7 h. ago Film star plans to end her own life after heartbreaking battles over number of years

A Canadian actress is seeking access to Canada's assisted dying program after decades of severe mental health issues - and numerous attempts to take her own life

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8 h. ago Angels who answer cries for help from woman with no food and suicidal man on bridge

During a visit, staff taking calls for Mind gave the Mirror a harrowing insight into the frontline of helping to tackle the country’s mental health problems

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8 h. ago Heartbreaking calls for help from woman with no food and suicidal man on bridge

During a visit, staff taking calls for Mind gave the Mirror a harrowing insight into the frontline of helping to tackle the country’s mental health problems

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10 h. ago Dry January can boost your mental wellbeing, even if you don't stick to it for the full month

A fresh study has revealed Dry January can boost your mental wellbeing, even if you don't fully complete the challenge.

Politics

11 h. ago If the UK wants growth, it must modernise mental health treatment

If we want to reduce welfare dependency, we have to help people get well and stay well.

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13 h. ago Online school and junior tennis: freedom, focus – and a quiet cost

Elite junior tennis players are flocking to online schools. The model offers flexibility and focus – but raises deeper questions about growth, pressure and childhoodIn a major study released recently in Epidemiology, conclusions were drawn – yet again – regarding how shutdowns and online learning were ultimately very damaging to kids’ emotional and mental health (obviously some cohorts of kids were more affected than others with financial security a big part of the calculation). This is no major surprise as parents and students alike weren’t happy with the remote learning environment.Yet despite this general consensus about online schooling not being as healthy as regular school, a new trend has exploded since Covid: the rapid growth of online schooling for tennis players and other athletes. Parents and their junior athletes feel that by being able to play several hours in the day instead of after school it will accelerate their progress in the sport while still leaving room for aca...

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19 h. ago I'm a leading surgeon, professor... and a recovering alcoholic. This is the shocking amount I was drinking at my lowest, how I stayed functional

According to experts, functioning alcoholics are often high achievers with stressful jobs, while also suffering low self-esteem and mental health problems such as depression.

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24 h. ago Acclaimed actress, 48, says she plans to die by assisted suicide because she cannot overcome her mental illness

Claire Brosseau appears to have led a charmed life - but she is insisting on euthanasia after a series of distressing mental health episodes.

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29 h. ago ‘I didn’t want to live but got help — now I aid other mums with mental health’

Helped by a mental health support service for mums run by the charity Mind, Bethanie Powell managed to climb out of the darkness, and is now helping others in a similar position

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31 h. ago ‘This will be a stressful job’: Sam Altman offers $555k salary to fill most daunting role in AI

New head of preparedness at OpenAI will face unnerving in-tray amid fears from some experts that AI could ‘turn on us’The maker of ChatGPT has advertised a $555,000-a-year vacancy with a daunting job description that would cause Superman to take a sharp intake of breath.In what may be close to the impossible job, the “head of preparedness” at OpenAI will be directly responsible for defending against risks from ever more powerful AIs to human mental health, cybersecurity and biological weapons. Continue reading...

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33 h. ago ‘Just like so many families’: US parents of addicted kids relate to the Reiners – but fear stigma

The challenges of drug and alcohol addiction are familiar, but violence against others is highly unusual, parents sayWhen news broke that Rob and Michele Singer Reiner had been killed and a possible suspect was their son, Nick Reiner, who had struggled with addiction and mental health issues, it brought addiction back into the public spotlight. But parents who have been affected by their children’s addiction fear the conversation will focus on the exceedingly rare act of violence instead of the more widespread risks.Ron Grover and his wife, Darlene, have been glued to the news. They only knew the Reiners by their work, but they feel a connection: Grover’s son also became addicted at 15 to opioids and then heroin, much like Nick Reiner, and he was in and out of rehab and jail for years. But after seven excruciating years, Grover’s son got sober in July 2010. Continue reading...

Society

54 h. ago STEPHEN FRY: ‘Lives depend on men’s mental health action — we must do more now’

With suicide the biggest killer of men under 50, Sir Stephen warns: ‘We need strides: strides that turn words into action, promises into properly funded services.’

Society

54 h. ago Stephen Fry warns lives at stake as he makes powerful ‘national emergency’ plea

Writing for the Mirror, The Celebrity Traitors star – who has shared his own battle with bipolar disorder – calls for action on men's mental health

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3 d. ago Bedbound disabled woman struggling after cancer death of husband faces TV Licence prosecution

TV Licensing brought the prosecution against the woman after noting she is disabled and has mental health struggles

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3 d. ago Lung cancer warning for foods which make up ‘half the average diet’ after new study

A study linked ultra-processed foods to 32 harmful health effects including a higher risk of heart disease, cancer, type 2 diabetes, adverse mental health and early death

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3 d. ago TV Licence conviction for bedbound disabled woman struggling after cancer death of husband

TV Licensing brought the prosecution against the woman after noting she is disabled and has mental health struggles

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3 d. ago 'That place is dangerous': Horrific stories emerge from mental health unit

An ex-soldier stripped of his dignity and a grieving family are among those who say they were let down by Hafan y Coed

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4 d. ago The pioneering light boxes helping Orkney islanders avoid seasonal affective disorder

Wintering Well boxes to counter effects of low light on mental health are ‘super popular’, says island librarian“Boxes of light” are being used to help people who struggle with low winter mood while living in one of Scotland’s darkest communities as part of a wider research initiative to support the million-plus sufferers of seasonal affective disorder across Britain.Residents of the Orkney Islands have been able to borrow a Wintering Well Box from their library since the clocks went back in October, with the kits already proving “super popular” according to Sue House, an assistant librarian at Orkney Library – the oldest public library in Scotland and coincidentally an online sensation, thanks to its goofy social media presence. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Inside world of F1 psychologists used by Lando Norris, George Russell and other stars

In the cut-throat world of F1, mental health is often overlooked, but there is a new generation of drivers tapping into the power of psychology to unlock performance on the racetrack.

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5 d. ago Scarlett Moffatt weight loss explained as Gogglebox star hits Strictly dance floor

TV star Scarlett Moffat has previously spoken about her journey with body confidence, dieting in the past, and how that affected her mental health, emphasising that she wants to focus on being healthy and body positive

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