Royals join forces to launch £3 million mental health text messaging helpline
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Duke and Duchess of Sussex have teamed up for the first time to launch a major project – a text messaging helpline for
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Tag: Suicide Prevention
Suicide prevention charity ‘contacted every two minutes’ over last year
Suicide prevention charity Samaritans was contacted by people in distress or crisis at a rate of every two minutes last year, figures suggest. According to statistics published by the charity,
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Social media firms pledge cash for Samaritans in bid to tackle harmful content
Social media giants have pledged hundreds of thousands of pounds to the Samaritans charity in a bid to rid the internet of self-harm videos and other damaging material, Health Secretary
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Mother hopes teenager’s Priory psychiatric hospital death will change ‘failing system’
The mother of teenage girl who died while receiving treatment from a private mental healthcare provider hopes her case will help change “a failing system”, a court heard. The Priory
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Loved ones of men who took own lives demand mental health services review
Two bereaved women who lost loved ones are calling for a full review of the system, arguing the men were let down by Scotland’s mental health services. Karen McKeown and
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Prison deaths ‘nothing short of a massacre’, say parents of student who took her own life
The number of deaths at Scottish jails are “nothing short of a massacre”, according to the parents of a student who took her own life while behind bars. Katie Allan,
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Kris Boyd backs campaign urging more Scottish men seek support when struggling to cope
More than a third of men don’t ask for help when they are struggling to cope, according to new research. A study for Samaritans found that 36% of men aged
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Samaritans launch new campaign to tackle stigma around men seeking support
A stigma remains around men seeking help if they are struggling to cope, a charity said, as a new campaign encouraging people to speak out was launched. Two in five
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First long-term study examines predictors of suicide attempts in young people
Researchers have carried out the first long-term study into potential factors that could lead to suicide attempts in high-risk young people. The University of Bristol team examined questionnaire data from
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New funding will target initiatives to prevent and reduce suicide in Wales
The Welsh Government will target new mental health investment in initiatives to prevent and reduce suicide rates in Wales, Health Minister Vaughan Gething has announced. Mental health is one of
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