Olympic hero Dame Kelly Holmes reveals she last self-harmed when her mother died

Olympic champion Dame Kelly Holmes has revealed she resorted to self harming on the day her mother passed away three years ago. The former middle distance runner, 50, from Pembury, said it was ‘the worst day of her life’ when her mother Pam Norman passed away in 2017 from myeloma, a form of blood cancer. … Read more

A quarter of teenagers have self-harmed and one in 15 have attempted suicide, a new report reveals 

A quarter of teenagers have self-harmed and one in 15 have attempted suicide, a new report reveals Major study by University College London lays bare scale of mental health crisis   Researchers asked 10,000 17-year-olds questions about their mental wellbeing   One in six teenagers reported experiencing high levels of psychological distress  By Eleanor Hayward Health Correspondent For … Read more

Woman who self-harmed after bullies said she wouldn’t get a boyfriend battles to win Miss England

A woman who self-harmed after she was told she would never get a boyfriend because of her race has defied the bullies by entering Miss England. Taylor Thomas, 23, from Warwickshire, was driven to self harm at just 13 after her peers bullied her for years, repeatedly saying she would never be loved because of … Read more