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Justin McLelland, 29, was found hanged in his cell at HMP Northumberland during lockdown restrictions

It seems only a matter of time before we reverse this national act of self-harm. Especially if we learn from Nigel Farage, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

Record View says the Tories must be punished at the ballot box for the chaos they have inflicted on the whole country.

Evidence tells us the COVID pandemic and measures put in place to contain the virus negatively affected the mental health of adolescents and young people in the UK and elsewhere. One review study published in August 2021 estimated that the global prevalence of children and adolescents with depression and anxiety…

There are also concerns about a rise in self-harm

There are also concerns about a rise in self-harm

Lockdowns and social media pressure may have worsened mental health, says study

Researchers examined the number of eating disorders before and after the Covid-19 pandemic.

Peter Battensby, 64, died only a couple of years into a 21 year sentence for sexual offences

Study looked at data from 2007 and 2014 and found no improvement in the situation between the two time points.

Lack of mental health resources and basic facilities leaving inmates and workers traumatised, party member and daughter of state MP says