Mental health Archives - Positive News

Beyond the classroom, the hands-on outdoor projects transforming young lives

Gavin Haines — Wed, 12 Nov 2025 07:00:30 +0000

Amid a youth mental health crisis, young people are finding meaning in gritty jobs – including mucking out pigs

Olivia Konotey-Ahulu — Tue, 14 Oct 2025 07:00:59 +0000

Men are less likely to seek health support than women and typically die younger. Can a new approach in the UK improve outcomes?

Lucy Purdy — Wed, 03 Sep 2025 07:00:16 +0000

From football matches to quiet catch-ups with friends, a charity-led photography project is celebrating the many forms of companionship

Gavin Haines — Mon, 04 Aug 2025 05:00:28 +0000

When you’re stuck in a rut, moving forward can feel impossible. Here are five ways to try to progress through struggles

Robin Eveleigh — Tue, 13 May 2025 07:00:54 +0000

For DJ Brandon Block, even when his reckless hedonism led to hospitalisation, he continued to use drugs. What was his turning point?

Fern McErlane — Tue, 06 May 2025 08:57:46 +0000

From thinking beyond the obvious, to trying mini ‘sabbaticals’, here are five suggestions for really slowing down

Sam Haddad — Wed, 23 Apr 2025 08:48:04 +0000

A Finnish researcher has designed a visual tool to get us talking in depth about the emotional impact of the climate crisis

Alexa Phillips — Mon, 31 Mar 2025 10:31:02 +0000

Storing and sharing seeds has clear environmental benefits. But new findings suggest they can bring about wellbeing wins too

Daniel Dylan Wray — Fri, 24 Jan 2025 12:09:51 +0000

Those behind a national movement for suicide prevention are finding that the forest is a good place to talk

Angela Garwood — Wed, 22 Jan 2025 10:05:31 +0000

The choice reflects children’s awareness of mental health and current affairs, say those behind the annual survey