Record 420,000 children a month in England treated for mental health problems

May 23, 2022 by

by Denis Campbell, Guardian: Experts say many others are denied help, and ‘relentless’ rise in demand could overwhelm NHS. More than 400,000 children and young people a month are being treated for mental health problems – the highest...

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Mental illness doesn’t make you special

May 1, 2022 by

by Freddie deBoer, UnHerd: Marianne Eloise wants the world to know that she does not “have a regular brain at all”. That’s her declaration, on the very first page of her new memoir, Obsessive, Intrusive, Magical Thinking. The book...

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Cathedral carol services boost happiness, says study

Dec 23, 2021 by

by Heather Preston, Premier: New research has shown that Cathedral Christmas carol concerts can improve people’s mental health. A survey was conducted at Liverpool Cathedral in 2019 to access the mental well-being of over 1,000...

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COVID-19 pandemic is magnifying, multiplying suicide epidemic

Dec 4, 2020 by

by Jim Daly, Christian Post: There’s been no shortage of unintended consequences surrounding the numerous strategies employed to try and manage the onset and proliferation of COVID-19. From mandated lockdowns to forced remote learning,...

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Christian CEO says extending furlough will have ‘severe impact’ on staff wellbeing

May 13, 2020 by

by Heather Preston, Premier: A Christian business owner has voiced concerns over the long term implications to staff on furlough following the four month extension of the UK’s job retention scheme. Chancellor Rishi Sunak has...

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The antidote for despair

May 4, 2020 by

by David Robertson, theweeflea: How are you feeling? Sometimes Christians struggle both at a personal and a corporate level when faced with the challenges to faith that a crisis like Covid-19 brings. Camus, in his classic novel, The...

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