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Study reveals pandemic stress had more impact on pregnant women

According to a new study, COVID-19-related stress had a larger impact on the mental health of pregnant women during the pandemic than on those who were not. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Solve mental health crisis, Sarwar urges SNP candidates

The Scottish Labour leader urged the three candidates to succeed Nicola Sturgeon to make mental health a ‘top priority’.

The Independent UK

Prisoner Ombudsman raises concerns over jail's ability to deal with mental health issues

Daniel McConville, who had issues including ADHD, had been in Maghaberry for 70 days when he was found unresponsive in his cell

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Pregnant during the pandemic: Long-term effects and the importance of social support

The COVID-19 pandemic brought changes to many people’s daily lives, and resulted in high levels of mental health problems. The pandemic was especially difficult for pregnant people. New research investigates the long-term impact of the pandemic on pregnant and postpartum people and their infants.

The Conversation

One in ten first-time callers to the Samaritans worried about money or jobs

The mental health charity is calling on Jeremy Hunt to invest more money in supporting people in need in tomorrow's budget. It it is seeing record numbers of people contacting it with financial issues

Daily Mirror

Universities urged to have the ‘cojones’ to stand up for themselves on free speech and sexual misconduct

Former education secretary said universities can deal with grade inflation, sexual misconduct, mental health and freedom of speech themselves

Evening Standard

Scheme putting police in mental health teams must end, says NHS England

Critics of SIM monitoring scheme have raised fears that high-risk people are not receiving the care they need

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Student falls to death from tower block 'after trying to strangle girlfriend in confusion'

Nikhil Manglani's girlfriend said his behaviour was "totally out of character", after a toxicology report found he was sober, and his family confirmed he had no history of mental health issues

Daily Mirror

Health care workers are frazzled – and poor sleep may turn stress into poor mental health

Health care workers often put the health and safety of their patients first, neglecting to take care of themselves. By providing continuous services around the clock, many experience short and poor-quality sleep, risking not only their own health and safety but also increasing the risk of making errors that can…

The Conversation

'My eating disorder left me so ill they sent me to a pyschiatric ward in England'

Georgia Taylor was sent far from home for treatment after she turned 18 because of a lack of support in Wales for young adults

Wales Online

With humor and Xanax earrings, she fearlessly puts Latino mental health on display

LOS ANGELES -- “I felt anxious before I came here today,” Rosa Valdes said as she arranged her Educated Chola T-shirts, totes and mugs inside the Cafe Girasol coffee shop in Boyle Heights. “Just because I take anti-anxiety medication, it doesn’t mean it’s gone.”

Los Angeles Times

Maureen Downey: Georgia’s targeting of LGBTQ kids worsens mental health woes

The latest federal data on the well-being of American kids found LGBTQ students were much more likely to have experienced all forms of violence and worse mental health outcomes than straight youths. Schools are being urged to provide safe spaces for LGBTQ kids and promote welcoming and accepting environments.

Tribune News Service

Is it hard to access mental health treatment in the Hunter?

'There are long wait lists. Demand outstrips supply.'

Newcastle Herald

BBC 'fact checked' by Twitter over covid pandemic's mental health impact

Thousands of people quoted the tweet to say they disagreed with the study's findings and to share their own experiences

Wales Online

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'I felt suicidal and alone until I got a diagnosis that changed my life'

Annushka was struggling with her mental health, and eventually her mum stepped in to help her get a life-changing diagnosis

ABC News

Inequity in mental health care is widening, with treatment 'out of reach' for many Australians

The cutting of Medicare-subsidised mental health sessions sparked fierce debate. But for many lower-income earners, it ignored a bigger, more important picture.

Chicago Sun-Times

Program for suicidal kids struggles amid a youth mental health crisis, ComEd bribery trial spotlights Madigan and more in your Chicago news roundup

Today’s update is about a 10-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

The Conversation

AI chatbots are still far from replacing human therapists

Imagine being stuck in traffic while running late to an important meeting at work. You feel your face overheating as your thoughts start to race along: “they’re going to think I’m a horrible employee,” “my boss never liked me,” “I’m going to get fired.” You reach into your pocket and…

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Suicide Has Rose Substantially Among Young People During The COVID-19 Pandemic

They found that depression and anxiety symptoms doubled in children as suicide attempts among young people rose substantially

Manchester Evening News

Sectioned psychiatric patient told husband she feared she would die on mental health ward hours before heart attack

Corinne Haslam, 55, from Hyde, who was prescribed a number of drugs, told her partner she wanted to be moved out of a psychiatric ward at Tameside Hospital as her health deteriorated, an inquest has heard

Leeds Live

Emotional Emmerdale viewers 'in tears' after historic Paddy Dingle episode

An all male episode focused on the mental health struggles of Paddy Dingle

The Independent UK

Go Compare man reveals huge weight loss after years of ‘wearing mask in public’

Wynne Evans, famously known for starring as tenor Gio Compario in the Go.Compare adverts, has recently lost more than five stone and feels ‘amazing’

Wales Online

Strictly's Tyler West joins forces with KFC and Comic Relief to tackle mental health

The TV and radio presenter from South London was the eighth contestant to exit Strictly Come Dancing in the latest series last November

Daily Mirror

People bombard BBC with examples of lockdown severely impacting their mental health

The BBC is being ridiculed for a 'misleading' headline suggesting mental health was only minimally affected by the Covid pandemic - sparking thousands of responses showing unhinged behaviour

The Independent UK

Revealed: Probe launched after mixed-race father, 26, died following police restraint

Exclusive: Kaine Fletcher was experiencing a mental health crisis when officers restrained him in July 2022

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