From spotty skin to safe sex, I’m proud to help young people as a school nurse

All too often teenagers don’t know who their school nurse is, let alone where to find them, but being approachable is key to identifying health problems early

Why CBT is falling out of favour

‘Researchers have found that CBT is roughly half as effective in treating depression as it used to be’

A Place of Refuge by Tobias Jones review – an experiment in communal living

A refreshingly honest account of one couple’s remarkable project: to open their family home to some of society’s most vulnerable people

Fears for new mothers and babies as support services are cut across England

Breastfeeding classes, midwife visits and peer support are increasingly being scaled backed or stopped, threatening health and wellbeing of new familes

Psychosis isn’t catching but burnout is a risk for many caring professionals

Staff regularly dealing with traumatic situations are at risk of mental health issues, employers must ensure they are well supported

Stark rise in eating disorders blamed on overexposure to celebrities’ bodies

Dr Colin Michie, a leading paediatrician, speaks out as figures show soaring numbers of young people are being admitted to hospital

Tobias Jones Q&A: ‘When you’ve got lice or nits in your hair, are you allowed to kill them?’

Tobias Jones talks about the communal refuge he runs, the criteria for allowing newcomers in and the effect of his faith

Worrying: A Literary and Cultural History by Francis O’Gorman – review

‘Now it’s over, I can enjoy my holiday.’ It’s sometimes self-indulgent and often irrational. So why do many of us spend our lives fretting?

Teen suicide rates are bleak. School- based clinics help those in crisis

One in 25 teens attempt suicide and one in eight think about doing so. Yet teens are especially ill-served by mental health services

‘Curing Queers’: Mental Nurses and Their Patients, 1935-74 by Tommy Dickinson – review

A powerful study of how aversion therapy was used to ‘treat’ homosexuality exposes a nasty episode in recent British history