Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson has said greater access to mental health support is urgently needed to counter a rise in online “bully culture”. Ms Davidson has called for “vigorous”
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Scotland’s Children’s Commissioner has backed calls for the Scottish Government to use new powers to top up child benefit payments to the poorest families. Tam Baillie said the move, recommended
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Jeremy Hunt has pledged that the NHS will learn lessons from its mistakes as he launched a new voluntary compensation scheme for parents whose babies are damaged at birth. The
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An after-school group in Dumfries has been told it must make swift improvements to the care provided to children. The Care Inspectorate has issued a formal improvement notice to Lincluden
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Scotland’s older generations can be left isolated if they experience mental health problems, according to a new project. Age in Mind is working to identify and reduce the discrimination faced
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Councils are spending 10% more on social work services than almost a decade ago, with expenditure on helping vulnerable youngsters and their families increasing by more than a fifth. Spending
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Calls to a charity helpline about suspected child abuse and neglect which were then referred on to police or social services have risen 58% in the past three years. Concerns
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A new national strategy to tackle the “demoralising, degrading and dehumanising” problem of homelessness must be introduced in Scotland, a leading church figure has said. Right Rev Dr Russell Barr,
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There has been a substantial drop in the number of young people with mental health problems who have to be treated in non-specialist wards, a new report revealed. In 2015-16
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Scottish Care have announced they have commissioned award winning film-maker Duncan Cowles to produce a series of films in collaboration with Luminate as part of the annual Luminate Festival, Scotland’s creative
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