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Inside library drop-in group helping men open up about their mental health

Libraries are usually a place for quiet, but as Luisa Metcalfe discovers, one local centre’s drop-in group in Ipswich is helping men open up without the stigma of therapy

Daily Mirror

Northumberland mam whose son tragically took his own life to carry Baton of Hope to support others

Jill Dixon will carry the Baton of Hope next month in memory of her 32-year-old son Glenn

Chronicle Live

School offers counselling to stressed staff as they deal with 'increased challenges'

St Richard Gwyn RC High in Barry runs free sessions for staff in school with mental health charity Mind

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Sectioned man, 33, 'might still be alive' if he'd been kept in hospital, says friend

Liam King, from Porth in Mid-Glamorgan, Wales took his own life six days after he was reportedly allowed to leave a mental health unit having been sectioned two hours earlier

Daily Mirror

Why forced drug treatment is violence

Involuntary treatment has been found to increase risk of overdose and shows no significant impact on substance use

Salon

Amanza’s health scare: Everything we know about the Selling Sunset star’s recent worries

Amanza’s health scare: The Selling Sunset star has updated fans on her recent health battles, amid rumors of feuding with a fellow cast member.

GoodToKnow

West Lothian mental health nurse who sexually assaulted vulnerable patient struck off

Richard McLellan, from Bathgate, attacked the woman during a night shift while she was being treated at the Royal Edinburgh Hospital in January 2019

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We need more discussion of depression

Prior to attempting suicide, I kept up the mask until it was too late. Now I know better

Salon

A Georgia Woman Died After Falling Out of a Moving Patrol Car. Now, Her Family Is Suing the Cops Responsible.

Brianna Grier was having a mental health crisis. She needed an ambulance. She got two cops instead.

Reason

NHS mental health trust faces 'financial challenges' as strategy highlights 'growing gap between rich and poor'

The Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Trust's bosses have been candid about the financial pressures they face

Chronicle Live

Persons with mental illnesses do well with family support, says expert

Lecture on ‘The Evolution of Psychiatry and its History in India’ held as part of the Keshav Desiraju Memorial Lecture Series, organised by Cognizant Foundation and The Banyan’s partnership for the mental health sector

The Hindu

Mental health care assistant groomed underage patients on Snapchat

Daniel Knight sent sexualised messages to his underage victims and offered to buy one cocaine and alcohol.

The Independent UK

Nearly 3 in 5 U.S. adults are lonely–and it could be one of the biggest under-the-radar issues the economy is facing

Chronic loneliness rewires our brains, produces harmful inflammation, and fuels nearly every dangerous disease in the book.

Fortune

Adam Peaty targets rare ‘three-peat’ as his priorities change for Paris Olympics

The 100m breaststroke world record holder said he swims ‘for more reasons … I do it for family and pride’ after taking break due to mental health issues

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The Conversation

Exercise linked to higher pain tolerance – new study

Many benefits come from regularly exercising, including stronger muscles, lower risk of disease and improved mental health. But a recent study suggests that exercise may have another unexpected benefit: it might make us more tolerant to pain.

Sports Illustrated

Hilinski’s Hope Foundation Expands Its Reach Beyond Football

Mark and Kym Hilinski continue their advocacy work with the newly rebranded Student Athlete Mental Health Week.

Newslaundry

Mind ki Baat, Ep 4: Depression

This is the fourth episode of Mind ki Baat, a Newslaundry podcast with a neurodivergent host that will focus on the invisible epidemic of mental health issues in society today.

The Guardian - US

Incarcerated people use TikTok videos to expose Alabama’s prison conditions

Understaffing, overcrowding and a lack of healthcare fueled a crisis in a state with the world’s highest incarceration rate

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Kids who use smartphones at a young age have worse mental health. Here's the best age to give them a phone

You may want to hold off on buying your kid a smartphone.

The Independent UK

Are money worries causing a rise in mental health problems?

Scottish Widows says it has seen an increase in mental health being mentioned in insurance applications since 2020. By Vicky Shaw.

Wales Online

One in ten female gamers left feeling suicidal after suffering online abuse, study finds

Over half of women gamers worry about the impact on their mental health from playing their favourite video game, research has shown

Manchester Evening News

'I was forcibly restrained and injected with medication I didn't want for months' - They were at their lowest and this is how they were treated

Helena Vesty reports the latest in the Greater Manchester mental health saga - as those needing help most speak of feeling abandoned by those supposed to be looking after them and being ‘shipped’ to distant parts of the country in their most distressing days

AAP

Teen faces court after gunshots fired at school

A 15-year-old boy who allegedly fired three gunshots at a school, hitting a classroom, has faced court, where a mental health assessment was ordered.

The Conversation

In B.C., Alberta and around the world, forcing drug users into treatment is a violent policy

Intervention without human rights goes by many names — involuntary institutionalization, compulsory drug treatment, “coerced care,” forced abstinence or a combination of all of those terms.

Roll Call

Why mental health policy is personal and political - Roll Call

Julie Scelfo, executive director of Get Media Savvy, speaks about what is needed from policymakers to tackle the youth mental health crisis.

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