Mental health decline in girls made worse by social media says report
Girls mental health declines sharply at 14 and worsens through adolescence, and their wellbeing falls even lower towards the end of their teenage years,...
Domestic violence charity expands as referrals surge during the pandemic
A domestic violence charity has moved to bigger premises in south Manchester after expanding its team of advisers and case workers following a huge...
Study finds high rate of Covid deaths amongst men doing caring or low skilled...
Men working in low paid jobs, or the care services or in the leisure industries are far more likely to have died of Covid...
Cutting the Universal Credit lifeline now would be the wrong decision says Joseph Rowntree...
Responding to reports that the Chancellor plans to end the £20 rise in Universal Credit in April, Helen Barnard, Director, Joseph Rowntree Foundation said:...
Covid lockdown loneliness linked to more depressive symptoms in older adults
Loneliness in adults aged 50 and over during the COVID-19 lockdown was linked to worsening depressive and other mental health symptoms, according to a...
Teenagers catch moods and negative moods are more contagious
Mental health and emotional wellbeing among young people could be better understood by findings in a recently published paper from the Universities of Birmingham and...
Charity takes Government to court over claims it discriminates against women who have given...
A charity is taking the Government to court today claiming that it discriminates against women have have given birth.
Pregnant then Screwed will be in...
New report outlines how government can address COVID-19 ethnic disparity
A new report from The Runnymede Trust and The University of Manchester’s Centre on the Dynamics of Ethnicity has addressed the possible causes of...
Manchester highlighted in call to reduce health inequalities
Manchester is one of the places being highlighted by the recently formed Inequalities in Health Alliance (IHA) as it calls for action to address...
Young people “unable to cope with life” since pandemic, warns Prince’s Trust
The pandemic has taken a "devastating toll" on young people’s mental health, with the unemployed significantly more likely to feel anxious and depressed, according...