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After waiting more than a year to see an NHS specialist, Sam’s assessment for ADHD took less than two hours. It happened over video, involved a short checklist and brief history, and ended with a swift decision.

Raising kids is one of the most rewarding things that you’ll ever do in life, but we’d be lying if we said that it was easy. Parenting requires constant, never-ending effort, and it’s going to challenge you in very creative ways. And every single parent we know could use a…

A passenger having a mental health episode was heading for the emergency exit. He lunged for the door handle, screaming

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Teaching unions have been calling for more investment in mental health services to help tackle the absence crisis

Almost half of adults, 25.9 million, report feeling lonely in the UK, but experts stress AI is not the answer

In the historic walled city of Derry (also known as Londonderry) in Northern Ireland, the night-time economy is vibrant. But like many urban centres, it presents safety challenges for those trying to get home. At night, a volunteer group known as the Inner City Assistance Team (iCat) often patrols the…

New research shows a fourfold increase in the numbers of young people using specialist mental health care in the last two decades

Researchers are turning to VR and AI to treat mental health disorders, improve empathy training and make music more accessible to disabled musicians