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Welcome to this week’s edition of This Week in Mental Health from Kooth Digital Health.

This past week, we had the pleasure of hosting the Brain Capital UK Summit, where leaders from education, tech, finance, and mental health came together to explore how brain capital can drive future productivity, wellbeing, and economic growth. The event was a powerful reminder of the collective effort needed to make mental health a priority, and we look forward to shaping the vision for a brain capital strategy in the UK.

Meanwhile, mental health challenges continue to affect communities across the UK. One in four Scots is now on antidepressants, according to the Daily Mail, highlighting the widespread need for support. At the same time, The Guardian reports on the growing burden placed on teachers as they step in to assist distressed students, filling the gaps left by an underfunded NHS.

At Kooth, we remain committed to addressing these challenges head-on, driving meaningful change through digital mental health support.

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Top stories of the week

Daily Mail - A QUARTER of Scots adults are on antidepressant drugs as country gripped by an 'epidemic' of mental health problems

BBC News - Tackling mental health stigmas in Afro-Caribbean communities

The Guardian - The Guardian view on privatised care failures: a service crying out for change

BBC News - Good mental health at 11 'cuts later obesity risk'

BBC News - TikTok sued for 'wreaking havoc' on teen mental health

BBC News - Grieving mother calls for child mental health law

The Inverness Courier - Highland MSPs lock horns over NHS Scotland’s £35 million bill for psychiatric locums as health minister Maree Todd defends the government against Edward Mountain’s criticism

Nation CYMRU - Minister sets out vision for mental health services in Wales

The Guardian - Teachers regularly helping pupils in distress in attempt to fill NHS funding gap

The Times - One in eight Oxford students seek counselling

Chronicle Live - NHS trust accused of 'abandoning' Gateshead teenager who had to wait two years for mental health care

Glasgow Times - Report reveals number of Glasgow pupils receiving mental health help

Deeside.com - NSPCC Cymru: 60% of Welsh Childline Calls Last Year About Mental Health

Centre for Mental Health - Invest in the nation’s mental health to boost the economy and build a fairer society, says charity on World Mental Health Day

BBC News - 'Argument won' on smartphones in schools, minister says

Cambrian News - NSPCC Childline shines spotlight on Welsh mental health issues

FMJ - Over half of UK professionals think mental health support at work is a ‘box-ticking exercise’

University of Nottingham - Researchers publish results of largest ever study on British South Asian maternal mental health