The chief executive of the Breast Cancer Care charity has called for a free hotline which helped thousands of women after the recent screening scandal to be saved from cutbacks.
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The number of children referred for mental health treatment by their schools has risen by more than a third in the past three years, figures have revealed. According to data
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A suicide prevention charity helpline experienced its “busiest day ever” after troubled Coronation Street character Aidan Connor killed himself, prompting a flood of requests for help from young people. Papyrus,
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University students with mental health problems are in danger of “slipping through the gaps” when at their most vulnerable, a report has warned, amid a continuing increase in the number
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One in nine young adults in Scotland has attempted suicide, according to new research. The study of 18-34-year-olds also found that one in six (16.2%) report having self harmed at
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Providing young psychiatric patients with community treatment makes them less likely to self-harm, a study has suggested. Intensive community care for adolescents with severe mental health disorders not only brought
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Homeland star David Harewood will investigate his mental breakdown in a new BBC documentary. The actor, who played a CIA boss in the US TV hit, was sectioned and taken
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Alcohol treatment services have reached “crisis” point in England as poor investment and staff shortages eat away at their ability to operate, a report has warned. A study by the
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Three out of five young people regularly feel stressed amid concerns over jobs and money, a study shows. Research by The Prince’s Trust found that one in four people aged
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The number of people seeking help to stop viewing child abuse images has risen by 40%, figures suggest. Data from the Stop it Now! campaign, run by child protection charity
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