The Latest Breaking News from Mental Health

Even before the pandemic, university students were at high risk of developing mental health problems. Transitioning to adulthood is already a period of heightened vulnerability, and for students, this can be combined with added stressors such as living away from home, financial hardship and changing social relationships.

Brits' long-term dependence on anti-depressants has been laid bare as figures show a quarter of people using the drugs have been taking them for more than five years

Across the country schools have failed to see absence rates return to pre Covid figures with the effect of the pandemic on mental health and increased concerns about illness among the reasons given

Good Morning Britain fans were in shock when Dr Hilary Jones revealed his real age today before celebrating a very special birthday joined by Susanna Reid and Richard Madeley