‘They took everything’: arson attack destroyed a mother’s memories of her dead son
Karen Holmes lost a son to cancer, then her home in Yorkshire to a fire; the house is now refurbished but its meaning has gone Karen Holmes is sitting in…
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Cancer
Yoga can reduce anxiety and insomnia for people living with cancer, study finds
First clinical trial of its kind, involving 410 cancer survivors in US, also finds reductions in distress and fatigueYoga can reduce emotional distress, anxiety, fatigue and insomnia in people living…
Wildlife
‘It’s a great healer’: why being outdoors in nature means so much to us
Many of those who love spending time in Britain’s green places say it is awe-inspiring, calming and therapeuticAs a recent study revealed almost half of UK adults now spend less…
Teaching
Not all teachers will soldier on regardless | Letter
The perception of teachers and nurses as boundlessly, selflessly resilient is a classic example of survivorship bias, says Dr Jenny AndrewGaby Hinsliff’s article about the Green MP Carla Denyer refers…
‘It was too easy’: families ask how Kenneth Law enabled so many suicides
Bereaved relatives say they were ignored by authorities as they searched for answers over suicide forums and kitsCanadian man admits sending ‘suicide packets’ to hundreds of people around worldMonday would…
Young people
‘A record of failure’: what’s in the first part of Alan Milburn’s Neet report?
The former minister paints damning picture of structural issues affecting 1 million young people in the UKAlan Milburn, the Blair-era cabinet minister turned social mobility adviser, has delivered the first…
Police
Young police officer’s death raises questions about mental health support
An inquest into the death of a NSW Police recruit who was less than three months into the job hears differing opinions about whether it was related to his work.
Courts
‘Lost opportunity’ to help air force serviceman before he died, inquest finds
A coroner has found that the death of an RAAF serviceman could have been prevented, including when he left a military health centre during a mental health crisis. Warning: This…
Music
Kid Cudi Joins We Are Enough as a Founding Partner to Benefit Mental Health: ‘I Know What It’s Like to Be in a Dark Place’
His partnership with the movement kicks off May 30 at the rapper's Madison Square Garden show.
Mental health
Stigma around burnout must be challenged | Letters
Readers respond to the Green MP Carla Denyer’s decision to take time out from her workGaby Hinsliff’s excellent article about the Green MP Carla Denyer (The curse of burnout Britain…
Canada
Halifax newborn death: Questions remain as community, first responders cope
Halifax police say they're still waiting for autopsy results and that they haven't been able to speak to the mother, who remains in hospital, because of her serious condition.
Canada
RCMP commissioner ‘deeply concerned’ about CBC-backed prank show targeting veterans
Mike Duheme’s statement comes after the National Police Federation raised its own concerns