GPs giving antidepressants to children against guidelines Guidance states under-18s should only get such drugs alongside therapy and after being assessed by a psychiatrist The Guardian - UK · Nov 4, 2022
‘The World Would Be Better If I Wasn’t There’: Selena Gomez Opens Up About Her Mental Health "I'm going to be very open with everyone about this." Pedestrian.tv · Nov 4, 2022
Declan Rice puts his support behind mental health campaign - "I'm here to use my voice" West Ham and England star Declan Rice has teamed up with suicide prevention organisation CALM to raise awareness and challenge the stigma surrounding mental health Daily Mirror · Nov 3, 2022
A dozen staff sacked after allegations patients were abused in mental health unit Eighteen more face disciplinary action Manchester Evening News · Nov 3, 2022
'Disabled people having their benefits cut while in hospital shows Tory cruelty' As thousands of disabled people have seen their benefits halted whilst staying in hospital, being treated as a burden and like they are invisible is now wearing thin, writes Rachel Charlton-Dailey Daily Mirror · Nov 3, 2022
Ministers may order inquiry or review over English mental health care failings Decision due soon, MPs told, as campaigners press for ‘full and fearless’ public inquiry The Guardian - UK · Nov 3, 2022
Kate Middleton wears £1.50 earrings as she braves muddy grass in heels to greet fans Prince William and Kate Middleton visited Scarborough today, where they visited The Street - a community hub that supports local organisations to grow and develop their services - and also greeted fans on a walkabout Daily Mirror · Nov 3, 2022
Community services ‘crucial’ in dealing with mental health issues, says William William was speaking during his first official visit, with Kate, to the seaside town of Scarborough. The Independent UK · Nov 3, 2022
‘She’s like Princess Di’ – Selena Gomez and the extraordinary film about her mental health Using six years’ worth of footage, In Bed With Madonna director Alek Keshishian has charted the former Disney child star’s troubled but successful pop reinvention, her remarkable empathy and love-hate relationship with fame The Guardian - UK · Nov 3, 2022
William and Kate visit community hub in Yorkshire to launch mental health support funding Prince and Princess of Wales began by meeting the grant panel of young people who had decided how the money should be allocated Evening Standard · Nov 3, 2022
12 children tried to take their life in 7 weeks at a single school as mental health crisis deepens Number of children with safeguarding issues has rocketed with problems including anorexia, domestic violence and drug or alcohol abuse in their home Wales Online · Nov 3, 2022
William and Kate visit community hub to launch mental health support funding The royal couple were visiting The Street centre in Scarborough, North Yorkshire. The Independent UK · Nov 3, 2022
Minister not ruling out public inquiry into mental health hospitals ‘We are seeing young people dying because of failings of care,’ admits minister Maria Caufield The Independent UK · Nov 3, 2022
Public inquiry under consideration to respond to NHS mental health care failures Health minister Maria Caulfield said a decision will be taken in the coming days regarding a public inquiry, after the deaths of three teenage girls. The Independent UK · Nov 3, 2022
Daily Mirror · Nov 3, 2022 Headteacher's plea for help as 12 of his pupils attempt suicide in two months Head Steve Ostler said his teachers are increasingly having to pick up the pieces as the fallout from the pandemic and the cost of living impacts children, with education "pushed to the back benches"
Liverpool Echo · Nov 3, 2022 Judge turned killer 'conned mental health workers' into thinking he was getting better Telahun Tedola spent 10 years at Ashworth high security hospital before taking his own life
Orlando Sentinel · Nov 3, 2022 Ketamine ‘saved my life’: Depressed, anxious Floridians turn to unregulated psychadelics ORLANDO, Fla. — Ashley Blanco, 27, has grappled with anxiety, depression and obsessive-compulsive disorder for the better part of a decade. Antidepressants and therapy didn’t help. After she graduated college, the COVID-19 pandemic hit. It sent her mental health to an all-time low.
The Guardian - UK · Nov 3, 2022 ‘Not enough money’: secondary school heads warn MPs of budget woes Energy costs, staff pay rises and inflation have left schools unable to pay for repairs, mental health services and trips
Evening Standard · Nov 3, 2022 Selena Gomez: a megastar whose mission it is to save lives – and why she’ll likely succeed Her documentary Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me will be released this week
The Independent UK · Nov 2, 2022 Three teenage girls died after failures at ‘unstable and overstretched’ hospital An investigation was commissioned by NHS England and carried out by Niche Health and Social Care Consulting.
Chronicle Live · Nov 2, 2022 North East NHS boss reacts to mental health scandals and says exposing failings 'is a good thing' The chief executive of an North East NHS Trust welcomed the exposure of failings and abuse in the mental health sector
The Conversation · Nov 2, 2022 Lockdowns had a huge impact in the mental health of the elderly In Spain we suffered one of the strictest lockdowns in the world in response to the COVID pandemic. For a time, we were only allowed to go to the supermarket, the bank and the pharmacy. Children didn’t leave their homes for 58 days. Adults couldn’t go out for physical exercise,…
Belfast Live · Nov 2, 2022 Co Antrim classroom assistant on living with 'crippling anxiety' "It becomes really debilitating and can often just come from nowhere"
ABC News · Nov 2, 2022 First Nations elders dismayed about FIFO mental health model planned for South Australia's APY Lands Some of Australia's most vulnerable children will not have access to in-community mental health support staff, with the South Australian government set to install a fly-in-fly-out model, against the wishes of elders and the advice of experts.
Benzinga · Nov 2, 2022 Psychedelics Company's $60M Series A For Startup To Develop Treatment For Mental Health Disorders Biotech company focused on creating next-gen serotonergic neuroplastogen psychedelic compounds to treat severe neuropsychiatric and neurological conditions Lusaris Therapeutics launched with a $60 million Series A financing.