Officers at Maghaberry Prison are making renewed efforts to identify the most vulnerable prisoners, the criminal justice inspector said. The high-security jail has a significant proportion of inmates with mental
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Social media use has contributed to a rise in self-harm among teenage girls, Health Secretary Matt Hancock has suggested. The Cabinet minister also accused digital platforms of doing “absolutely nothing”
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The parents of a young woman who killed herself in jail after enduring “horrific experiences” have called for a review of Scotland’s prison system. Katie Allan’s family said on Thursday
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A prisoner who had been threatened by other inmates and was found hanging in his cell died by misadventure, an inquest jury has concluded. Matthew Gray, 31, was found by
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Ministers have been urged to address the “crisis in children’s mental health” after a Children’s Society report revealed that around one in four 14-year-old girls self-harm. The charity’s annual Good
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Scotland is to set up a special suicide prevention group as part of efforts to reduce the number of people who take their own life by 20%. The National Suicide
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Girls were admitted to hospital for self-harming nearly twice as regularly last year compared to two decades ago, figures have revealed. The NSPCC described the statistics as “heartbreaking”, while an
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Universities should take the place of parents and ensure they offer good mental health support to students to stop them becoming overwhelmed and “falling between the cracks”, a minister has
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From the way you move and sleep, to how you interact with people around you, depression changes just about everything. It is even noticeable in the way you speak and
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A High Court judge has raised concern about the welfare of a troubled teenage girl who professionals think should be in a specialist secure unit. Mr Justice Hayden heard that
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