New lottery funding announced to support CSE projects
Children who are, or at risk of being, sexually exploited are to be supported and protected by projects receiving new funding from the Big Lottery Fund. Parents Against Child Sexual
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Chairty warns DoLS backlog leaving vulnerable people at risk
The Health and Social Care Information Centre on Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) has released quarterly figures for January – March 2015. The data shows 119 out of 152 councils
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Technology key to help people improve positive mental health
Technology could be the key to help people improve and maintain positive mental health according to researchers at the University of Sheffield. Every year one in four people will experience
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‘Segregated’ Britain more diverse with far wider inequalities
Fifty years on from the first Race Relations Act, new research from The University of Manchester and UCL finds that so-called ‘segregated’ Britain is both more diverse – and home
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Senior judge warns of ‘perfect storm’ for justice system
Most “ordinary people” are at risk of being deprived of access to justice by a “perfect storm” of financial difficulties, according to the UK’s most senior judge. Supreme Court president
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Leading professor says psychiatric drugs ’cause more harm’
People should stop taking antidepressants and drugs for dementia and ADHD, as their benefits are exaggerated and they would be healthier in the long-term without them, a leading professor has
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MP against same-sex marriage vows to defend LGBT rights
The Prime Minister has appointed a Minister for Equalities who voted against legislation introducing same-sex marriage for a second time. Gosport MP Caroline Dinenage has been given a dual role
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Alcohol treatment programmes effective in cutting reoffending
Offenders enrolled in alcohol treatment programmes as part of their sentence are significantly less likely to be charged or reconvicted in the 12 months following their programme, a study led
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New campaign to support research into teenage depression
The University of Reading has launched a new campaign to support research into a new treatment for teenage depression, and to highlight the lack of global research in this area.
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New custodial care mental health teams scheme expanded
Half of England is now covered by a new service to make sure people with mental health conditions, learning disabilities or other vulnerabilities such as debt or homelessness are supported
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