A sickening case shows exactly why the police disciplinary system is utterly f***ed
On 30 August, a police sergeant was cleared of gross misconduct. He faced disciplinary action after ordering a strip-search on Konstancja ...
Tag: mental health
In two interviews, John Humphrys shows exactly why people are switching off the BBC’s Today programme
On 29 August, John Humphrys conducted two interviews on the news that one in four 14-year-old girls are self-harming. The ...
There’s a very big problem with Iain Duncan Smith’s plans to tackle gang violence
Former Conservative Party leader Iain Duncan Smith believes he's got a cunning plan to deal with gang violence. But it's ...
A GP’s emotional plea shows how Tory austerity is killing homeless people
A doctor has claimed that government austerity is killing homeless people. The homeless death toll has soared in 2018, with ...
Theresa May’s use of ‘child spies’ has put her at the heart of a political storm
A political storm is brewing over Theresa May's government using 'child spies' to catch serious criminals. A human rights group, ...
A mum whose two children were murdered faces eviction thanks to the DWP
A woman whose husband murdered her two children now fears eviction thanks to the DWP stripping her benefits. Her case ...
A top doctor exposes the ‘dramatic’ cost of the DWP’s narrow-minded policies
A top doctor and a councillor in Cheshire have linked DWP policy to a rise in mental health concerns in ...
Tory government. Austerity. More rough sleepers with mental health issues dying on the streets. Join the dots.
New research by homelessness charity St Mungo's lays bare the startling impact of cuts to mental health services on homeless ...
The real reason the World Health Organisation has been forced to recognise ‘gaming disorder’
On Monday 18 June, "gaming disorder" officially became a disease, according to World Health Organisation (WHO) guidelines. But its cause ...
A new report shows the importance of counselling to assist people out of homelessness
A new report by London-based charity Evolve Housing + Support highlights the vital role counselling plays in assisting people out ...
A Tory MP f***ed over a bill to prevent excessive force being used in mental health services
On Friday 15 June, people were justifiably angry when Conservative MP Christopher Chope blocked the progress of a bill that would make ...
The DWP is now co-working with the NHS. We should all be very worried.
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is now effectively fully co-working with the NHS to get people living with mental ...
DWP has to tell disability assessors that it’s ‘not appropriate’ to ask to see self-harm scars
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has updated its guidance for disability assessors. It now tells them that it's ...
Esther McVey has tried to mislead us all about the latest employment figures. But it hasn’t worked.
Work and pensions secretary Esther McVey recently tweeted a video in which she celebrated the latest employment figures. McVey said ...
As part of Mental Health Awareness Week, the London Underground has sent out a very important message
It's Mental Health Awareness Week, and that presents an opportunity to raise awareness about how we look after ourselves. This ...
A groundbreaking new book is about to change the way we view mental health therapy
A teacher has written a new book that offers an alternative view of mental health therapy. But far from being ...
Australia’s health minister has been spreading an old myth about cannabis
The Greens in Australia have been pushing a policy that would result in the full legalisation of cannabis. Party leader ...
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