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Sure, the holidays are filled with love, tradition, family and fun. But for many, the nonstop activity and socializing can take a toll on their mental health.

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How COVID can disturb your sleep and dreams – and what could help

By the end of 2022, more than 650 million COVID infections had been reported to the World Health Organization. With the true number likely much higher, and the tally increasing by hundreds of thousands every week, the scientific community has been focused on understanding the impact of COVID on our…

The Conversation

Mental health patient died of heroin overdose due to NHS trust neglect, inquest finds

Desmond Maddix, 36, died after another patient smuggled drug into ward and injected him with lethal dose

The Guardian - UK

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‘Drag lets me put my OCD and depression on the back burner’

Luis Rowley's drag persona helps him deal with his mental health problems

Liverpool Echo

Roy Carroll using mental health battle to help young players chart careers

The former Manchester United goalkeeper battled with depression and alcohol during his own playing days

Belfast Live

Naked Man Shot In Hospital By Houston Cop Gets $900K Settlement

The city quietly paid off Alan Pean, a man injured by an off-duty Bayou City police officer during a mental health crisis.

Texas Observer

Working in isolation can pose mental health challenges – here’s what anyone can learn from how gig workers have adapted

In the wake of the pandemic, it is clear that remote work is here to stay. It seems every week there are more news stories about workers preferring to work remotely, or companies closing physical office spaces.

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'I was in a dark place' - Sunderland man speaks out after cost of living crisis and rising bills led to suicidal thoughts

Jordan Sherwood from Southwick is among those to have seen his mental health hit by skyrocketing bills

Chronicle Live

Clermont pharmacist Grant Oswald wins award for Jugs and Jocks event helping men's mental health

When Grant Oswald noticed he was "sneaking down the path of the black dog", he started a now award-winning mental health event.

ABC News

This Morning Agony Aunt Deidre Sanders reveals husband of 55 years died days after MBE honour

The ITV star, 77, appeared on Tuesday’s show to discuss her award for her services to charity and mental health, when she made the announcement about her husband Rick

Evening Standard

America's loneliness fuels fascism

Both young Americans and seniors feel increasingly isolated — and this problem is central to our political crisis

Salon

Success of Larimer County’s pioneering 'competency court' sees program replicated across Front Range

DENVER — People charged with crimes in Colorado who face questions about their mental competency are often forced to wait in jail for months until they can be evaluated at a state hospital — but one court in Larimer County has pioneered a new approach that’s aimed at stabilizing defendants…

The Denver Post

People on Universal Credit with certain health conditions could be due up to £156 extra every week

If you need help due to an illness, disability or mental health condition you may qualify for extra financial support from DWP.

Daily Record

‘He needed help’: Family of Black man who died after restraint by police speak out

Exclusive: Godrick Osei died in July shortly after officers arrived at a care home where he was suffering a mental health crisis. The watchdog is investigating – but all officers involved remain on active duty

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Mental health officials share tips for keeping New Year’s Resolutions

Evening Standard

Man arrested on suspicion of murdering fellow care home resident in Hayes, west London

The two men lived at a facility for adults with mental health and drug abuse issues

The Independent UK

Number of children needing help for serious mental health problems soars

NHS data shows rise to more than a million referrals last year

Wales Online

Sharp rise in number of children needing help for serious mental health problems

The figure is over 300,000 higher (1,169,515) than that of 2021/22 (839,570)

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Salon

When caregivers need caregivers

Overworked family caregivers are experiencing skyrocketing rates of anxiety and depression

The Independent UK

39% rise in number of children needing help for serious mental health problems

The data includes children who are suicidal, self-harming, suffering serious depression or anxiety, and those with eating disorders.

Daily Mirror

Boris Becker “stronger” after prison stint as he posts New Year message to fans

Boris Becker was released from prison in December after serving just eight months of his sentence, and the former tennis star has taken to social media to declare his mental health is now 'better than ever'

WEKU

In county jails, guards use pepper spray, stun guns to subdue people in mental crisis

An investigation finds that corrections officers in Pennsylvania use physical force on people who may be unable to comply with orders due to a mental health condition.

The National (Scotland)

Mental health knowledge has improved among Scots in last two decades

MOST Scots believe their understanding of how mental health and discrimination affects people has improved in the last two decades, according to…

Fortune

6 foods and drinks to choose in the New Year to improve mood, energy, and longevity

These foods and drinks have physical and mental health benefits.

Belfast Live

Antrim man opens up on moment he texted friends about mental health struggles

"At the start of 2022 I began to wonder how many people wake up without people to talk to"

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