More than twenty thousand armed service veterans are serving sentences for criminal offences reports The Sun.

The statistics come from a nationwide survey of probation officers who say many of the former military personnel were suffering from stress and depression from their service.
Harry Fletcher, assistant general secretary of probation officers union Napo expressed how he read more »

A feature on the Independent website today highlights the emotional cost of the recession.
The Samaritans are reporting a rise in the number of calls, mainly from people worried about money. One in ten calls are related to financial worries, with over half of these being from people worried about job security.
Drinking has also risen, with read more »

Research shows that children whose fathers suffer from mental health problems are more likely to suffer themselves, reports the BBC.
Reviewing previous research, the team from Oxford University said too much emphasis had been placed on mothers’ mental health rather than fathers, as mothers are considered to provide the most childcare. However, with shifting roles within read more »

As children continue to experience a rise in mental health problems, teachers are calling for more counsellors, reports the Guardian website.
Exam pressure, family breakdowns and pressures to achieve the media-formulated ‘perfect body’ are all contributing to a deterioration in children’s mental health, causing anger, low self-esteem, irritability and lack of concentration.
Research carried out by the read more »

There has been a sharp rise over the last three years in the number of people self-harming, reports The Independent.
The biggest rise has been amongst women aged 16-24, and in 2007 one in eight women admitted they have self harmed, an 80% increase since 2000. More than 6,000 people were admitted to hospital after cutting read more »

It’s already been reported that the financial crisis is putting a strain on relationships, but a report in the News & Star today paints a more worrying picture.
The Lancashire and Cumbria branch of counselling charity Relate say they have seen an increase in domestic violence cases, with money worries causing people to lash out a read more »

A new BBC One TV series, Temper your Temper, is now showing daily at 11am. Presented by Saira Khan (the former Apprentice contestant), the show tries to treat the cause and effects of anger. Neuroscientist Dr Alan Watkins uses his techniques to try to help frantic individuals keep their cool.
An article written about the new read more »

According to an article on BBC News, anger can compromise lung function. Research, led by Dr Rosalind Wright of Harvard Medical School, found those with high levels of hostility had poorer lung function than their happier peers. The US team followed 670 male military veterans and also found that the angriest men suffered a more read more »