When Depression Meets Poverty: The Silent Collapse No One Sees
What depression really feels like when money runs out: the hidden impact of sanctions, unemployment, and trauma, plus practical steps to help people slowly rebuild hope.
Navigating Grief While Studying or Working
Coping with grief while studying or working can be challenging, but it’s possible with the right strategies and support systems in place. By acknowledging your feelings, communicating with others, practicing self-care, setting realistic goals, seeking professional help if needed, and being patient with yourself, you can navigate through grief while still fulfilling your responsibilities and moving forward in your academic or professional pursuits.
Hoarding: Understanding the Disorder and Its Implications
Hoarding is a serious disorder with far-reaching consequences. Understanding its causes, recognizing its symptoms, and seeking appropriate treatment can significantly improve the lives of those affected. By increasing awareness and compassion, we can better support individuals in overcoming the challenges associated with hoarding and help them lead healthier, more organized lives.
Building a Sustainable Business: Tax Considerations for Disabled Founders
Building a sustainable business as a disabled founder requires strategic planning, financial clarity, and a strong understanding of tax responsibilities. This guide explores key tax considerations for disabled entrepreneurs, including allowable expenses, self‑employment rules, accessibility‑related deductions, and the impact of disability benefits on business income. By understanding how tax frameworks interact with sustainable growth, disabled founders can make informed decisions, protect their financial stability, and build resilient, future‑proof enterprises.
6 Common Financing Mistakes Every Entrepreneur Should Avoid
Securing adequate financing? It’s honestly one of the toughest challenges you’ll face when building a successful business. Whether you’re launching your first startup or pushing an established company toward its next growth phase, financial decisions come at you fast, and they matter more than you might think. The truth is, plenty of business owners stumble over preventable mistakes during the financing process, creating headaches that range from mild setbacks to serious threats to their company’s future.
Eating Disorders and Mental Health
Eating disorders are complex mental health conditions that involve a persistent disturbance in eating behaviors, thoughts, and emotions. They are often deeply intertwined with mental health issues and can significantly impact physical health, emotional well-being, and quality of life.
Breaking the Stigma, Mental Health Awareness
Mental health disorders are complex and multifaceted conditions that affect millions of people worldwide. By fostering awareness, understanding, and support, we can dismantle stigma, promote empathy, and cultivate inclusive communities where individuals feel empowered to seek help and thrive.
Labour Faces Rebellion Over Universal Credit Reforms
Labour is facing the prospect of another mass rebellion from its own MPs as concerns mount over proposed reforms to the universal credit system. The focus of unease is on changes to the assessment process for disability benefits, particularly the health element of universal credit (UC).
The Human Right to Dignity
Reducing welfare payments in the name of fiscal savings directly undermines human rights protections meant to ensure dignity, equality, and security for all. When economic decisions neglect the real-world consequences for the most vulnerable, they risk violating the Human Rights Act, the Equality Act, and international human rights standards. Rather than shrinking support, the government should focus on policies that uplift all members of society and reinforce fundamental rights.
The Rising Number of Long-Term Sickness and The Reasons Why
Britain has seen a notable rise in the number of individuals claiming long-term sickness benefits, according to the latest data from the UK Office for National Statistics (ONS) over 2.5 million people are now classified as economically inactive due to long-term illness, a record high.