The Latest Breaking News from Anxiety

LIFE STORY: Francesca Jackson, 29, a spa therapist from Cheshire, medicated her feelings of anxiety, low self-worth, and fatigue with alcohol and abused prescription drugs such as codeine. It wasn’t until checking into rehab nearly two years ago that things started to make sense to her, she tells Charlotte Cripps

"Adolescence", the Netflix hit series about a British 13-year-old boy arrested on suspicion of a horrifying crime, has intensified the anxiety of parents worried about toxic and misogynistic influences young people are exposed to online.

When there’s a disaster, it’s helpful to know what’s going on — and know whether you’re truly at risk. But as essential as emergency alert systems are, they can leave many of us feeling anxious — even when the alert may be a false alarm or test.

Young people in the region report extremely high levels of anxiety, depression, and climate change worry.