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Poor post-detention care contributing to hundreds of deaths, new report claims

By Iain MacDonald13th December 2016News England

Poor access to health care and confusion over post-detention care may have contributed to more than 400 deaths following police custody and prison detention since 2009, a new report has

Self-harm a black hole at the heart of the NHS, warns health minister

By The Press Association7th December 2016News England

Young people who self-harm have been fundamentally let down by successive governments, a health minister has acknowledged in the Lords. Lord Prior of Brampton said the “appalling” level of self-harm

Prison suicide rate prompts pledge of extra mental health support

By The Press Association7th December 2016News England

Prisons will be helped to access mental health services seven days a week, the Government has suggested amid concerns over high suicide rates among inmates. Justice Secretary Liz Truss said

Samaritans demand action on women’s suicide as figures reach 10-year high

By Iain MacDonald2nd December 2016News Northern Ireland

Figures released today by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show that more women took their own lives in 2015 than at any time in the previous decade, and that

Prisoner dies by suicide every three days as toll hits ‘epidemic’ levels

By The Press Association28th November 2016News England

A prisoner takes their own life every three days as the number of suicides in jails reaches “epidemic proportions”, campaigners have warned. The Howard League for Penal Reform said it

PHA publishes three year report into self-harm in Northern Ireland

By Iain MacDonald17th November 2016News Northern Ireland

The Public Health Agency (PHA) in Northern Ireland has published a report on the extent of self-harm over the past three years. The Northern Ireland Registry of Self-Harm Three-Year Report

Cross-border suicide prevention leaflet launched in Armagh

By Iain MacDonald10th November 2016News Northern Ireland

Asking, listening and getting help for someone can prevent suicide. That was the message from Health Ministers, Michelle O’Neill MLA and Simon Harris TD as they jointly launched a new

Prison violence and self-harm on rise as safety figures ‘worst they have ever been’

By The Press Association21st October 2016News England

Prison safety has deteriorated to its most serious level and there is no sign of an improvement in rates of violence and self-harm, the chairman of the Parole Board has

O’Neill urges renewed effort needed to tackle suicide rates in Northern Ireland

By Iain MacDonald12th October 2016News Northern Ireland

Health Minister Michelle O’Neill has said we must continue to work together across government and other sectors to reduce the suicide rate in Northern Ireland. The Minister was speaking after

Suicide rate three times higher for people receiving mental health care at home

By The Press Association6th October 2016News England

People with mental health problems who are cared for by community crisis teams are far more likely to kill themselves than those treated in hospital, research shows. Some 200 suicides

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Poor post-detention care contributing to hundreds of deaths, new report claims

Self-harm a black hole at the heart of the NHS, warns health minister

Prison suicide rate prompts pledge of extra mental health support

Samaritans demand action on women’s suicide as figures reach 10-year high

Prisoner dies by suicide every three days as toll hits ‘epidemic’ levels

PHA publishes three year report into self-harm in Northern Ireland

Cross-border suicide prevention leaflet launched in Armagh

Prison violence and self-harm on rise as safety figures ‘worst they have ever been’

O’Neill urges renewed effort needed to tackle suicide rates in Northern Ireland

Suicide rate three times higher for people receiving mental health care at home

England’s hospitals within hours of running out of some PPE items – Matt Hancock

Minister admits ‘unacceptable’ rise in children subject to Deprivation of Liberty orders

Warning of ‘stark failure’ in social care after children placed in caravan and Airbnb

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Tag: Suicide

Poor post-detention care contributing to hundreds of deaths, new report claims

Self-harm a black hole at the heart of the NHS, warns health minister

Prison suicide rate prompts pledge of extra mental health support

Samaritans demand action on women’s suicide as figures reach 10-year high

Prisoner dies by suicide every three days as toll hits ‘epidemic’ levels

PHA publishes three year report into self-harm in Northern Ireland

Cross-border suicide prevention leaflet launched in Armagh

Prison violence and self-harm on rise as safety figures ‘worst they have ever been’

O’Neill urges renewed effort needed to tackle suicide rates in Northern Ireland

Suicide rate three times higher for people receiving mental health care at home