Tens of thousands of vulnerable people have been left in limbo for over a year while carers applied to strip them of their freedom. The mental health charity Mind says
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Social media giants should be forced to hand over data and pay towards research into their potential harms, a new report backed by the father of Molly Russell argues. Concerns
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A former black cab driver starved himself to death in hospital after being allowed to refuse food and drink despite having a history of mental health problems, an inquest has
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More than six in 10 women feel inadequate after seeing images of slim, toned women on social media, research has suggested. A new poll of 1,962 women for Sport England
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More than one in four children and young people referred to specialist mental health services are rejected for treatment, according to a new report. The Education Policy Institute (EPI), which
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A “dire shortage” of mental health care workers amid rising demand is leaving staff overworked and demoralised and compromising care, according to the doctors’ union. More than half (52%) of
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More than 1,000 sexual assaults have been reported on mixed-sex mental health wards since 2017, new data shows. The figures, obtained by the Health Service Journal (HSJ), show there were
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Sofa surfing is having “horrific” effects on people’s mental and physical health, a new report has revealed. National homelessness charity Crisis published new research on Monday which found 80% of
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The number of NHS mental health patients being sent to care facilities away from their local area should be reduced, new draft guidelines have recommended. The National Institute for Health
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Exposure to high levels of air pollution increases the risk of depression and suicide, according to a new analysis. Researchers from University College London reviewed nine studies analysing the link
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