Sweet, sweet fantasy? Mariah Carey knows what all of us with Bipolar II know, hypomania can be both as sweet and sticky as honey

The singer with the most solo number records in history has voiced her fear of losing an essential part of herself, the part where condition and being are inseparable. By Mark Brown.

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#MHTchat: What is it to be young today? How does it affect mental health?

Read the transcript from our live twitter chat all about what it's like to be young today and the affect on mental health ... 

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Don’t rescue me: here’s how to empower someone with the skills to manage their own distress

The Acute Therapy Service at Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust is filling a gap in mental health crisis care. We talk to Consultant Clinical Psychologist Angela O’Brien about arming clients…

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Millennials ‘up to three times more lonely’ than pensioners

The Office for National Statistics studied self-reporting from a 2016-2017 Community Life survey.

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‘Not ill enough’? Scottish children given right of reply

Children and their families are now being invited to contribute to a review looking into unsatisfactory experiences.

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‘I’m not surprised that young people fear for their emotional health’

The Prince’s Trust Macquarie Youth Index, found that young people across the country are fearing for their emotional health, and worried for their future, more than ever before. For Joe Butler,…

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Young people fear for their emotional health more than ever before, warns The Prince’s Trust

Some 61% of young people regularly feel stressed and more than a quarter go as far as to say they regularly feel hopeless, say the Prince's Trust. 

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World Health Day: Pursuing ‘Basic Needs’ in Ghana

There are only three psychiatric hospitals in Ghana. The west African country's first ever mental health act aims to extend rights to treatment and protection against discrimination for those suffering from…

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#MHTchat: Let’s talk about self-harm

Read up a transcript of this week's twitter chat all about self-harm, some content may be triggering if you're feeling vulnerable right now it might be better to read the…

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Creativity as therapy

Blogger Rae Ritchie thinks about how being creative can help to boost your mood ... 

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