Thousands of vulnerable young people will be homeless or at risk of homelessness in the weeks leading up to Christmas, a charity has said. Centrepoint said 18,000 young people aged
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Scotland could become a “world-leader in ending homelessness” under a new plan to end rough sleeping, charities have said. The Scottish Government said it will shift towards getting homeless people
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Members of the public will be able to use their contactless payment cards to donate £3 to help tackle the “shameful” fact that almost 8,000 people are sleeping rough on
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Mental health trusts are being asked to review deaths for “red flags” to improve patient treatment and prevent failings being repeated in light of the death of a teenager with
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Police have been left to pick up the pieces amid a national crisis in mental health care, a watchdog report has warned. Stretched forces are responding to tens of thousands
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The Government has suffered a further defeat at the hands of peers demanding strengthened safeguards for vulnerable people detained in care homes or hospitals. The House of Lords backed by
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A prison once branded dangerous and Dickensian has made immensely encouraging progress, a report said. Maghaberry high-security jail in Co Antrim holds life prisoners convicted of the most serious offences
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Officers at Maghaberry Prison are making renewed efforts to identify the most vulnerable prisoners, the criminal justice inspector said. The high-security jail has a significant proportion of inmates with mental
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The charity which runs hundreds of foodbanks is expecting December to be its busiest month ever. The Trussell Trust said its network of over 400 foodbanks provided almost 160,000 three-day
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Patients at Scotland’s highest security psychiatric hospital are being impacted by low staffing levels, according to a report. An evaluation by the Mental Welfare Commission indicated emergency measures taken to
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