Thousands of people with mental health disorders are being jailed when they could be treated
The majority of mentally ill people given a short sentence instead of a treatment order reoffend within a year – ...
Tag: mental health
Explosive evidence shows counter-terror police use health workers to surveil patients
NHS mental health services already have worrying ties to the police. And now, damning new information has come to light. Counter-terror ...
Parliament’s youngest MP speaks out about taking time off work due to PTSD
She has been praised for being open about her mental health struggles.
Outrage grows as police embed themselves in mental health services
Trigger warning: this article contains discussion of suicidality, self-harm, and mental distress Police officers are being used alongside community mental ...
A new book is aiming to show how we can have ‘life-changing’ conversations about race
Confer Books publishes material that's “designed to deepen our understanding of psychological, relational and emotional processes”. And on 4 March, ...
A BBC article on Piers Morgan is nearly as vile as him
THIS ARTICLE CONTAINS REFERENCES TO PEOPLE TAKING THEIR OWN LIVES. SOME READERS MAY FIND THIS DISTRESSING. The BBC's media editor ...
We’re in a mental health crisis, but England doesn’t have the services needed to support patients
Mental health systems in England and Wales face a string of problems, not least of which is privatisation. As part ...
A BBC report completely disrespected Children’s Mental Health Week
The BBC has shown contempt for Children's Mental Health Week. Because during one of its flagship news programmes, it repeated ...
Profit before patients: NHS mental health services are already partly run by private companies
The coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic has seen a number of healthcare contracts handed out to private companies. The pandemic, however, is ...
Hundreds of thousands of children ‘left without mental health help’
Children’s Commissioner Anne Longfield said there have been improvements but a lack of ambition from the Government is hindering progress.
Lockdown loneliness led to an increase in anxiety and depression in people over 50
Researchers at the University of Exeter and King’s College London studied data from more than 3,000 people aged over 50.
Quarter of doctors seek mental health support during pandemic
More than one in four medics have sought mental health support during the Covid-19 pandemic, leading doctors have said. The ...
Take it one day at a time to tackle lonely Covid Christmas, charities say
Mental health concerns have been raised about the prospect of a festive period in isolation after new coronavirus restrictions were ...
Important wins for Bristol rent strikers, but the fight has only just begun
As the first term of university comes to an end, the battle for fair rent continues. On the job hunt? ...
Community mental health services are letting people down just when they need them the most
Four in 10 people felt they had waited too long for treatment, according to research by the care regulator.
The second lockdown will highlight the need for mental health service reform more than anything before it
The UK is now in its second national lockdown in an attempt to curb the still rising coronavirus (Covid-19) case ...
We are facing a mental health crisis and low-pay workers are being hit hardest
Coronavirus (Covid-19) has hit the mental health of the poorest workers the hardest, a study has found. The study, conducted ...
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