Families who suffer “pain and trauma beyond words” after being bereaved by suicide will be helped under a new service providing practical and emotional support. Initial pilots will run in
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An inspection that led to the closure of a mental health hospital found examples of unprofessional and abusive staff behaviour, including two incidents caught on CCTV in which doors were
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Public transport users are being encouraged chat to someone if they suspect something is not right, as part of a nationwide suicide prevention campaign. As coronavirus restrictions ease and more
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Scotland’s only all female prison appears to be using segregation as a way to manage “high levels of distress” experienced by inmates with complex mental health problems, a new report
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A teenager struggling with isolation during the Covid-19 lockdown took her own life, an inquest heard. Gabrielle Treharne, 17, was found dead at her home in Cannington, Bridgwater, Somerset, on
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An essential service for young people with very complex needs has received £280,000 of Scottish Government funding. The Interventions for Vulnerable Youth (Ivy) project provides psychological and social work support
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A father who threw his baby son into a river became “lost” to the care system after moving between areas, a serious case review has found. Zak Bennett-Eko, 23, was
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Thousands of pregnant women and new mothers were unable to access vital mental health support during the coronavirus pandemic, research has shown. Around 16,000 women missed out on services to
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Health Minister Robin Swann has launched the new Mental Health Strategy 2021-2031, setting the strategic direction for mental health in Northern Ireland for the next decade. Launching the new strategy
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A pioneering voice behind the inaugural Thank You Day has thanked young people for “holding on” during the coronavirus pandemic. Gavin McKenna, 31, founder of youth project Reach Every Generation,
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