3 h. ago Alleged sex offender who died in prison 'should have had better mental health support'

Sion Evans had reportedly been 'worried he would get a long sentence'

Events

32 h. ago QTS Group partners with SAINT PHNX to support children’s mental health

Leading rail contractor QTS Group has teamed up with acclaimed musical duo SAINT PHNX to bring their Happy Place workshops to schools across Scotland, helping young people explore mental health through music and art.

Society

4 d. ago Mental Health Foundation inviting entries for 'Community' category of photography competition

Ahead of Mental Health Awareness Week, the charity is seeking photos that "reflect the power of community to support good mental health".

Culture

4 d. ago Ageism a ‘barrier’ for older people seeking mental health support – report

Older people face ageism and stigma when it comes to their mental health, experts said.

Politics

7 d. ago Share your experience of using personified artificial intelligence chatbots

We would like to hear how you have found them useful and if you have any concernsThe AI chatbot market has grown exponentially in recent years, with more than 1.4 billion people worldwide estimated to be using them.While tools such as ChatGPT and customer service assistants are most prevalent, millions of people are turning to personified AI chatbots, such as Replika and My AI (Snapchat), which look to imitate human interactions. Some are using these personified chatbots for platonic or romantic companionship, while others are using them for support with managing their wellbeing and mental health. Continue reading...

Politics

7 d. ago ‘Betrayed by the system’: Chappell Roan sparks debate over pay and healthcare in pop

The singer castigated record labels in her Grammys speech – but, as music industry insiders explain, issues around artist health and support run even deeperAt this year’s Grammys, as she accepted the award for best new artist, Chappell Roan made an appeal to the labels and industry reps in the audience to “offer a liveable wage and healthcare, especially to developing artists” – and in so doing, heated up long-simmering tensions in the music industry over artists’ wellbeing and remuneration.Roan said that after she was dropped by Atlantic Records, a subsidiary of Warner, in the 2010s, she had little real-world job experience and “could not afford health insurance”. She added that “it was devastating to feel so betrayed by the system”. She is now signed to Island, a subsidiary of Universal Music Group (UMG), and her speech seemed to be addressed specifically to major labels, whose profits have soared in recent years even as revenue for artists has gone down. Continue reading...

Politics

7 d. ago Outcry as Trump withdraws support for research that mentions ‘climate’

US government stripping funds from domestic and overseas research amid warnings for health and public safetyThe Trump administration is stripping away support for scientific research in the US and overseas that contains a word it finds particularly inconvenient: “climate.”The US government is withdrawing grants and other support for research that even references the climate crisis, academics have said, amid Donald Trump’s blitzkrieg upon environmental regulations and clean-energy development. Continue reading...

Politics

8 d. ago True scale of mental health support in Stirling's high schools revealed

Among the reasons for pupils seeking support included anxiety, low mood, body image and self-harm.

Politics

1 week ago Health Secretary Wes Streeting signals support for more private cash to fix the NHS

Mr Streeting said he wants to see the NHS being as 'responsive as any other organisation that we use' and he wants 'more patient choice, more patient power, more patient control'.

Society

1 week ago Health Secretary signals support for more private investment to fix the NHS

Wes Streeting said there is a ‘hell of a lot more to do’ to sort out the health service.

Society