More than 40,000 calls to NHS Scotland’s mental health crisis line have been abandoned in the last year, figures show. Between July 2020 and June this year, 40,424 of the
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There are “not enough” psychiatrists to help people with a mental illness across England, leading medics have warned. Workforce shortages mean there is just one psychiatrist per 12,567 people in
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A record number of children and young people in England have sought mental health support, according to new analysis. In just three months, almost 200,000 youngsters were referred to mental
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Following a recent external recruitment process, Health Minister Robin Swann has appointed Professor Siobhan O’Neill as the Mental Health Champion for Northern Ireland. Professor O’Neill (pictured) is the current Interim
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The number of children and young people waiting a year or more for specialist mental health care has increased by almost 115% in the last 12 months – with “frightening
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In the wake of a mass shooting in Plymouth, England, fresh questions are being asked about incel culture and whether crimes committed by its adherents should be considered terrorism. Jake
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Gunman Jake Davison received mental health support during the coronavirus lockdown, it has emerged. The 22-year-old, who shot dead five people during one of the UK’s worst mass shootings, had
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Scotland recorded 805 deaths in 2020 which were likely to be suicides, a slight decrease from the previous year. Annual figures from the National Records of Scotland showed the number
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Families who suffer “pain and trauma beyond words” after being bereaved by suicide will be helped under a new service providing practical and emotional support. Initial pilots will run in
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An essential service for young people with very complex needs has received £280,000 of Scottish Government funding. The Interventions for Vulnerable Youth (Ivy) project provides psychological and social work support
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