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Mental health 2019

Articles that appeared in the Mental Health 2019 supplement, published in the Guardian on May 15 2019 to mark UK Mental Health Awareness Week

  • Photograph by Chris Leslie

    The 'Glasgow effect' implies cities make us sad. Can the city prove the opposite?

    Life expectancy for Glaswegians has long been notoriously low, but planners are starting to learn how to make citizens healthier – and happier
  • ALEXIA HARRISON case study for Mental Health Supplement.

    How much does poor body image affect mental health?

    Having concerns about how you look is not in itself a mental illness, but can trigger a range of problems
  • ▲ The Mental Health Foundation wants emotional wellbeing to sit at the heart of school curriculum photography: getty<br>A multi-ethnic group of young school children are indoors in their classroom. They are sitting on pillows and doing yoga together. They are sitting with their hands in their lap.

    Schools of thought: can mindfulness lessons boost child mental health?

    Children are under increasing pressure. Investing in their mental wellbeing could could help them now and in the future
  • sales person at the hospital<br>a mid adult male doctor speaks with a businesswoman , sales person on the hospital corridor as they head to a meeting  ,with a young female nurse and patients in the busy corridor .

    'There is a stigma in training': the battle to find mental health workers

  • Arun Chidambaram case study for Mental Health Supplement.

    'It was a leap of faith but we knew it could work': the new roles in mental health care

  • A cheerful young businesswoman sits in a circle during a staff meeting. She puts her hands together as she speaks to an unrecognizable coworker.

    'It's given me hope': the rapid growth of mental health recovery colleges

    Model offers people in crisis a guiding hand from those with first‑hand experience
  • ▼ GPs are keen to adopt ‘social prescribing’ on the NHS as a form of mental health treatment photograph: getty For use with Mental Health Supplement - Sydenham Gardens

    Green therapy: how gardening is helping to fight depression

    A growing movement is promoting the role gardening can play in patient recovery and rehabilitation
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