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Lack of access to venues and facilities damaging young people’s mental health, charity warns

By The Press Association24th June 2021News Scotland

The lack of access to venues and facilities in Scotland could risk doing further damage to the mental health and employment prospects of young people, a charity has warned. A

ADHD in adults: what it’s like living with the condition – and why many still struggle to get diagnosed

By James Brown & Alex Conner, ADHDadultUK22nd June 2021Engage

Many of us think of ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) as a childhood condition – which is typically when it’s diagnosed. But a growing number of people are sharing their

Woman died on hard shoulder after being driven over 250 miles for out-of-area mental health care

By Sam Russell, Reporter21st June 2021News England

A grandmother died in a private ambulance on a motorway hard shoulder after being driven more than 250 miles from her care home for out-of-area mental health treatment, an inquest

Government committed to plugging gaps in bereavement support for grieving families – Dorries

By Naomi Clarke and Jemma Crew, Reporters16th June 2021News England

Gaps in support for grieving families will be addressed, bereavement minister Nadine Dorries pledged as she addressed the launch of the UK Commission on Bereavement. “We are aware that there

Majority of people seeking help with grief during pandemic ‘struggled to access support’

By Jemma Crew, Reporter15th June 2021News England

The majority of people seeking help with their grief have struggled to access bereavement services during the coronavirus pandemic, early research suggests. Many people struggling after a bereavement faced long

Mental health of unpaid home carers worsened during pandemic – study

By Lucinda Cameron, Reporter14th June 2021News Scotland

The mental health of unpaid carers deteriorated more during lockdown than that of non-carers, according to a new study. Researchers found that unpaid carers who looked after another member of

Lack of funding leaves thousands with mental health disorder in jail when they could be treated

By Jane Kirby, Reporter8th June 2021News England

Thousands of people with a mental disorder are currently in prison when they could be receiving specialist treatment, a royal college has said. Up to 8,000 prisoners – around 10%

Coroner raises concern at NHS trust’s lack of crisis planning for teenager who took own life

By Ben Mitchell, Reporter4th June 2021News England

An NHS trust’s mental health service has been criticised for failing to have a plan to deal with children in crisis following the inquest into the death of a troubled

Woman may have lived if mental health workers knew of relationship with killer, coroner concludes

By Ted Hennessey, Reporter4th June 2021News England

A woman’s life may have been saved if mental health workers had not missed her relationship with a convicted killer because they were “entirely reliant” on him reporting it, a

Little girl ‘scared of people’ as charity reveals post-pandemic concerns

By The Press Association2nd June 2021News Scotland

A woman has described how her daughter “looks so scared of people”, as a parenting charity has revealed post-pandemic concerns, with many people concerned for their wellbeing. Home-Start UK has

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Lack of access to venues and facilities damaging young people’s mental health, charity warns

ADHD in adults: what it’s like living with the condition – and why many still struggle to get diagnosed

Woman died on hard shoulder after being driven over 250 miles for out-of-area mental health care

Government committed to plugging gaps in bereavement support for grieving families – Dorries

Majority of people seeking help with grief during pandemic ‘struggled to access support’

Mental health of unpaid home carers worsened during pandemic – study

Lack of funding leaves thousands with mental health disorder in jail when they could be treated

Coroner raises concern at NHS trust’s lack of crisis planning for teenager who took own life

Woman may have lived if mental health workers knew of relationship with killer, coroner concludes

Little girl ‘scared of people’ as charity reveals post-pandemic concerns

Urgent need for training to spot and act on sex abuse within families, review finds

Body-in-garden trial told three-year-old died after parents’ ‘breathtaking’ cruelty

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Tag: Mental Health

Lack of access to venues and facilities damaging young people’s mental health, charity warns

ADHD in adults: what it’s like living with the condition – and why many still struggle to get diagnosed

Woman died on hard shoulder after being driven over 250 miles for out-of-area mental health care

Government committed to plugging gaps in bereavement support for grieving families – Dorries

Majority of people seeking help with grief during pandemic ‘struggled to access support’

Mental health of unpaid home carers worsened during pandemic – study

Lack of funding leaves thousands with mental health disorder in jail when they could be treated

Coroner raises concern at NHS trust’s lack of crisis planning for teenager who took own life

Woman may have lived if mental health workers knew of relationship with killer, coroner concludes

Little girl ‘scared of people’ as charity reveals post-pandemic concerns