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Mental health charity Mind has welcomed a House of Lords amendment to the Health and Social Care Bill that would commit this and future governments to invest in mental health services in line with demand.

A new study has sought to explain the sex-based difference in risk and symptom manifestation of severe depression.

A University of Surrey study has linked improved children emotional self-regulation with in-school taekwondo lessons.

The Samaritans in collaboration with Anglia Ruskin University have launched a new hub delivering online support.

Experts from the Royal College of Psychiatrists have warned that a shape rise in the number of over-65-year-olds gambling online has the potential to put more people at risk of developing gambling disorders.

Researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago have developed a new blood test that has demonstrated potential in identifying depression and the effectiveness of treatment.

A study published in Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin has explored the efficacy, effectiveness and possible harmful side effects of SSRI antidepressants and makes suggestions that, along with the Royal College of Psychiatrists and NICE marks a shift in attitudes. 

Shelter reports on the growing crisis of homelessness among the female population. These recent findings as well as over a years worth of research into how the pandemic has uniquely impacted the lives and mental health of women point to an issue in need of immediate action.

Researchers at the University of Cambridge investigating the mysterious 'dark genome' have identified proteins that may prove useful in the identification and treatment of schizophrenia and bipolar.

Researchers from the University of Birmingham have concluded a study that has found that persistent childhood anxiety is potentially an indicator of later development of psychotic disorders.

Research from The Trevor Project has found that access to puberty-blocking medication is vital for supporting the mental health of transgender and nonbinary young people.

New research by the Mental Health Foundation and Independent Age has analysed the impact of the pandemic on older people, and makes some recommendations on how government and local authorities can safeguard older people's mental health.