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Police failures may have caused or contributed to death of man restrained in custody – jury

By Claire Hayhurst, Reporter21st December 2023News England

Police failures may have caused or contributed to the death of a church caretaker who died after being restrained in police custody more than a decade ago, an inquest jury

‘Disbelief’ from psychiatrists at mental health funding settlement in Scottish budget

By Neil Pooran, Reporter19th December 2023News Scotland

Psychiatrists have reacted with “utter disbelief” after mental health funding was frozen in cash terms in the Scottish Budget. The Royal College of Psychiatrists said the £290.2 million settlement for

Hospital for vulnerable adults placed in special measures as patients say some staff were vindictive

By Dave Higgens, Reporter15th December 2023News England

An independent mental health hospital has been placed in special measures after patients told inspectors that some staff could be vindictive and bullied them. Inspectors said they were shocked by

Killing of couple by paranoid schizophrenic was ‘entirely preventable’ – coroner

By David Young and Jonathan McCambridge, Reporters14th December 2023News Northern Ireland

The deaths of a retired couple who were killed by a man with a severe mental health illness were “entirely preventable”, a coroner has found. Pensioners Marjorie and Michael Cawdery,

Coalition of organisations call on Scottish Government to increase mental health funding

By Ryan McDougall, Reporter13th December 2023News Scotland

Seventeen organisations have come together in a call for the Scottish Government to increase mental health funding. Bipolar Scotland, the Royal College of GPs, Scottish Action for Mental Health (SAMH),

Charities condemn ‘appalling’ Bibby Stockholm death as Cleverly promises investigation

By Flora Thompson, Ben Hatton, Aine Fox and Anahita Hossein-Pour, Reporters12th December 2023News England

The death of an asylum seeker on board the Bibby Stockholm barge will be investigated “fully”, Home Secretary James Cleverly has said. Police were called to reports of the “sudden

Mental wellbeing in Scotland at lowest level on record, ‘stark’ survey shows

By Craig Paton, Reporter5th December 2023News Scotland

Mental wellbeing in Scotland is at its lowest level on record, a survey has suggested. The Scottish Health Survey, published on Tuesday by the Scottish Centre for Social Research and

Lack of secure accommodation sees teenager living under four-to-one supervision in hospital

By Michael Holmes, Reporter4th December 2023News England

A 15-year-old girl with a history of self-harming so extreme she has to be watched by four people is living in hospital because of the national shortage of secure accommodation.

Woman, 31, in court charged with attempting to murder two children

By Ben Mitchell, Reporter1st December 2023News England

A 31-year-old woman has appeared in court charged with the attempted murder of two young children. Rhonda Micetich is alleged to have entered the water with the two children near

Headteacher’s GP tells inquest Ofsted inspection contributed to her death

By Luke O'Reilly, Reporter1st December 2023News England

Headteacher Ruth Perry’s GP has said that the Ofsted inspection of her school contributed to her death. Ms Perry’s family say she took her own life after a report from

Tag: Mental Health

Police failures may have caused or contributed to death of man restrained in custody – jury

‘Disbelief’ from psychiatrists at mental health funding settlement in Scottish budget

Hospital for vulnerable adults placed in special measures as patients say some staff were vindictive

Killing of couple by paranoid schizophrenic was ‘entirely preventable’ – coroner

Coalition of organisations call on Scottish Government to increase mental health funding

Charities condemn ‘appalling’ Bibby Stockholm death as Cleverly promises investigation

Mental wellbeing in Scotland at lowest level on record, ‘stark’ survey shows

Lack of secure accommodation sees teenager living under four-to-one supervision in hospital

Woman, 31, in court charged with attempting to murder two children

Headteacher’s GP tells inquest Ofsted inspection contributed to her death

Family hail justice for little ones as mother jailed over four boys’ fire deaths

Southport child-killer detained for at least 52 years for ‘sadistic’ murders of girls

Whitehall ‘group think’ and inter-departmental ‘open warfare’ slammed by vaccine tsar

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Tag: Mental Health

Police failures may have caused or contributed to death of man restrained in custody – jury

‘Disbelief’ from psychiatrists at mental health funding settlement in Scottish budget

Hospital for vulnerable adults placed in special measures as patients say some staff were vindictive

Killing of couple by paranoid schizophrenic was ‘entirely preventable’ – coroner

Coalition of organisations call on Scottish Government to increase mental health funding

Charities condemn ‘appalling’ Bibby Stockholm death as Cleverly promises investigation

Mental wellbeing in Scotland at lowest level on record, ‘stark’ survey shows

Lack of secure accommodation sees teenager living under four-to-one supervision in hospital

Woman, 31, in court charged with attempting to murder two children

Headteacher’s GP tells inquest Ofsted inspection contributed to her death