health Alliance.

The Independent UK · May 5, 2022