An Edinburgh nurse whose daughter killed herself after viewing harmful online content has backed calls for tougher social media regulation. Ruth Moss (pictured) is campaigning with the NSPCC for new
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Online gambling is causing a surge in suicidal young men turning to A&E, according to health bosses at the NHS. A 42% annual rise in demand for NHS gambling clinics
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Peers in Westminster have called for an independent investigation into every death by someone being detained under the Mental Health Act after the tragic cases of three teenagers. A report
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A coroner has criticised a university over failing to respond to a student’s “cry for help”, weeks before he took his own life after failing some of his exams and
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Coroners should be able to share data about the factors that contribute to suicide in order to prevent it in future, peers have heard. The Bishop of St Albans appealed
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Tyson Fury is set to release his debut single to raise money for men’s mental health charity Talk Club. The two-time world heavyweight boxing champion (pictured) has covered Neil Diamond’s
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A police officer has said a 12-year-old-girl who killed herself “suffered some bullying” but that it did not “cross the criminal threshold”. Detective Sergeant Lee Baldwin told an inquest that
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When a mother phoned her son’s university with concerns about his welfare just weeks before he took his own life, her pleas for help were never replied to due to
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Universities are being urged to be more proactive in their efforts to prevent student suicides. New recommendations include the option of involving trusted contacts such as parents or others even
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The Prince of Wales spoke of his shock after hearing that a child as young as four had contemplated taking her own life. William and Kate were told of the
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