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Record Number Of Calls to Eating Disorder Charity Expected Over Festive Season
Eating disorder charity Beat have announced they will be opening their helpline each evening between Christmas Eve and New Year’s Day, with record numbers of calls expected.…
New Research Reveals 73% of Young People With Arthritis Feel Lonely
New data released by charity Versus Arthritis reveals thousands of young people with arthritis face risk of isolation and loneliness during the festive season…
Childline Reports Increase in Young People Seeking Help for Anxiety
The charity delivered double the number of counselling sessions compared to two years ago…
One in Seven Children Aged 11 Feel Lonely, Study Finds
Research carried out by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has found that children growing up in cities are nearly four times more lonely than children living in the countryside…
More Than One Million British Schoolchildren Worry About Their Families’ Financial Situation
More than one in four (26%) schoolchildren aged between 10 and 15 are worried or sad about their families not having enough money, according to the Mental Health Foundation…
NHS England to Introduce Mental Health Checks and Support for New Fathers
Men whose partners experience health problems including anxiety, psychosis, or postnatal depression will be offered specialist mental health checks and support.…
Clarke Carlisle Recognised For His Work In Speaking Out For Mental Health at Mind Media Awards
Virgin Money Giving Mind Media Awards winner Clarke Carlisle claimed that the “British stiff upper lip” attitude to mental health and “code of silence” has finally been broken.…
A Tribute to “World's Oldest Rebel” Harry Leslie Smith
Happiful celebrates Harry Leslie Smith, veteran of the second world war, austerity critic and advocate for refugees.…