200,000 ‘help mentally ill parents’
Up to 200,000 young people in the UK are thought to be caring for a parent with severe mental health problems, a report said. Click here for full article. With thanks to Cambridge News online.
Read MoreUnder the Microscope: Can loneliness really damage your health?
A recent paper in the US journal Public Library of Science: Medicine highlighted how instances of loneliness can increase mortality. Click here for full article. With thanks to The Independent online.
Read MoreBreaking the taboo over the mental health crisis among Britain’s gay men
Gay magazine Attitude this week explores a taboo subject – that many homosexuals suffer self-loathing, isolation and depression. Click here for full article. With thanks to Guardian online.
Read MoreYoung people shape mental health services for their peers
A research programme is allowing 16- to 25-year-olds to develop local services to help tackle poor mental health among their peers. Click here for full article. With thanks to Guardian online.
Read MoreWhat’s the difference between being lonely and a loner?
Just under half of us have felt depressed because we have felt alone, says a report. But not everyone who is alone is sad about it, so what is the difference between being lonely and being a loner? Click here for full article With thanks to the BBC WHO, WHAT, WHY Magazine
Read MoreYounger people ‘worry more about loneliness’
One in 10 Britons often feel lonely, and those aged 18-34 are more likely to worry about being isolated than older adults, according to a Read More