The Duchess of Cambridge says “addiction, self harm and suicide” could be avoided in later life if children are taught to properly manage their emotions. Speaking to a group that
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British Gymnastics enabled a toxic culture that prioritised profit over safeguarding and encouraged an era in which young gymnasts were subjected to shocking levels of physical and mental abuse. The
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The “inhumane” practice of sending mental health patients hundreds of miles away from home for treatment must end, the Royal College of Psychiatrists has said. A failure to stop so-called
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A vulnerable patient abused at Muckamore Abbey Hospital went from enjoying vocalising to remaining in his room, looking down and never smiling, an inquiry has heard. A barrister representing patients
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A teenager who accused a man of raping her was told by police there was no chance of a successful prosecution and that a trial would be “very traumatic”, leading
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A mentally ill woman killed her four-year-old son in the bath three years after telling a nurse about a previous attempt to drown him, a court has heard. Oluwakemi Badare,
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Patients will be at the centre of proceedings in an inquiry into allegations of abuse at Muckamore Abbey Hospital, the inquiry chairman has stated. Tom Kark QC, chairman of the
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A mentally-ill man has been locked up indefinitely after stabbing his 81-year-old father to death. Frank Samuel, 54, was heard to say “don’t call me Frankie” as he attacked father-of-four
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A youth charity has secured over £4 million in funding to help it deliver mental health support and employment guidance. Merseyside Youth Association (MYA) said the funds come at a
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A judge has given doctors the go ahead to perform a caesarean section on a heavily pregnant woman with mental health difficulties. The woman, in her 30s and detained under
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