Lamb to announce more rights for learning disabled
New proposals to strengthen the rights of people with learning disabilities, autism and mental health conditions are to be put forward to the public to “end the horror of families
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Troubles directly associated with severe mental health
The Troubles are directly associated with nearly half the cases of severe mental health issues in Northern Ireland, research revealed. Around 213,000 adults were badly affected by the trauma of
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Guidance: Ethnic Minorities Mental Health Toolkit (Northern Ireland)
Health & Social Care Northern Ireland (HSCNI) have produced a new resource aimed at mental health practitioners working with ethnic minorities. The ‘Ethnic Minorities Mental Health Toolkit’considers how mental health
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Major report on self-harm in Northern Ireland published
The Public Health Agency (PHA) has published a report on the prevalence of self-harm in the western area of Northern Ireland over the past six years. The Northern Ireland Registry
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Youth charities warn over web self-harm sites
“Alarming” numbers of children are being exposed to self-harm images online which could encourage them to hurt themselves, charities have warned. More than half of children aged 11-14 who viewed
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University study links depression to violent crime
A diagnosis of depression increases the risk of committing violent crime three-fold, research has shown. The study of nearly 50,000 people in Sweden found that 3.7% of men and 0.5%
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Mental health deaths in custody ‘were avoidable’
The deaths in custody of hundreds of people with mental health problems could have been avoided, according to an inquiry. Repeated basic errors, poor communication and a lack of rigorous
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Giving up caring associated with increased depression
Social isolation, loneliness and giving up caregiving all linked to depression and low quality of life in old age A new report published today by the International Longevity Centre –
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Study reveals dementia diagnosis deficit
One in seven patients with a history of dementia are not being identified as having the condition when they are admitted to hospital in England, a study suggests. Failure to
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Mental health trust first to be put in special measures
A mental health trust has become the first in the country to be put into special measures, the health sector regulator has said. Urgent improvements are needed to the care
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