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Key factors driving recent declines in young people’s mental health in England

A new July 2025 report from Youth Futures Foundation investigates the factors behind declining mental health in 14–to 24‑year‑olds in England.

Professionals vs Tradesmen: Who has the most stressful jobs?

Research from Workwear Giant indicates that the more you earn, the more you seem to suffer from stress, with the professional category most affected compared to those in trade.

44% of work-related stress is caused by high workload

According to HSE, around 15.4 million working days we lost in 12 months due to work-related stress or anxiety last year, with 23% of full-time employees admitting to feeling burned out at work all the time.

What are the top workplace perks to keep employees happy?

Liberty Games have surveyed office workers across the country to discover what factors or workplace perks would decrease their stress and increase their happiness.

Does green tea have calming properties?

A new study in the Journal of Medicinal Food has investigated whether the contents of a cup of green tea could have specific calming properties after a stressful experience.

Stress awareness month: Time to take stress out of the workplace

Jeanette Wheeler, MHR’s HR Director, explores the biggest causes of stress in the workplace and outlines the measures both employees and organisations can introduce to ease the strain and support their wellbeing.

The UK’s most stressed cities, ages and professions

In 2018 it was reported that 74% of the UK felt too overwhelmed or stressed to cope, but a year on: Which city, age and professions are the most affected by stress?

Managerialism in UK schools erodes teachers’ mental health and well-being

Performance targets, increased workload, curriculum changes and other bureaucratic changes are eroding teachers’ mental health and professional identity.

How to improve stress management methods in 2019

Darren Hockley, managing director DeltaNet International, provides some top tips on how to boost your stress management methods.

Top reasons for work-related stress in 2018

Thousands of Brits have taken time off work throughout 2018 due to work-related stress, depression and anxiety 

Improve wellbeing by bringing the outdoors into the office

With this week being self-care week, much emphasis is being focused on how businesses across the UK can prevent stress and improve wellbeing in the workplace

Why 98% of employees are changing jobs every 5 years

An increasing number of workers are placing more importance on job satisfaction and happiness rather than money and ‘a job for life’ with more of us changing jobs due to workplace unhappiness 

HSE release Talking Toolkit to help employers manage work-related stress

The Health and Safety Executive has launched 'Talking Toolkit', an online resource which gives advice to employers on how to reduce work-related stress.

Public sector workers more stressed than the private sector

Public sector workers are more likely to suffer from stress than those in the private sector according to a survey published on National Stress Awareness Day

Revealed: The pressures causing employees to act unethically in their workplace

Reboot Digital Agency analysed the latest findings from the Institute of Business Ethics, who surveyed 764 UK employees to see if they had compromised...

New research reveals the most stressful London borough to work in

According to a recent survey, 59% of workers, in London specifically, said that working in the capital is stressful and causes anxiety

10% of parents have hit another car as a result of school run stress

MORE TH>N Car Insurance teams up with child psychologist, Sam Wass to recommend tips and techniques on how to survive school run stress

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