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University student mental health support falling to untrained academics

Support for student mental health at university is often provided by untrained…

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‘For me ECT was an option because nothing was scarier than being depressed’

Becca is a student mental health nurse and shares her own experience…

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Mental health care remains public’s top 2018 priority

Mental health care is the public’s number one issue that it wants…

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Funding for CAMHS and schools can be unblocked – here’s how

Prevention is better than cure when it comes to children and young…

Ian Cruise

‘The shame of not being able to help my son with anorexia sparked a fire inside me’

Navigating the NHS caring for her son with anorexia drove Debbie Roche…

Debbie Roche

‘Young people deserve an emotional not just academic education’

Prevention is better than cure when it comes to Children and Young…

Ian Cruise

‘Getting help is now the manly thing to do’

Samuel Carvalho explores male pride, being vulnerable and the manly thing to do…

Samuel Carvalho

Tackling tech and girls’ mental health

A foster parent shares his experiences of the issues navigated by girls he supports,…

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Practical tips for living with depression as a parent

Jessica writes that there are ways to support yourself through depression as…

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When young people with mental health needs co-design mental health services…

Students registering with recovery colleges that co-design the mental health services of the…

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