Inequality breeds stress and anxiety. No wonder so many Britons are suffering

In equal societies, citizens trust each other and contribute to their community. This goes into reverse in countries like ours, say Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett, the authors of The Inner Level

Sullen no more, Scots have plenty of reasons to be cheerful – unlike the English

Our reputation for claiming the glass is half empty was always ill deserved – we were just being realists

Suffering from Brexit anxiety? You could get free counselling

Psychotherapists will offer sessions to those left in despair by referendum result

Dating apps didn’t cause the STI crisis – it was cavalier Tory cuts

Every £1 on prevention and treatment saves the NHS £11, yet sexual health centres are closing due to a lack of funding, says author and broadcaster Nichi Hodgson

Simon Cowell says giving up mobile phone has made him happier

Not using phone is ‘a strange experience but really is good for you’, music producer says

We need reform of the NHS to avoid a decade of misery

MPs from different parties urge cross-party approach to solve underfunding of healthcare

Bristol University faces growing anger after student suicides

Backdrop to exam season is mounting concern about student mental health

I may be an old nobody but I can still offer a helping hand to those in need

I have lived unnoticed. I have fought no wars, delivered no speeches, mounted no podiums and not hit a century. Now I can make amends

Black students are right to want to see black therapists

Cambridge University’s minority ethnic students can now request to see a BME counsellor. This should happen elsewhere, says students’ welfare and rights officer Micha Frazer-Carroll

The real battleground in gambling isn’t betting shops – it’s online

Putting limits on fixed-odd betting terminals is a big step forward, but this new legislation misses a trick, says the social entrepreneur and campaigner, Adam Bradford