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Mental Health First Aid is a course that teaches you how to identify, understand and respond to signs of mental illnesses and substance use disorders.

The Psychological Impact of Wrongful Imprisonment

New research examines the psychological impact of wrongful imprisonment, and how to remedy it.

How to be a better listener

The devastating impact of homophobic bullying | Letters

Letters: After Owen Jones wrote about how such abuse affects straight men too, readers respond with their own experiences

Men's greater reluctance to seek mental health care

Many men with mental health problems do not seek treatment for their symptoms. Both knowledge of and attitudes toward mental ill health play their part, as does the men's educational level. These...

What it's like to experience chronic stress at work - Mental Health UK

Stress left unmanaged is bad for our health. Excess stress can present itself in a wide range of emotional, cognitive, behavioural and physical ways, which can negatively affect our day-to-day lives....

Companies also benefit by caring for employee mental health | World Economic Forum

Companies can play a big part in promoting good mental health among their staff, but many do not know which kinds of interventions are the most effective.

Virtual reality psychological therapy shown to work well for patients with mental health problems

In a landmark development, psychological therapy has been automated in virtual reality. With the user guided by a virtual coach, there is no need for a real-life therapist, meaning the treatment can...

Success and happiness: How to achieve both | World Economic Forum

Achieving goals may not bring the long-term rewards you expect. Researchers reveal 10 important behaviours to attain both long-lasting and fulfilling success.

‘Sleeping on it’ helps you better manage your emotions and mental health – here’s why

Sleep and mental health have a well established relationship.

Stricter COVID measures associated with negative mental health effects, lower opinion of governme...

Stricter pandemic policy measures—often implemented by countries that tried to control, rather than eliminate COVID-19—are associated with slightly worse mental health and lower life evaluations,...

Early snapshot of pandemic's impact on children's mental health

Home from school and separated from peers during crucial developmental phases, young children and adolescents were clearly among the people most negatively impacted, in various ways, by the pandemic...

Loneliness In The Workplace: Myths, Assumptions & Support

Loneliness has been announced as the theme for Mental Health Awareness Week 2022 and there are many myths and assumptions about loneliness that we tackle here.

How is debt talked about in therapy?

Your mental health may impact your chances of breakthrough COVID

A new study led by UC San Francisco has shown that people who are vaccinated against SARS-CoV-2, and have a history of certain psychiatric conditions, have a heightened risk of COVID-19—a finding...

The Effect of Diet on Mental Health

The food one eats is directly linked to brain structure and function, and thus affects the working of the mind. This article, therefore, explores the effect of our diet on our mental health.