Intentional self-poisoning or self-harm resulted in children being admitted to hospital 400 times per week last year, figures show. Mental health charity YoungMinds said the figures were “deeply concerning” and
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Information about the impact of isolation on care home residents cut off from their loved ones during the pandemic was “strongly out of balance” with the evidence available on the
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There is a “moral obligation” to provide more psychological support to care home staff as they continue to live with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. That is the conclusion
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Peers have defeated the Government in demanding that powerful new care bodies have a mental health “voice”. The House of Lords backed by 162 votes to 147, majority 15, a
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Childline has launched a new mental health campaign aimed at boys, who are more than twice as likely to take their own lives as girls. The service, which is run
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Men who live in the countryside are less likely to seek mental health support compared with men in the city, a new poll suggests. Samaritans said men in rural areas
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Photographs of Caroline Flack will be included in a mental health project featuring dozens of celebrities spanning 10 years. The project is a series of photographs of celebrities taken by
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A mother accused of causing the death of her baby daughter through neglect searched “I want to give up my child” on her mobile phone in the weeks before her
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People who catch Covid-19 are more likely to go on to suffer depression and anxiety, a study has suggested. Experts said the research backs up previous findings but has a
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A hidden mental health crisis is debilitating for older people, with millions having lost the confidence to leave their homes, a charity has warned. Age UK said the last two
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