A Manchester-based LGBTQ youth project has secured £100,000 in funding to challenge the isolation experienced by young people.

Barking Tales, a unique comedy night with the focus very much on mental health, is the brainchild of Harriet Dyer.

A team of healthcare professionals are stepping out of the clinic and into the spotlight to raise awareness of young people’s mental health and emotional wellbeing.

In memory of Hollywood and comedy icon Robin Williams, Manchester’s Gorilla will be hosting an all- day event to celebrate the work of one of the most naturally talented actors to have graced our screens.

Somewhere, somehow, every 40 seconds, someone in the world has committed suicide, and according to the World Health Organisation that’s 800,000 people per year.

Harriet Dyer, who originally hails from Cornwall, has been running the Barking Tales comedy night at Joshua Brooks since the start of the year with a very simple – yet affective – goal.

A Freedom of Information request has shown that Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale CCG plans to spend 10% of its budget on mental health services this year, a decrease of 0.03%.

It appears happiness is actually contagious as having mentally healthy friends can help someone recover from depression, according to new research by the University of Manchester.

A Stockport man, suffering from depression and anxiety, has been given a ‘reason to live’ after rescuing a puppy from Dogs Trust Manchester last year.

Hospital care for self-harm patients has been linked to a higher risk of death, in particular admission to a psychiatric bed, in a University of Manchester study.

Manchester Youth Council is calling for more, and easily accessible, help and support for the city’s young people suffering from mental health problems.