Positive social-emotional environments in schools boosts student’s mental health. A Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) led project has shown that fostering a positive social-emotional environment in schools can boost students’ mental health. The Wellcome Trust’s Active Ingredients for Youth Anxiety and Depression Commission last year announced the 21 research teams from around the world who had […]
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Talking about self harm: Self harm encompasses a wide range of things people deliberately do to themselves to cause physical pain or damage. It is most common for people to cut the arms or the back of the legs. However it could involve burning, biting, hitting oneself, banging their head, pulling out their hair (trichotilliomania), […]
Priory sees huge rise in people inquiring about treatment for stress and alcohol addiction 70% increase in a year in those inquiring about stress treatment 150% increase on the same period two years ago People are “numbing” or self-medicating their emotions with alcohol, with a 55% year-on-year increase in addiction treatment inquiries Priory experts are […]
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Anti-Bullying Week 2022: Reach Out – official Primary School film The Anti-Bullying Alliance has worked with over 400 young people and 100 members of school staff to develop our theme for this year’s Anti-Bullying Week. Anti-Bullying Week 2022 takes place from Monday 14th to Friday 18th November and you can find out more about how […]
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Research shows that employee burnout has steadily risen by 17% since 2020. People no longer want the archaic working model, and they’re actively looking for roles where workplace wellbeing is prioritised and more flexibility exists because they’re putting their mental health first. Research from Deloitte has revealed the cost of poor mental health to UK […]
Cryptocurrency trading could be linked to problem gambling, anxiety and depression in young men, University of Queensland research has found. Research student Ben Johnson from UQ’s National Centre for Youth Substance Use Research (NCYSUR) reviewed existing studies on cryptocurrency trading and its association with gambling and mental health. “We found there were strong similarities in […]
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Struggling with hangxiety? Dr Luke Powles, Clinical Director at Bupa Health Clinics examines the physical effect of alcohol consumption in the immediate, short and long-term, and in each instance what are the signs to look out for? Over the last 90 days, Google Trends shows there’s been a huge 4,550% increase in searches for ‘recommended […]
What boys learn as teenagers will help to shape the men they become. Teaching them about mental health, how to look after their own, and how to support their friends is critical to their later-in-life health and happiness. That’s where Movember’s mental health projects come in. […]
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How to support a loved one after an accident: Accidents are commonplace in any developed or developing nation, with some 1,560 reported road deaths recorded in the UK in 2021 (a reduction of 12% on the 2017-to-2019 average). Of course, most accidents and instances don’t result in fatalities, but even then, they may incur serious […]
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The Bionics Institute is preparing to launch a world-first clinical research trial to investigate whether a treatment for depression could be the key to fighting memory loss in Alzheimer’s disease, the most common form of dementia. A devastating condition, not only for the individual but also their loved ones, Alzheimer’s causes decline in most areas […]
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