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Psychologist Dr Kirren Schnack, author of Ten Times Calmer, talks to Lisa Salmon about how to take more control of your life.

'It's a low cost, low risk way for people to create a community.'

Mental and emotional health and wellbeing was the main reason children contacted the NSPCC service in 2022/23.

Yvette Cooper will announce ‘young futures’ scheme that will also offer mental health support

Close and happy relationships with parents at age three have long-lasting positive impact on social behavior and mental health.

Doomscrolling: The reason for many mental conditions

India's adolescent population holds promise of economic prosperity, but mental health needs more attention. Government policies have not addressed mental health needs adequately. Poverty, childhood adversity, and violence are risk factors for mental health disorders. Solutions include a multi-sector approach, better education, and improved school environments.

In 2019, 7.2% of people in the European Union suffered from chronic depression. The human – and economic – cost of this illness is considerable, which is why the European Commission unveiled a €1.23 billion mental health strategy in June, to be achieved through 20 flagship initiatives.

Sub Collector Aditi Singh highlights effect of parenting on children's mental health; Indla Ramasubba Reddy urges parents to be democratic, avoid quarreling in front of children; Vishal Indla suggests tracking children's activity on gadgets, respecting opinions.