‘Self-harming is behind me, but it blights many students’ lives’
Students are turning to private online communities and peer-led societies to help them break the cycle of self-harm
10 ways to beat loneliness
People of all ages are discovering new and old ways to connect – from co-housing schemes to friendship apps and chicken care…
Mental illness is always a problem, so we will always need books about it
The current prominence of mental illness on bookshelves is good for all of us – so it’s important that reading about it is not a passing fad, writes Joanna Cannon
These brave mothers’ stories must chip away at the stigma of postnatal mental illness
One in 10 women suffers from pregnancy-related mental health problems, but fear stops them asking for help. A BBC documentary shows it doesn’t have to be that way
Is there too much stress on stress?
About 10m working days a year are lost to stress. In our age of austerity, zero-hours working and weakened unions, has it become a shorthand for more complex problems?
Does this hurt? The subjectivity of ill health
Dean Burnett: People assume specific illnesses affect all people in the same way, but the effects they have vary wildly between individuals.
How do I … keep the doctor at bay?
The cost of running the health service has ballooned, so here are some ideas – beyond paying your taxes – to keep it fighting fit
People aged 40-59 are least happy and most anxious, report finds
Pressures of looking after children and ageing parents could be taking major toll on this age group, ONS study suggests
‘You are not the only lonely worker’: our readers on making friends at work
Isolation in the workplace is increasingly being recognised as a problem. Our readers offer their advice on how to beat loneliness
Your friends are having kids, and you’re lonely. Could a friendship app help?
Britain is a nation full of loneliness. We use the internet to buy food, track our periods and get dates, so why not use it to find new mates?