Men’s wellbeing groups are growing - and helping fill gaps in mental health support New research shows community groups are helping men open up about mental health and challenge traditional ideas of masculinity.

Men’s wellbeing groups are growing - and helping fill gaps in mental health support

"Let's Talk About Youth Mental Wellbeing", is a useful resource for youth mental health to promote mental health literacy, self-care and help-seeking. www.mhinnovation.net/sites/defaul...

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The Mental Health Metadata Repository is a centralized platform that consolidates datasets on depression, anxiety, and psychosis to support research, innovation, and evidence-based policy across Africa.

This document is a compendium of links to various resources produced by WHO HQ on mental health topics. TY MHInnovation www.mhinnovation.net/resources/co...

This is a large-scale open-access global platform of laws, policies, strategies related to mental health, substance use, and suicide prevention from over 190 countries: including national laws, policies, service standards, evaluations, and key WHO and UN documents. mindbank.cmhlp.org

Self-harm treatments less effective for men compared to women – new research Talking therapies and other treatments may not address the underlying issues that are causing men to harm themselves.

Self-harm treatments less effective for men compared to women – new research

The Autistic and OK toolkit was co-produced by autistic young people to equip schools with practical resources and peer-led workshops to help improve autistic young people’s wellbeing. www.ambitiousaboutautism.org.uk/what-we-do/s...

Top public health achievements of the 21st century We count down the top 20 public health achievements of the 21st century, voted for by public health professionals

Top public health achievements of the 21st century

Why does chronic pain often lead to depression? Our research shows the answer is in the brain Depression affects an estimated 40% of adults with chronic pain.

Why does chronic pain often lead to depression? Our research shows the answer is in the brain

Making sense of the widening gender mental health gap: what teenage girls told us Girls said that visual platforms, such as Instagram and TikTok, particularly reiterate gendered expectations for girls on how they should present themselves.

Making sense of the widening gender mental health gap: what teenage girls told us

Doing it Ourselves: Crafting a Mad Zine Methodology - Hel Spandler, Jill Anderson, Tamsin Walker, 2026 This article describes the approach we developed in our research project about radical mental health zines, or mad zines. Rather than importing a set of accepte...

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Dementia: how brain resilience, immune health and the menopause play a role in women’s risk Investigating sex-specific factors could lead to more targeted therapies and better understanding of diseases, such as Alzheimer’s.

Dementia: how brain resilience, immune health and the menopause play a role in women’s risk

Boofing: why taking illicit drugs rectally is so risky It isn’t new but stronger drugs and faster absorption mean boofing carries risks many people don’t realise.

Boofing: why taking illicit drugs rectally is so risky

How mental health has changed in baby boomers and gen X across their entire adulthoods Our findings highlight life-long inequalities in mental health by factors that are down to chance.

How mental health has changed in baby boomers and gen X across their entire adulthoods

Routine medical procedures can feel harder for women – here’s why When medical procedures are designed around male anatomy, women often pay the price – in pain, difficulty and dismissal.

Routine medical procedures can feel harder for women – here’s why

The menopause gap: why some women suffer more and get less care Menopause is universal, but experiences are not. Ethnicity, culture and access to care shape symptoms, silence and support, leaving many women overlooked.

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Emily Ryalls’ Divine Archives explores women’s collective and individual experiences with pain Women’s experiences of pain – and how pain is felt, understood and lived through the body – sit at the heart of the exhibition.

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How to deal with worry this Christmas You may not control which worries show up before Christmas, but you can control how you respond to them.

How to deal with worry this Christmas

Violence against women and girls: four key takeaways from a strategy that aims to change society The goal is to halve violence against women and girls within a decade.

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What looks like ‘overdiagnosis’ is really a system struggling to provide continuous care Diagnosis rates are rising because the NHS pathway is overwhelmed and fragmented, not because distress is being exaggerated.

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Drug use is changing in England – with more adults showing signs of dependence Our survey has highlighted shifts in the nature of drug use in England, the types of drugs adults take and their dependence on these drugs.

Drug use is changing in England – with more adults showing signs of dependence

A criminal & public health crisis: From grooming gangs to Virginia Giuffre, this is the common thread in abuse theconversation.com/from-groomin... TY #TheConversation

Standing Together: The health impacts of the racist riots on communities, one year on www.patientlibrary.net/cgi-bin/down...

Rise in youth mortality fuelled by mental illness, drugs, violence and other preventable causes The main causes of youth deaths were shown to be injury, violence, suicide, road traffic accidents and substance abuse.

Rise in youth mortality fuelled by mental illness, drugs, violence and other preventable causes theconversation.com/rise-in-yout...

Joint statement on anti-migrant rhetoric | Royal College of Nursing www.rcn.org.uk/About-us/Our...

How domestic abusers use emotional bonding to control their victims – new study Perpetrators used emotional connection to create a sense of closeness early in the relationship, later using it against their victims.

How domestic abusers use emotional bonding to control their victims – new study

Effective Support for Homeless Women with Severe Mental Illness Nicky Lambert explores a qualitative study which aims to build a model of practice for homeless women with severe mental illness in India.

Effective Support for Homeless Women with Severe Mental Illness www.nationalelfservice.net/populations-... TY MentalElf

TY Centre for Aging Better This report highlights the variations in the experiences of growing older across England with the difference in life expectancy for women in the richest and poorest areas now reaching an average of 3.7 years. ageing-better.org.uk/sites/defaul...

Fancy reading more about climate change and mental health? We have published lots of blogs that highlight new research about climate distress and related topics #CMHP25
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