mental health Archives - Empoword Journalism https://www.empowordjournalism.com/tag/mental-health/ Led by women. Uniting and empowering journalists across the globe. Tue, 29 Jul 2025 21:29:07 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 The Growth of ChatGPT Therapy: Why are Young People Turning to AI for Emotional Support? https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/the-growth-of-chatgpt-therapy-why-are-young-people-turning-to-ai-for-emotional-support/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/the-growth-of-chatgpt-therapy-why-are-young-people-turning-to-ai-for-emotional-support/#respond Tue, 29 Jul 2025 21:29:07 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=68625 In the era of social media, it is no shock that phone dependency and addictions to social media are rife, particularly among young people.

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]]> https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/the-growth-of-chatgpt-therapy-why-are-young-people-turning-to-ai-for-emotional-support/feed/ 0 The Stay-at-Home Generation: Are We Wasting Our Youth? https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/the-stay-at-home-generation-are-we-wasting-our-youth/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/the-stay-at-home-generation-are-we-wasting-our-youth/#respond Tue, 03 Jun 2025 08:11:19 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=64317 Generation Z (Gen Z) has claimed the title of the stay-at-home generation, making their preferences clear by swapping a busy nightlife for a cosy evening inside.

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]]> https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/the-stay-at-home-generation-are-we-wasting-our-youth/feed/ 0 Self-Care for Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/self-care-for-seasonal-affective-disorder-sad/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/self-care-for-seasonal-affective-disorder-sad/#respond Wed, 16 Apr 2025 10:10:25 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=64924 For those impacted by Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), the winter blues can feel all-consuming. If you experience winter fatigue, these small habits could help improve your mental health this season. 

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]]> https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/self-care-for-seasonal-affective-disorder-sad/feed/ 0 Don’t Let The Conversation End With Big Boys https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/dont-let-the-conversation-end-with-big-boys/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/dont-let-the-conversation-end-with-big-boys/#respond Thu, 27 Mar 2025 22:30:34 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=65643 On University Mental Health Day, Channel 4 hosted an event in partnership with suicide prevention charity Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) and mental health charity Student Minds.

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]]> https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/dont-let-the-conversation-end-with-big-boys/feed/ 0 Empowering Students: University Mental Health Day https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/empowering-students-university-mental-health-day/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/empowering-students-university-mental-health-day/#respond Wed, 12 Mar 2025 16:02:12 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=65527 University is often promised as an exciting experience. And whilst that is a reality for many, 30 per cent of students surveyed by Student Minds said their mental health has gotten worse since starting university.

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]]> https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/empowering-students-university-mental-health-day/feed/ 0 NHS Mental Health Funding at Risk, Charities Warn https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/nhs-mental-health-funding-at-risk-charity-warns/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/nhs-mental-health-funding-at-risk-charity-warns/#respond Sun, 22 Dec 2024 11:54:03 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=63708 Mental health charities have raised alarms that NHS funding, protected under the Mental Health Investment Standard (MHIS), could be reduced in the coming year.

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]]> https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/nhs-mental-health-funding-at-risk-charity-warns/feed/ 0 Not Enjoying Fresher’s Week? A Graduate’s Reflection On starting University https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/not-enjoying-freshers-week/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/not-enjoying-freshers-week/#respond Tue, 15 Oct 2024 17:51:01 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=62820 Before starting university, I was told that my fresher’s week would be one of the best weeks of my life, and would be filled with making lifelong friends and partying to the early hours of the morning.

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]]> https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/not-enjoying-freshers-week/feed/ 0 Drawing the line between perfectionism and OCD https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/lifestyle/you-arent-really-ocd-youre-a-stereotype/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/lifestyle/you-arent-really-ocd-youre-a-stereotype/#respond Sun, 04 Aug 2024 20:49:04 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=60179 People with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) are stereotyped as being incredibly tidy, clean and organised. Everyone has heard someone joke about how they’re “so OCD”. Whether it's rearranging pencils in colour order or carrying hand sanitiser before the pandemic started.

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]]> https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/lifestyle/you-arent-really-ocd-youre-a-stereotype/feed/ 0 How To Create A Morning Routine You’ll Actually Stick To https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/lifestyle/how-to-create-a-morning-routine-youll-actually-stick-to/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/lifestyle/how-to-create-a-morning-routine-youll-actually-stick-to/#respond Sun, 04 Aug 2024 13:58:19 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=56627 Crafting the perfect morning routine seems to be creeping to the top of more and more people’s to-do lists. Social media users everywhere are defenceless against the incessant wave of influencers guilt-tripping us into living Instagram-worthy lives. Their current torture is trying to convince us that we can maintain a glamorous morning routine, which will instantly fix all of our problems.

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]]> https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/lifestyle/how-to-create-a-morning-routine-youll-actually-stick-to/feed/ 0 Is The UK Facing A Hikikomori Problem? https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/lifestyle/is-the-uk-facing-a-hikikomori-problem/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/lifestyle/is-the-uk-facing-a-hikikomori-problem/#respond Sat, 13 Jul 2024 21:55:00 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=58770 As the outside world becomes increasingly complicated and overwhelming, many of us withdraw to the safety of the inside world instead. We become lonely, isolated, and unable to connect with other people. Even if we live with family or work from home, it's easy to become a one-man island. But could this new phenomenon in the UK be similar to a huge problem in South East Asia?

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