I’ve seen how our jails wreck human potential. Reform will take courage

Reoffending costs £13bn a year – and giving inmates an education is the best way to prevent it, says a member of the Coates review panel

Surge in teenagers self-poisoning renews mental health concerns

Almost two in three poisonings are intentional – up 50% in past 20 years – with young women most affected, data shows

The doctor warning 15-year-olds about their declining fertility

With one in seven couples facing problems conceiving, IVF expert Geeta Nargund is taking her message into the classroom

Aarathi Prasad: ‘Indians hedge their bets’

Aarathi Prasad describes a push to integrate the modern ‘western’ approach with traditional systems in India such as ayurveda and yoga. But is this truly desirable?

Experience: I am 16 and live alone in the wilderness

I have an open fire and spend my evenings tanning animal and fish skins, and carving wood

How to be happy: follow these five easy steps

From a young age we are told to aim high. Yet the more driven we are, the more likely we are to feel miserable, says happiness expert Raj Raghunathan. Here’s what we should try instead

How to help your teenagers revise for exams

From avoiding threats and promises to fostering good sleeping habits and banning screens at bedtime

My secret life as a student Nightline volunteer

Being a faceless voice for 12 hours at a time can be hard and thankless work. But making people feel safe is the most rewarding job of all

How to teach … diabetes

There are lots of ways to explore the disease in class – from TED talks about sugar to an interactive game that asks students to think like a pancreas

How to teach … mental health

We teach children how to care for their bodies – use our resources to help them learn to look after their minds too