Nearly 90% of people with mental health problems have experienced stigma or discrimination, a major survey has revealed. Of more than 7,000 people questioned, 64% said they felt isolated, 61%
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An energy company has paid out £6 million a year to Age UK in return for the charity pushing expensive tariffs to the elderly, it has been claimed. Energy Secretary
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Troubled welfare reforms will reduce benefits for millions of working families and leave the “poorest running up the down escalator”, it has been claimed. Critics have seized on three reports
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A “breathing space” scheme should be introduced so that people in debt crisis can still afford to heat their homes and feed their families, according to consumer champion Martin Lewis
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Changes to housing benefits could have a “devastating impact” on women’s refuges, with campaigners fearing a funding shortfall could force centres to close their doors. Scottish Women’s Aid said plans
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Health Minister Simon Hamilton has welcomed the opening of a new resource centre and said it will contribute to improving the lives of people with disabilities. The Minister was speaking
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Unexpected deaths among mental health patients under NHS care have soared by more than a fifth over the last three years, according to new figures. The data, obtained by the
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Victims of domestic slavery need greater protections, the Lords heard. Labour’s Lord Rosser said changes to visa rules were required to help rescue foreign workers from abusive employment. The peer
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Politicians are being urged to support a new mental health strategy prioritising early intervention ahead of the Holyrood elections. Charity SAMH wants party leaders to sign up to a 10-year
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More than a quarter of adults have been diagnosed with a mental illness at some point during their lifetime, with a fifth reporting depression, figures show. New data from the
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