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Mick Coyle has a freebie for you that could change your life. This week he's joining up with CALM to talk about their new scientifically-backed app that's designed to give you help, advice and support through your smartphone. CEO Simon Gunning tells Mick why the latest data tells us why its needed and how the UK's expected to spend BIG on mental health apps in 2026. Find out more about the CALMzone app. Read more about the CALMzone app. Follow Mick Coyle on Linkedin - or track him down on the other major social media feeds TOPICS: Where to look for mental health support, which apps should I trust, free mental health apps, should I trust an AI chatbot when it comes to mental health? How much should I pay for mental health apps? Stress, anxiety, depression support

Emma Rushton was enjoying a holiday in Berlin's Christmas markets when terrorists struck. 12 people were killed when a lorry ploughed through a packed city centre in December 2016. Despite the trauma she'd witnessed in the market, Emma's experience as a journalist meant she was invited to speak to media from around the world as an eye-witness. Her training meant she could set out the facts clearly and concisely, and TV companies were keen to hear her testimony. But the reaction online opened her eyes to the world of internet trolls. The abuse was appalling - aimed at someone who had just survived a terrorist incident. Almost a decade on Emma is sharing her story to let people know what being trolled feels like, and how she's using her skills and experience to help others with a new programme on tackling social media during a crisisThis conversation features details of a terrorist incident, and includes details of troll comments that some people might find upsetting. Host Mick Coyle is an award-winning journalist, broadcaster and producer. You can contact him on the usual social media channels and LinkedIn Signposting services are named at the end of the episode. Topics: Terror, news, Berlin, trolls, comment sections, PR, tackling hate online, lived experience, surviving a terror attack, guilt, fear, therapy.

As we reach the end of 2025, Mick Coyle has some incredible updates about the Lost Souls investigation. Since Mick brought you the news of 250,000 unmarked graves of mental health patients lying across the UK, often anonymous, often abandoned, he's been speaking with countless charities, organisations, campaigners and politicians about his findings. Since the conversation started, a petition has been launched calling for a National Memorial, and as we'll hear in this episode, motions have been put before the UK and Scottish Parliaments, calling for formal recognition for these grave sites and the people within them. Email [email protected] if you'd like to contribute to the Lost Souls project. Check out the Podcast feed for the Lost Souls documentary

Lou Teasdale joins Journalist Mick Coyle ahead of World Suicide Prevention Day 2025. Lou is on the podcast to talk about her experience of losing loved ones to suicide, and the shocking stats around young suicide in the UK in 2025. She's teaming up with Body & Soul to find new pathways for those struggling with suicidal thoughts, and to find new ways to end the UK's young suicide crisis. Find out more about Body & Soul and check out their Insta. Follow Mick Coyle on Instagram, Linkedin and get video previews of each week's guests on the MHM Facebook Group. Services are signposted at the end of each episode. TOPICS: Young suicide, preventing suicide, mental health, suicidal thoughts, Lou Teasdale

What is the Baton of Hope, and what does it represent in 2025? Mick Coyle meets the team behind the suicide prevention tour on this week's podcast, and meets some of the people who've been given the honour of carrying it as it makes it way across the UK. Mike McCarthy tells us why the symbolism of carrying hope around the country is needed now more than ever, and what he hopes to achieve with this year's event. Sam Southern, speaking on the 5 year anniversary of her husband's passing, tells of the impact losing a loved one to suicide can have. And Eloise, fresh from her school exams, joins the podcast ahead of carrying the Baton on day one in memory of her father. Where is the Baton of Hope tour visiting? Find out on the Baton of Hope website and socials Follow Mick on Linkedin and Instagram There are links to support services at the end of the podcast. TOPICS: Suicide, suicide prevention, Baton of Hope, losing a partner to suicide, how to deal with losing a family member to suicide, UK suicide rates, ways to tackle suicide numbers in the UK

