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Matt Hancock: mental health priorities for the new health secretary

16 July 2018, Lucy Thorpe

Policy manager Lucy Thorpe looks at what the new health secretary Matt Hancock can do to help improve England's mental health, after taking over from Jeremy Hunt.

Screen time and children's mental health: what does the evidence say?

9 July 2018, Victoria Zamperoni

The debate about the time children spend in front of screens has been fierce lately. But what does the evidence say? Victoria Zamperoni looks at both sides of the argument.

Preventing mental health problems in children is more important than ever

28 June 2018, Jane Caro

Our new Head of Families, Children and Young People Jane Caro talks about the work we're doing in this area and how important it is to ensuring good mental health in all children.

Learning disabilities, employment and mental health

21 June 2018, Christine-Koulla Burke

How does employment affect the mental health of people with learning disabilities and what can we do about it?

How different sectors work together to improve mental health

15 June 2018, Guest Blogger

Louise Arseneault calls for greater collaboration between academia and the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector to better understand, prevent and treat mental health conditions.

Father's Day: a focus on young fathers and mental health

13 June 2018, Katrina Jenkins

As we approach Father's Day, Katrina Jenkins looks at some of the issues involved in the mental health of young fathers and the specific challenges they face.

Reducing stress in later life and end of life

18 May 2018, Stuart Hill

Stuart Hill talks about the recent passing of his grandmother from dementia and how we can reduce stress towards the end of people's lives.

How mental health days could improve the UK's mental health

17 May 2018, Lucy Thorpe

We're calling for at least two 'mental health days' for every public sector worker to help manage their mental health. Here's why...

Less stressful workplaces: what we can all do

14 May 2018, Chris O'Sullivan

Everybody can help make work less stressful. See our workplace lead Chris O'Sullivan's best bits of advice.

The diary of a sleepless night

10 May 2018,

What is it like having trouble sleeping? How does it impact your mental and physical health? What can you do to sleep better? A supporter walks us through this in the form of a sleep diary.