The Latest Breaking News from Mental Health

Devastated sister found her brother dead in her garden shed

'People couldn’t believe that it had happened to him, and it made me realise that it could happen to anyone'

Wales Online · May 10, 2022

Joe Wicks says exercise saved him from being a 'nightmare' amid turbulent childhood

The Body Coach hopes that his new documentary in which he opens up about his childhood will inspire people to talk more about parental mental health

Manchester Evening News · May 10, 2022

Student who jumped into River Tyne meets the firefighters who saved his life

The medical student jumped the barrier and ended being buried in silt in the pitch black

Chronicle Live · May 10, 2022

Joe Wicks says his father's mistakes have made him a 'better husband and dad'

Joe Wicks - also known as the Body Coach - will front a new documentary about mental health on the BBC next week, which sees him explore his own childhood and his parent's struggles

Daily Mirror · May 10, 2022

National addiction treatment locator has outdated data and other critical flaws

At a psychiatric hospital in Michigan, Dr. Cara Poland’s patients were handed a sheet of paper to find follow-up care. The hospital had entered local ZIP codes on a website — run by the nation’s top substance use and mental health agency — and printed the resulting list of providers…

Tribune News Service · May 10, 2022

'One of a kind' nan killed in fire caused by discarded cigarette

Her daughter has said it's "shameful" a report into her mental health had "fallen through the net"

Liverpool Echo · May 10, 2022

Queen's Speech sets out new plan for the NHS

The Mental Health Act will be redrawn, there will be new maternal mental health units and there are plans to clear the backlog

Wales Online · May 10, 2022

Lady Gaga’s mental health initiative tapped to help CPS students amid crisis

Chicago Public Schools teachers and counselors are launching the campaign for students in 7th-12th grade to help them identify any struggles and encourage them to seek assistance if they need it, officials announced Tuesday.

Chicago Sun-Times · May 10, 2022

Government’s plans for NHS set out in Queen’s Speech

They include mental health reform, clearing the backlog caused by the Covid pandemic, and giving a renewed focus to women’s health.

The Independent UK · May 10, 2022

Little girl, 5, bitten and choked after being left alone with 'unstable' man

The five-year-old told her social worker 'Please let them know what he did to me'

Manchester Evening News · May 10, 2022