Mick Coyle returns with a new documentary. Over the last few months he's uncovered some uncomfortable truths about the fate of Britain's mental asylum graves. Lost Souls investigates: More than a quarter of a million bodies lie nameless in unmarked and largely forgotten graves around the UK, bodies belonging to people who died in Britain's Mental Asylums. Some of those sites sit in plain sight in our communities, have been neglected, or even sold off. One now houses a children's playground. In our exclusive investigation, Senior Correspondent Mick Coyle looks into what happened to those who died while in the Victorian mental system, why it still matters today and uncovers uncomfortable truths sitting at the heart of our towns and cities. Find out more about the investigation here

350 episodes! Shall we crack on with the next 350? Mick Coyle hosts a landmark edition of Mental Health Monday, as we celebrate 350 episodes of the award-winning podcast. Mick's been very busy producing programmes about Birth Trauma and International Women's Day in the last few weeks with his Hits Radio colleagues. Both programmes are a great listen so click on those links and check them out. Now Mick's back on MHM duty, he's joined by the co-founder of the Talk Your Walk Foundation Quentin Laulu-Togaga'e - a New Zealand born Samoan international, who's spent a big part of his career playing Rugby League in the UK. Q's teaming up with two former Castleford Tigers teammates, Sui Matagi and Jesse Sene-Lefao to try and open up conversations with the community about mental health. The rugby league community is a proud and passionate one, and these incredible guys are using their experiences to give people permission to share their problems, through play, group sessions and one-to-ones. They're also setting up regular touch rugby games for all the family. Find out more, including how you can support Talk Your Walk, via their website And don't forget to check out the entire back catalogue of Mental Health Monday - you've got 349 other FREE episodes to listen to! Get video previews of each week's guests on Twitter  Linkedin and Instagram TOPICS: Rugby League, Talk Your Walk, Suicide Prevention, Suicide Awarness, Rugby League community, Yorkshire, Samoan Rugby League, mental health 

When the Hub of Hope launched in 2017 - Mick Coyle had the exclusive story behind its birth with Jake Mills right here on Mental Health Monday. Skip forward seven years, and more than a quarter of a million people are accessing it every 12 months, connecting with local mental health groups, support services, and organisations within their community. Jake's back to talk about the scale of the Hub of Hope in 2025, and how a new version of the app is making it even more accessible. Just look for Hub of Hope where you get your apps, or visit the Hub of Hope website. Follow Mick Coyle on Linkedin, Twitter, and Instagram, and get video previews of each week's episode on the MHM Facebook Group TOPICS: How to ask for help about mental health, looking for mental health support, finding mental health support online, apps that support mental health, apps to find mental health services

Mick is joining in with Time to Talk Day 2025. Rosie Weatherley from MIND is his guest, as new data takes a look at the impact NOT talking about our mental health can have on ourselves, and young people in our lives. Rosie guides Mick through the first stages of opening up a conversation about mental health, and how to respond if someone tells you about difficult thoughts and feelings. There is signposting at the end of each episode to some amazing services. And MIND have some great resources too. Follow Mick's mental health journey on Linkedin, Instagram and X, and get video previews of each episode on the MHM Facebook Group TOPICS: How to talk about mental health, how to help someone with their mental health, where should I go to get mental health support

Mick Coyle marks Children's Mental Health Awareness Week with an important conversation about reading. He's joined by author of the "Sophie Says..." series Esther Marshall to talk about the value in sharing reading time with your children and the mental health benefits it can bring - to you AND your child. Data suggests 52% of parents use books as a way of talking about their child's thoughts and feelings - do you? Esther talks about her inspiration behind the series, and how losing her sister to suicide made her even more determined to create a resource that children, parents and schools can all use. Find out more about the Sophie Says series Follow Mick Coyle on Instagram, X and Linkedin - and get video previews of each week's guest on the MHM Facebook Page TOPICS: reading with children, benefits of reading, books to read at bedtime, how to talk to your child about mental health, children's mental health awareness week, children's mental health week

