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Mental health

'My three-year-old son brought me back from the brink'

Barnsley father Simon Mayo opens up about his mental health struggles four years ago.

South Yorkshire

A young woman carefully holds a week-old yellow chick in both her hands. She is smiling at the camera and has short dark hair and a black T-shirt.

Helping on the farm reaps mental health benefits

Farm Care has "seen an impact" on youngsters' mental health on east Surrey farms.

A woman bends down in a garden area. In the background are other people working in a flower bed.

Community garden supporting mental wellbeing

The Green Patch offers gardening, therapy, and wellbeing support and gives one user "headspace".

Northamptonshire

Baroness Lampard sits in the inquiry office at Arundel House in London. She is wearing a white shirt and navy suit. Her glasses are rounded and tortoiseshell in colour and she is looking direct at the camera with her hair up. She is wearing pearl earrings and is sitting in front of an information folder

Inquiry 'extremely dissatisfied' with health trust

Baroness Lampard hears late changes were made to submissions about a self-harm prevention system.

Face of a young man wearing a gaming headset, his face is lit in purple light

Making sure gaming is good for your mental health

Luke Newman squinting while taking a selfie. He has short dark hair and is wearing a white T-shirt. He is surrounded by six other men and they are all wearing For Men To Talk T-shirts. They are all outside on a walk.

Man 'proud' his men's support group expanding

Luke Newman says it "reflects both a growing demand and a growing awareness" of mental health.

Cameron Matthews dressed in a yellow fluorescent vest with Unison written on the front and stood by a road. Men in high visibility jackets also stand alongside the road.

Mental health counsellors to strike over pay

UNISON says its members are being under paid by "thousands of pounds" each year.

Head and shoulders photo of Deborah Coles. She has straight blonde shoulder-length hair with a centre parting. She is wearing a dark jacket with a white top underneath, and a large black and silver necklace. She is standing in front of a building with railings outside, and is looking directly into the camera

Charity boss slams 'reprehensible' health trusts

NHS trusts "try to stop" coroners issuing Prevention of Future Death reports, an inquiry hears.

Bionic from Gladiators poses in the arena holding a prop and wearing a bodysuit

Gladiator Bionic: It's important to talk