Close to 800,000 people globally per annum make the decision to take their own lives, with these numbers rapidly increasing.

This year’s theme was originally supposed to be “sleep”, however, due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the Mental Health Foundation decided in April to change it to “kindness”.

With self-isolation leaving most of us stuck at home, you may be at a loss over how to spend your sudden free time.

Sean Rogers, now a business, managed Mold Alexandra FC to the 2013/2014 Welsh National League title as well as winning the 2014 President Cup winners.

This January transfer window, a future star by the name of Ivica Strok has signed for Celtic for just £5million from NK Zagreb with a little twist in the tale… he isn’t a real person.

An FOI revealed over the last three years the South West Yorkshire Trust failed to check up on discharged mental health patients despite strict seven-day follow up procedures.

Earlier this month, Helen Bourne and Eleanor Shiers set up the Seeds of Hope support group in Withington for women recovering from eating disorders.

A Manchester choir for people dealing with mental health problems will sing at the Royal Variety Performance alongside Emeli Sande next month.

The amount of police officers taking a leave of absence due to stress and anxiety has risen by almost 60%.

Ever so often new products come on the market, be it fad diets like the Atkins, dance crazes like Gangnam style or toys like the hula hoop. But what is CBD, on everyone’s lips in the past year or so? MM investigates…

This focus on talking comes in the midst of Mental Health Awareness Week and includes the ‘Shining a Light on Suicide Campaign’, recently launched in Salford by the Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership, backed by Mayor Andy Burnham.