The Latest Breaking News from Mental Health

Dad calls for system change after young daughter had throat cut by stranger in park

Emily Jones was riding her scooter along the park to meet her mum when she was attacked and killed.

Daily Record · May 28, 2023

'I can't move on and get closure since my daughter was killed by total stranger'

The dad of seven-year-old Emily Jones has told how he continues to relive the horror of her being killed by a complete stranger in a Bolton park and is unhappy with a coroner's ruling

Daily Mirror · May 28, 2023

'My daughter was killed by a complete stranger. Something has to change'

"I don't feel like I have got closure."

Manchester Evening News · May 28, 2023

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

Wales Online · May 27, 2023

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 · May 27, 2023

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 · May 27, 2023

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 · May 27, 2023

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

Edinburgh Live · May 27, 2023

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 · May 27, 2023

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 · May 26, 2023