Mick is talking about young suicide on this week's edition of the podcast. His guests are supporting CALM's Missing Birthday project, by sharing their daughter's story. Evelyn was just 15 when she took her own life. Jenni and Jack speak to Mick as a new survey from the Campaign Against Living Miserably shows many parents wouldn't know where to turn if their children were struggling, and that the government should do more to support families. You can watch the powerful video mentioned in the podcast here. The article also contains more of the survey results, and a response from the Department of Health. And find out more about CALM's C.A.R.E Kit Follow host Mick Coyle on Instagram and Linkedin, as well as X. TOPICS Suicide, young suicide, suicide prevention, mental health support, young people taking their own lives, data about suicide

Mick Coyle starts the year with the Mindfulness in Schools Project dropping by to discuss how mindfulness can make a difference to the lives of teachers, pupils and anyone who adopts mindful techniques. Teacher drop-out and pupil absence are huge issues in 2025. Mick is joined by Richard Burnett from the MISP to talk about the work they do in educational environments, and the impact it can have. They also discuss mindful techniques, and bust some myths about what mindfulness can be. Find out more about the Mindfulness in Schools Project Follow Mick Coyle on Linkedin, Instagram and get video previews of each week's guests on the MHM Facebook Group TOPICS: Burnout, mindfulness, teacher stress, teacher burnout, pupil stress, mindfulness in schools, mindfulness techniques

Mick is marking Christmas 2024 with a conversation with a returning guest to Mental Health Monday. Alice Hendy first appeared in Ep 195, shortly after losing her brother Josh to suicide. She spoke of her plans for R;pple and how intercepting harmful searches can save lives using technology. R:pple has continued to expand, and Alice tells Mick its now intercepted nearly 70,000 harmful searches since they last spoke. At Christmas, services like R:pple are still required - but January can prove to be an even more difficult month to encourage people to look for support, as is discussed on this week's episode. Follow Mick on X, on Instagram and on Linkedin. Get Video previews of guests on the MHM Facebook Group TOPICS: Loneliness at Christmas, Feeling isolated at Christmas, online searches, looking for mental health support, tech support for mental health, new year, grief at Christmas

Award-winning journalist and broadcaster Mick Coyle is joined by former doctor, turned ambassador for Doctors in Distress, Emily Fulleylove. Emily is on the podcast to talk about her experience working for the NHS, and why she's so passionate about Doctors in Distress' urgent appeal to raise money to support their work in the coming year. DID works by providing peer-based talking and listening services to healthcare professionals who're experiencing poor mental health - and the fundraising will go to making sure that service is there when people need it. Find out more about the Doctors in Distress appeal Follow Mick Coyle on social media via Twitter/X, Linkedin and Instagram, and get video previews of each week's guest on the MHM facebook Group. TOPICS: The NHS, anxiety, stress, burnout in the NHS, Doctors in distress, fundraising appeal, suicide awareness in healthcare professionals

Mick Coyle meets Ananya Sharma on this week's podcast. After arriving in London from India, thousands of miles away from friends and family, Ananya experienced loneliness - and wanted to do something about it. She opened the doors to her home to create the Home Café, where people in situations like hers could come together over a coffee and a cake. Ananya and Mick are speaking as a new survey by Breville find 2/3 people regularly experience loneliness in their daily lives, with 28% feeling unable to reach out for support. Ananya's journey is an inspiring one and I'm sure you'll feel differently about connections you've lost, or friends you'd like to get back in touch with after hearing the conversation. Follow Ananya on TikTok Follow host Mick Coyle on X/Twitter, Instagram and Linkedin and get video previews of each week's guest on the MHM Facebook Group TOPICS: Loneliness, finding new friends, looking for new friends, losing touch with friends, third place theory, Breville report into loneliness