Government is failing to ensure longer term interventions exist to help people move out...

A new report suggests that the Government is failing to ensure longer term interventions exist to help people move out of food insecurity. The think...

New research reveals concerning trends around self-harm across Greater Manchester

The number of people seeking help for self-harm in primary care (for example from their GP), dropped sharply during the first UK lockdown in...

Ravers conformed to Covid-19 restrictions more than single vaccinated 80-year-olds

New research has found that people attending mass ‘raves’ during the Covid-19 lockdown in early 2021 broke fewer pandemic guidelines than single vaccinated 80-year-olds...

Manchester study finds Pregnancy linked to lower rates of self-harm

The largest ever UK study to examine self-harm risk around pregnancy has shown that most women are generally less likely to self-harm during and...

£8bn hit to UK prosperity as long-Covid and illness drives 400,000 more people from...

A new report, published to mark the launch of a new Commission on Health and Prosperity, warns that the UK’s deep health inequalities and...

Pre-school play with friends lowers risk of mental health problems later

Children who learn to play well with others at pre-school age tend to enjoy better mental health as they get older, new research shows....
The largest increases in weight loss attempts were seen in boys, older children, Asian children, and children from lower income households

More children aged 8-17 trying to lose weight than a decade ago, including children...

The largest increases in weight loss attempts were seen in boys, older children, Asian children, and children from lower income households, according to the...

Jeremy Corbyn speaks at Manchester launch of clothing poverty campaign

Former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn MP has spoken at the launch of a new campaign to expose clothing poverty during the current cost of...

3 in 10 night-workers earn less than £10 an hour

As the clocks have gonr back  to mark the beginning of winter, the TUC is calling for better pay and conditions for the 3.2...

This Christmas will be our busiest ever says Salvation Army

Nearly seven in ten people in the North West are worried about being able to afford Christmas dinner this year amid the cost of...