Tag: mental health

23 March 2018

So many of us struggle with stress and mental health issues at work. Yet as management services company ADP highlights ...

Is ‘mindfulness’ nonsense or does it actually work? I tried it out for myself.

by Timothy J. Woods

9 March 2018

In this day and age it feels like there’s a new health trend every week. Remember when we were told, ...

A headteacher’s rant about ‘entitled’ millennials is wrong on so many levels

23 February 2018

Gresham’s School headteacher Douglas Robb has written a blog post about millennials that is seriously out of touch. The head ...

Schools are so obsessed with exam results they’re slashing the time kids spend exercising

22 February 2018

Children and young people across the country are dealing with worrying levels of stress. But this isn't healthy stress. The ...

A police force is set to go against government policy to try and save lives

12 February 2018

A regional police force is set to go against government policy in an attempt to "cut crime and save lives". ...

People are not OK that another Conservative MP is on the advisory board of a mental health charity [TWEETS]

9 February 2018

Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Esther McVey was recently forced to step down from the advisory board of the ...

David Cox experiences mental health stigma

Players and fans are mocking a footballer for his struggle with depression [OPINION]

8 February 2018

For some people, the most difficult thing about their mental health problem is the stigma they feel. This includes the ...

There were emotional scenes at parliament yesterday. But most of the media didn’t care. [VIDEO]

1 February 2018

On Wednesday 31 January there were emotional scenes at parliament, as the reality of life for a large section of society ...

As it’s Time to Talk Day, here are some phrases to avoid using when talking about mental health [OPINION]

2 February 2018

Today is Time to Talk Day, a national awareness day organised by the mental health charity Time to Change. Time ...

The UK government was just found to have violated disabled people’s ‘basic’ human rights. Again.

25 January 2018

On Wednesday 24 January, an international body reported that the UK government had breached the legal human rights of sick ...

It’s official: mental health services are so bad ‘you have to be sectioned before you’ll be treated’

24 January 2018

The government's own health watchdog has condemned what it calls the "considerable strain" being placed on NHS mental health services. ...

The devastating impact of excessive teachers’ workload is hitting children’s progress

by Fréa Lockley

23 January 2018

A new report has revealed that teachers are at breaking point. And the teachers surveyed explained that this can also affect the ...

The UK government is so lacking in ideas it’s having to steal them from the SNP

22 January 2018

The Conservative government is thinking of changing a policy that affects over two million people. But it appears to have ...

Don’t be sad about ‘Blue Monday’. It was created so Rupert Murdoch could sell holidays. [TWEETS]

15 January 2018

15 January 2018 is officially this year's 'Blue Monday'. And while many people mark the occasion by sharing their stories ...

The British Army’s recruitment campaign is ‘misleading’ vulnerable teenagers

by Fréa Lockley

12 January 2018

On 10 January, the British Army launched a new recruitment campaign. But although it appears to be inclusive, it has ...

Disabled people have branded the new DWP Secretary Esther McVey ‘the sh*t that rises to the top’

9 January 2018