65 h. ago Thug battered girlfriend with Flash speed mop in front of their baby – but avoids jail after saying he has mental health issues due to cannabis use

Lewis Royle-Williams, 20, from Droylsden, blamed his cannabis use for the attack following a meal out with his girlfriend

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6 d. ago If you’re feeling anxious, take a moment to pause before pouring that glass of wine | Diane Young

Anxiety can can disrupt relationships, affect sleep and lead to harmful coping behaviours. Early awareness is crucialThe modern mind is a column where experts discuss mental health issues they are seeing in their workWhen Mia*, 35, walks into my office, she looks composed and ready to start her day fresh with a counselling session. But having seen Mia for almost half a year now, I know she masks the truth behind her polished facade, and I notice the subtle tension in her shoulders that gives it away.Mia tells me that the night before, she had poured herself “just one glass of wine” to unwind after a long day. One glass became two, then three. It’s a pattern she has grown used to; a quiet ritual that helps her “switch off” from the racing thoughts that flood her mind when the day finally slows down. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Stranger Things: The dark side of David Harbour and has it come back to haunt him?

The rumours of a rift with co-star Millie Bobby Brown has come weeks after the release of Lily Allen’s album ‘West End Girl’ which painted David Harbour as callous and cruel. For years, the ‘Stranger Things’ star has used work as a lifeline while dealing with his mental health issues, so how has he become pop culture’s enemy number one? Katie Rosseinsky reports

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9 d. ago OpenAI faces 7 lawsuits claiming ChatGPT drove people to suicide, delusions

OpenAI is facing seven lawsuits claiming ChatGPT drove people to suicide and harmful delusions even when they had no prior mental health issues

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1 week ago Common antibiotic for skin issue may also slash the risk of a mental health condition

Scientists at the University of Edinburgh were part of a team that scrutinised data from over 56,000 adolescents

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1 week ago Government issues update on mental health services in Greater Manchester

'We recognise that people with mental health issues, including those in Greater Manchester, are not getting the support or care they need'

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1 week ago Woman, 24, who drank rosé on beach before car crash killed baby boy avoids jail

Stevie Steel, 24, had been drinking rosé on the beach with 22-year-old Morgan Kiely when she crashed and flipped her car in Clacton-on-Sea, killing six-month-old Harry Kiely

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1 week ago Drink driver, 24, avoids jail over death of her friend's six

Stevie Steel, 24, had bought three bottles of wine during a day out at the beach with a friend when she collided with another vehicle.

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1 week ago Drink driver, 24, avoids jail over death of her friend's six

Stevie Steel, 24, had downed three bottles of wine during a day out at the beach with a friend when she collided with another vehicle.

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1 week ago Knifeman who stabbed terrified passengers in Huntingdon train rampage 'had history of mental health issues and was known to the authorities'

The violence lasted 14 minutes on the 6.25 from Doncaster as the knifeman went on a rampage through the carriages.

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2 w. ago Wishaw charity marks 10 years of mental health support through performing arts

Fool On was started by people who had experienced mental health issues and found that performing arts helped them recover.

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2 w. ago We fight on for Ricky Hatton's legacy as you help mental health charities hit target

You guys dug deep to help continue The Hitman’s crusade to help those affected by mental health issues after his shock death on September 14 - and all we can say is thank you

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2 w. ago AI psychosis is a growing danger. ChatGPT is moving in the wrong direction | Amandeep Jutla

OpenAI’s CEO has announced loosening the platform’s safety restrictions. He seems not to understand how humans are wiredOn 14 October 2025, the CEO of OpenAI made an extraordinary announcement.“We made ChatGPT pretty restrictive,” it says, “to make sure we were being careful with mental health issues.”Amandeep Jutla MD is an associate research scientist in the division of child and adolescent psychiatry at Columbia University and the New York State Psychiatric Institute Continue reading...

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2 w. ago More than a million people every week show suicidal intent when chatting with ChatGPT, OpenAI estimates

Finding is one of most direct statements from the tech company on how AI can exacerbate mental health issuesMore than a million ChatGPT users each week send messages that include “explicit indicators of potential suicidal planning or intent”, according to a blogpost published by OpenAI on Monday. The finding, part of an update on how the chatbot handles sensitive conversations, is one of the most direct statements from the artificial intelligence giant on the scale of how AI can exacerbate mental health issues.In addition to its estimates on suicidal ideations and related interactions, OpenAI also said that about 0.07 of users active in a given week – about 560,000 of its touted 800m weekly users – show “possible signs of mental health emergencies related to psychosis or mania”. The post cautioned that these conversations were difficult to detect or measure, and that this was an initial analysis. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Tom Jones feels 'partly responsible' for wife's mental health issues before she died

New BBC documentary hears first-hand how Sir Tom used to think of his wife Linda while singing the Bob Dylan song What Good Am I? after her health went downhill from 2010

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4 w. ago Female Met Police officer is sacked for running spray tanning business while claiming mental health issues stopped her reporting for duty

PC Jennifer Stowers, 37, based within Central West Command Unit, ran her mobile spray tanning firm between May 18, 2023 and April 2, 2025, while claiming to be unable to work in person

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