University of Manchester - Archive (mental-health)
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2025
22
September
2025
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11:48
Europe/London
Every year, thousands of people with mental health conditions in the UK are missing out on cutting-edge treatments because the NHS is losing ground to private companies in clinical research, a new study from The University of Manchester has warned.
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10
February
2025
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09:00
Europe/London
A new study by researchers at The University of Manchester, using data from the #BeeWell survey, has found that sleep plays a crucial role in the mental wellbeing of adolescent girls.
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28
January
2025
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10:05
Europe/London
The May Davidson Award 2024 has been presented to Dr Sarah Parry by the British Psychological Society (BPS) for her exceptional early career achievements.
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2024
08
October
2024
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12:30
Europe/London
The University has been awarded the University Mental Health Charter Award from Student Minds 鈥� the UK鈥檚 student mental health charity.
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13
June
2024
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12:10
Europe/London
As politicians in the US, France and other countries begin introducing legislation banning the free use of social media by young people, new research has found that these bans do not address youth mental health problems 鈥� and could actually cause …
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15
March
2024
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10:00
Europe/London
Latest #BeeWell data presents a much-needed good news story for young people鈥檚 mental health and wellbeing.
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15
March
2024
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09:00
Europe/London
People living in the North of England and in coastal areas are more likely to die from 鈥榙eath of despair鈥�, according to new University of Manchester-led research.
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07
February
2024
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12:01
Europe/London
A new report has revealed a crisis in children鈥檚 autism assessment, warning that thousands of autistic children and young people are waiting months - or even years - for health and education support.
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2023
23
March
2023
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14:20
Europe/London
The latest #BeeWell survey demonstrates that while the wellbeing of young people across Greater Manchester has remained stable over the past two years, girls and LGBTQ+ young people have again reported significantly lower levels of wellbeing.
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2022
11
July
2022
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13:53
Europe/London
The Department for Education has announced that the model piloted in the GM will be rolled out across the country
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2020
05
August
2020
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10:09
Europe/London
The UK’s first national pledge calling on senior leaders in NHS mental health trusts, public bodies and commissioning to reduce ethnic inequalities in mental health care launches today (Wednesday 5th August 2020)
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2019
27
November
2019
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15:00
Europe/London
Researchers at The University of Manchester have worked with Kooth, an online mental health service for young people, to produce a report on the impact the service has had, and improve mental health treatment across the country.
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19
November
2019
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16:58
Europe/London
With 25 years’ experience of working with students, Sarah Littlejohn offers her thoughts on how universities, staff and peers can help manage students’ mental health.
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31
October
2019
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12:06
Europe/London
Concern has been growing over rising rates of self-harm in teenagers. In the UK and Ireland, increases began around the time of the 2008 economic crash and show no sign of slowing. One study of the UK found rates among teenage girls rose by …
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10
October
2019
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14:38
Europe/London
Honorary Professor of Business and Entrepreneurship at the Alliance Manchester Business School (AMBS), Vikas Shah MBE talks openly about his own struggles with depression despite being a successful entrepreneur.
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10
September
2019
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08:50
Europe/London
We’ve all heard that ‘food is good for your mood’. Now, a new study into mental health and nutrient supplementation has taken a leap forward by establishing the gold standard for which nutrients are proven to assist in the …
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03
September
2019
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16:01
Europe/London
Leaders of graduate institutions from 16 countries across six continents today agreed on a set of principles and practical actions supporting graduate student mental health and well-being.
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11
July
2019
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00:01
Europe/London
A major new health research programme, led by researchers from The University of Manchester, has been announced today (11 July 2019) to tackle Greater Manchester’s biggest health challenges, as part of a £135m national investment.
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30
May
2019
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09:22
Europe/London
Self-harm in middle-aged men increased significantly following the 2008 financial crisis, according to a study led by researchers at The University of Manchester..
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2018
02
October
2018
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18:20
Europe/London
Mental health patients are at much greater risk of dying from unnatural causes following their first discharge from inpatient care than the rest of the population, according to new research.
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24
August
2018
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00:01
Europe/London
Carers for people with cancer are between 5 and 7 times more likely to have mental health problems than the general population, according to a landmark new study.
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11
April
2018
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11:28
Europe/London
The University of Manchester has been awarded £150,000 to develop new ways of supporting the wellbeing and mental health of postgraduate research students.
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04
April
2018
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15:00
Europe/London
Young people belonging to alternative subcultures, such as goths, emos or metal fans, are at a greater risk of self-harm and suicide than those who do not, according to a research review.
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19
March
2018
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23:12
Europe/London
A canine visitor to The University of Manchester’s medical school is no mutt when it comes to making medical students happy.
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27
February
2018
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10:50
Europe/London
For the family and friends of people who self-injure, as well as the doctors and services that try to support them, a key question is often: why do they do it?
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12
February
2018
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09:00
Europe/London
Experts have called for a significant and urgent increase in resources to support the mental health of young people in schools, after a study uncovered a ‘perfect storm’ of increased need and decreased provision.
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11
January
2018
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09:26
Europe/London
Students from a girls’ grammar school have worked with educational psychologists from The University of Manchester to develop an accessible and appealing mental health strategy for their school.
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2017
19
October
2017
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07:00
Europe/London
University of Manchester researchers have found that reports of self-harm in girls aged between 13 and 16 rose by 68% between 2011 and 2014. Overall, girls had much higher rates than boys.
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08
September
2017
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08:00
Europe/London
A groundbreaking talking treatment has been developed and successfully trialled with a group of Black and minority ethnic (BME) schizophrenia service users, carers, community members and health professionals.
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13
July
2017
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10:00
Europe/London
Children and young people who die by suicide have often experienced the death of a family member or friend, in some cases also by suicide, according to a new report by The University of Manchester’s National Confidential Inquiry into Suicide …
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