Sexual assault victims are waiting up to 14 months for counselling as specialist support services struggle to cope with “unprecedented demand”, MPs have warned. A report by the All-Party Parliamentary
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Professor Green has said the British stiff upper lip represses emotions that should be expressed for the sake of mental health, particularly in times of grief. The rapper has suffered
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Addressing childhood adversity and trauma should be a national public health priority, Labour has said. Shadow health secretary Jonathan Ashworth said action was needed because around half of adults in
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People affected by terrorism are being let down amid a “profound crisis” in mental health services, campaigners claim. Survivors of attacks have been forced to pay for their own treatment
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Katherine Jenkins has told how a counsellor helped her following the death of her father as she launched Children’s Grief Awareness Week. The classical singer, 38, wants to raise awareness
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An internet troll who tormented the families of dead young people by posting sickening messages on Facebook tribute pages has been jailed for 14 months. Paul Hind, 38, called Olivia
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A mother left traumatised by her disabled daughter’s difficult birth has been awarded more than £75,000 in damages by a High Court judge. The woman, who cannot be identified, suffered
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New rights giving paid leave to workers suffering the loss of a child have been set out by the Government. Parents in Britain will have the right to two weeks’
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Official guidelines are needed to encourage responsible media reporting of domestic abuse killings, the son of a man who shot dead his wife and daughter said. Luke Hart said guidance,
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A man whose mother and sister were killed in an attack by his father has made a tearful plea for understanding of the plight of victims of domestic abuse. Briton
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