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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 two-third...
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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 management of a range of me...
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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
10
October
2018
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11:18
Europe/London
Greater Manchester will be the first place in the country to establish a dedicated centre to help support higher education students with mental health needs.
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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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01
October
2018
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08:00
Europe/London
A nationwide survey led by The University of Manchester and BBC Radio 4 has found that 16-24 year olds experience loneliness more often and more intensely than any other age group.
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25
September
2018
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10:48
Europe/London
A relationship breakdown can also cause the unexpected and traumatic loss of friends, new research has shown.
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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
July
2018
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11:36
Europe/London
The first national online survey to give members of the public the opportunity to set the research priorities in the field of ethnic inequalities and severe mental illness has been launched today.
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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 and Homi...
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05
July
2017
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09:00
Europe/London
The University of Manchester - along with Queen Mary University of London and Words of Colour Productions – has been commissioned to establish an independent centre of excellence on ethnic inequalities, severe mental illness and multiple disadvantage...
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04
May
2017
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16:00
Europe/London
New research has revealed that apps installed on smartphones can be used to significantly reduce anxiety.
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16
March
2017
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09:00
Europe/London
People who come to hospital after self-harm are unlikely to be helped by the use of risk scales when they see mental health staff, according to new research published in the British Journal of Psychiatry.
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23
February
2017
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10:00
Europe/London
Poor healing of wounds and increased pressures on the NHS through readmissions are more likely if surgery is carried out on people with anxiety or depression, a University of Manchester study has found.
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