The Scottish Government has created a group to ensure people close to suicide receive the support they need. In 2020, 805 people in Scotland lost their lives to suicide, according
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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 teenager who had been subject to council child protection plans was taken from his mother’s care after social services staff were told that he had not changed his clothes
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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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Mental health services in Scotland are affected by “racial inequalities”, a review has indicated. The application of mental health legislation differs across ethnic groups, while perceived risks either to oneself
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Two-thirds of disadvantaged children are believed to have fallen behind in their education during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a survey of more than 650 frontline workers. A growing mental
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A worker described their team as “struggling and broken” on a mental health ward for young people without enough staff to keep patients safe, a watchdog has said. The Care
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Mounting mental health problems facing workers in social care could worsen because of severe staff shortages, a leading trade union has warned. Unison said its research suggested that a substantial
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Former national TV journalist Mike McCarthy has said “we’re losing far too many good people to suicide” as he honoured his late son’s plea to campaign for better mental health
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