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Mental health

17 June 2024

  • A man in a surgeon general's uniform speaks into a microphone

    US surgeon general calls for cigarette-style warnings on social media platforms

    Dr Vivek Murthy asks for required labels that state ‘social media is associated with significant mental health harms’
  • Woman using laptop

    ‘Uber of therapy’ platform BetterHelp faces scrutiny over customer data privacy amid Australian expansion

    Exclusive: Consumer advocates say company’s wrongdoing overseas means privacy watchdog should investigate whether it has breached local laws

    • Children facing a ‘brutal’ loss of time and space for play at state schools

    • How to build a better life
      Angry? Disappointed? Heartbroken? Think twice before you call the feelings police

    • Why I quit
      Dating apps took over my life – so I ditched them and learned to live in the moment

      Anya Ryan

16 June 2024

  • A silhouette of a woman in a seated yoga pose

    Making sense of it
    We should embrace our inner goddess – but let’s not create another test for women to fail

    Jackie Bailey
    You don’t have to wear a floral wreath or take milk baths to adhere to a modern goddess philosophy
  • Phil Daoust with his staffie cross Sienna.

    Fit for ever
    The loneliness trap: it is said to be as bad as smoking. So will it shorten my lifespan?

    Lonely people are more likely to get heart disease, strokes, anxiety, depression, dementia … Add it all up, and they’re 26% more likely to die early. How do you avoid joining the unhappy millions?

    • Electrical brain stimulation can ease heartbreak, study finds

    • Self-care: why looking after No 1 isn’t always best for your wellbeing

    • Observer letters
      We have abandoned our vulnerable children

15 June 2024

  • illustration of people using mobile phones

    I’m an expert on adolescence: here’s why a smartphone ban isn’t the answer, and what we should do instead

    Jonathan Haidt’s bestselling book blames social media for a decline in teenage mental health. But is he right?

14 June 2024

  • A casino slot machine game on a mobile screen

    Labour’s manifesto commitment on gambling is irresponsible

  • A blurred photo of a person taking a tablet.

    Why we are sceptical about this study of antidepressant withdrawal symptoms

  • Overhead view of schoolchildren in a playground

    Mental health is main cause of rising absences in England, say headteachers

  • Tom Usher

    Men are less able to identify eating disorders – I called mine ‘cutting weight’

    Tom Usher

12 June 2024

  • Outdoor portrait of young Native woman with long brown hair, wearing long earrings, a white sleeveless top, and orange beads, looking straight on at camera, with fuchsia and yellow blooms blurry in the background.

    Magic mushrooms helped a Navajo woman deal with trauma. Now she wants to help others

    Marlena Robbins believes psilocybin could help treat mental health and addiction issues among Native Americans

  • The Guardian documentary
    Dear Mamma: a transgender man, his mother and their journey in letters

    When Naissa tells his mother Daniela that he identifies as a trans man she struggles to understand. Through candid personal letters exchanged over three years, Dear Mamma follows Naissa as he stands firmly for his independence and identity, and Daniela as she wrestles with her fear of losing a child. As Naissa embarks on his professional dance career and proudly embodies his gender, his mother also embarks on a journey of understanding and acceptance of her son’s choices
  • Still from the Guardian documentary, Dear Mamma by filmmaker Sky Neal

    The Guardian documentary
    Dear Mamma: a journey of acceptance for a mother and transgender son

    When Naissa tells his mother Daniela that he identifies as a trans man she struggles to understand. Through candid personal letters exchanged over three years, ‘Dear Mamma’ follows Naissa as he stands firmly for his independence and identity, and Daniela as she wrestles with her fear of losing a child. As Naissa embarks on his professional dance career and proudly embodies his gender, his mother also embarks on a journey of understanding and acceptance of her son’s choices

10 June 2024

  • Claire Jackson

    Why I quit
    Sorting through baby teeth and Marmite jars, I realised I was a hoarder – and needed help

    Claire Jackson
  • A black man sits alone with his head bowed

    Fair Access
    My embarrassing condition needs a simple operation – but in Nigeria few can afford it

    Michael Adebisi
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