One in seven fall behind on essential household bills

Some one in seven people have fallen behind on essential bills - including energy, water, mobile phone and broadband bills, council tax, rent or...

Manchester study-Racism is ‘fundamental cause’ of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among ethnic minorities

Racism is the ‘fundamental cause’ of COVID-19 vaccination hesitancy among ethnic minority groups, according to a newly published briefing from the Runnymede Trust and...
Engaging with arts and culture online can improve mental health in young people, according to a ground-breaking study

Online arts and culture engagement can have a positive impact on young people’s mental...

Engaging with arts and culture online can improve mental health in young people, according to a ground-breaking study from researchers at the University of Oxford. Published in...

Half of people will find it harder to follow lockdown rules the longer it...

The research - from the University of York’s Law School - also found that a factor driving people to comply with the lockdown was a strong sense...

Did the UK government’s direct messages during the early stages of the pandemic work?

New research suggests strong commands made by government officials during the Covid-19 pandemic may have increased people’s intentions to comply with public health orders. In...

Break the grip of poverty to “truly level up” our uneven nation

Poverty’s grip on some parts of the UK, some families and among renters shows the scale of the challenge faced by the government in...

Labour warns of setback to economic recovery without targeted childcare support

Labour has called on the Government to focus its financial support on the struggling childcare sector to prevent a wave of nursery closures and...

Risks to victimised youth in alternative cultures exposed

Young people belonging to alternative subcultures, such as goths, emos or metal fans, are at a greater risk of self-harm and suicide than those...

NHS backlog and shortage of care the ‘perfect storm’ for unpaid carer breakdown this...

Unpaid carers and the older and disabled people they support are facing serious difficulties getting NHS treatment and their health is deteriorating as a...

Salford launches a new collaborative to offer mental health support to people affected by...

Working together, NHS Salford Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) and Salford City Council have supported Mind in Salford, mental health charity START and Six Degrees...