Anxiety and mental health conditions are often tricky to explain but Manchester blogger and model Laura Whitehurst describes it as ‘like walking around with your sock falling off.

A dance and physical theatre group has found a creative way of approaching mental health issues by reaching out to sufferers with dance workshops and a short film.

Harriet Williamson is a freelance journalist is using her own traumatic experiences to raise awareness of borderline personality disorder

Greater Manchester family and relationship experts Relate are giving advice to parents who are worried about their teenagers’ drinking habits.

As reports reveal one in four mums suffer postnantal depression, a senior lecturer at Manchester Uni tells MM that specialist mental health care for mums is ‘patchy’ and whether you receive care is a ‘postcode lottery’.

Today is World Mental Health Day and, with one in four adults suffering from some form of mental illness, now is the time to start talking about it.

It appears happiness is actually contagious as having mentally healthy friends can help someone recover from depression, according to new research by the University of Manchester.

A Stockport man, suffering from depression and anxiety, has been given a ‘reason to live’ after rescuing a puppy from Dogs Trust Manchester last year.

Hospital care for self-harm patients has been linked to a higher risk of death, in particular admission to a psychiatric bed, in a University of Manchester study.

Manchester Youth Council is calling for more, and easily accessible, help and support for the city’s young people suffering from mental health problems.

A Manchester-based charity is encouraging local businesses to turn to them for practical guidance on mental illness awareness in the workplace in order to break down the stigma and barriers of this all too often ‘taboo’ issue.