‘I just sat in my room all day’: lonely students seek mental health support
Mental health charities and counsellors warn that self-isolation is putting many students under pressure
‘I got a whole new mindset’: the health secrets of people who got much fitter in lockdown
Many of us have struggled to maintain our fitness in 2020 – but not everyone. Here, four people explain how they improved their sleep patterns, diet and exercise regimes
Please check in on your introvert friends. We might not be doing as well as you think
A new study suggests introverts are experiencing more loneliness and anxiety than extroverts due to the pandemic. As I’ve found myself, it turns out there is such a thing as too much time at home
Women bear brunt of Covid-related work stress, UK study finds
Report comes a day before World Mental Health Day and calls for four-day working week
My mother died of Covid. I turned to other women of color for advice on loss
Losing my mother during a pandemic has been surreal and confusing; it’s hard to figure out what moving forward looks like
Confining students in halls is a mental health crisis in the making
Thousands of young people have been encouraged back to university and abandoned by the system, asks Guardian writer Joanna Moorhead
Overstretched health visitors caring for up to 2,400 families each
Exclusive: health chief fearful over impact of a lack of visits for newborns in England
‘I had no idea how touching it would be’: how a fishing show put men’s health in focus
Mortimer and Whitehouse: Gone Fishing began as one friend helping another and has gone on to explore issues many older men might find hard to discuss
Dreading a dark winter lockdown? Think like a Norwegian
Studies show people living in the Arctic Circle are armed with a mindset that helps combat the long ‘polar night’. It might come in handy for us all…
10 awe-inspiring walks around the UK
Scientists found weekly ‘awe walks’ led to more positive emotions among study participants - here are some of the nation’s most wondrous locations