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Legalisation: the only way out of addiction : Our current policies on drugs result in unending cycles of violence, social depravation and addiction . Former doctor and writer Max Rendall makes the case for re-assessment of our fabled 'war' on drugs by Max Rendall What we know today as illegal drugs ... Varsity Online

UK: Too many young people "suffering in silence" with mental health problems One in ten children aged 5-16 years has a clinically diagnosable mental health problem and, of adults with long-term mental health problems, half will have experienced their first symptoms before the age of 14. Self-harming and substance abuse are ...

Charity trekker's plea to traders : "If any other companies or businesses would like to do the same, they can contact us through lovetrainappeal@live.co. uk and I will be in touch." Mr Lewis-Baker will be walking with Berkshire fundraiser Alan Carr and Mr Carr's daughter Charlotte, ... Ireland | United Kingdom | America | Stigmabase

Charity urges parents to help boost literacy levels A UK charity has urged parents to play a leading role in pushing forward their child's communication and language skills. Research carried out by the National Literacy Trust to coincide with its latest campaign, Words for Life, found that nine out of ...

'More training needed to ensure elderly East Lancashire patients are treated ... MORE training is needed in East Lancashire to ensure elderly patients are treated with dignity and respect, a charity has warned. Julie Duerden, director of care services at Age UK Lancashire, said that nursing staff needed more guidance on how to talk ...

Financial advice for the elderly residents of Truro : FINANCIAL advice will be available to elderly people in Truro at a special open day. Truro Care and Social Club is hosting the event where representatives from Age UK Cornwall will be on hand with useful information. There will be advice on how to ...

More help for people with rare diseases : ... diseases and their families, according to the first ever UK plan on rare diseases, published for consultation by the Department of Health. Rare diseases can affect anybody at any stage of their life and can affect physical or mental health or both.

Seeking some consensus on mental health : But mental health has struggled to capture the attention and priority it deserves. There are signs of change. Sportspeople and other celebrities have shown welcome candour in talking about their own experiences of mental ill health and politicians from ... Public Service

London council estates get solar revamp : By Jessica Shankleman Plans to reduce the cost of energy for Londoners living in social housing by installing solar panels have taken a leap forward after two separate schemes were launched in Brixton and Westminster. Community group Repowering South ...

Dutch landlord financial crisis is a warning for UK : A financial crisis faced by a large Dutch housing association is a warning for the United Kingdom's social housing sector, according to experts. Vestia, an 89000-home Dutch housing association, has reportedly lost £2.1 billion in an interest rate swap ...

Welfare Reform Bill clears Parliament : Crossbench peer Lord Best agreed to withdraw his amendment limiting the government's plans for a so-called "bedroom tax", which cuts benefits to social housing tenants with spare rooms. The bill will now be sent for Royal Assent. BBC News

Wales to target City in bid to lift job numbers The new strategy aims to increase employment from the current workforce of 124000 to 200000 in Wales by 2021. Mrs Hart will tell guests the strategy contains a series of “compelling opportunities” for the City of London, including the fact that Cardiff ...

Illegal Indian migrants wanting deportation... : Thousands of illegal immigrants who are desperate and want to be deported from Britain to India have been rendered homeless as they find themselves in a very difficult situation not being able to return home. Due to ongoing economic recession which has ...

Charity auction held in Menai Bridge to help British Heart Foundation. Sion Edwards of the BHF said: “The British Heart Foundation is the nation's heart charity , dedicated to saving lives through pioneering research, patient care, campaigning for change and by providing vital information. “We rely on donations of time and ...

Welcome for call to treat elderly with more respect The Commission, an independent body set up by the NHS Confederation, the Local Government Association and Age UK , has produced the report after a series of critical reports into elderly care were published in the past year.

Broadway launches property fund for homeless : by Gill Montia Broadway has launched the first property fund to buy accommodation to support homeless people in London. Resonance, a fund management business specialising in impact investments, will manage the fund which will support the charity's Real ... Home Move

The Equality Act 2010 and mental health : Correspondence: Claire Henderson, Department of Health Service and Population Research Department, King's College London, Institute of Psychiatry, De Crespigny Park, London SE5 8AF, UK . Email: Claire.Henderson{at}iop.kcl.ac. uk Graeme Lockwood ...

No appetite for independence in Wales, new poll reveals But the survey also showed that two-thirds of Welsh voters believe the National Assembly should have the power to raise its own taxes – 64% of those polled thought some or all taxes should be set in Cardiff Bay. But it was clear that voters remained ...

Man was dealing drugs at car wash to buy presents for grandchildren : Linval Henry was visiting Bristol when he decided to boost his festive funds by pushing cannabis , Bristol Crown Court was told. Henry, 54, of Grange Road, Dudley, pleaded guilty to possessing the class B drug with intent to supply in December last year ...

Impact of Male Circumcision on HIV Doubted : Australian Journal of Law and Medicine (BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, UK ) - MALE circumcision is a dangerous distraction in the fight against HIV / AIDS , researchers have warned insisting that contrary to widespread claims the procedure only reduces ... Salem-News.Com

Former Beatle homes to be preserved : UK heritage minister John Penrose has announced that Lennon's house in south Liverpool and McCartney's nearby home will be given a grade 2 listing, which means they cannot be altered without local authority permission. Lennon lived at his house in 251 ...

Elderly mum 'left to perish' after carer son dies : Elderly mum 'left to perish' after carer son diesThe system has failed an elderly woman and a man believed to be her carer son, whose bodies have been found in a Brisbane house, doctors say. Proposal rejection stunt shocks parentsA Victorian radio ...

Government is not delivering on mental health | Public Leaders ... : The government's mental health strategy set out five key issues affecting mental health , but current policy across departments is failing to address them, says ...

90% of people in Cardiff describe themselves as 'patriotic' and will celebrate ... Pontypridd-born crooner Sir Tom Jones topped the charts as the celebrity who makes people most proud to be Welsh, while Stereophonics were crowned Wales ' best band. Entertainer Max Boyce, who will perform in Cardiff today(Thurs) – said Wales had ...

Suicide by mail order 'Who are these people who sell these suicide kits to vulnerable people whose judgment may be impaired by depression or mental illness? It is beyond my comprehension.' 'A lot of chefs do suffer mental health problems because of the pressure they put ...

Child mental health: Government invests £22m The government in England has said it will invest £22m in child mental health services to help deliver more counselling and talking therapies. One in 10 children aged five to 16 has a mental health problem, data suggests. Ministers say the money will ...

Driver to improve the dignity of older people in care ... for the local organisations that run hospitals, mental health , primary care and other health services for NHS patients. Abraham gave a graphic account of the disgraceful treatment given to 10 older people in various NHS facilities across England .

Is it illegal to abort an unborn baby because of its sex? Not necessarily One contraindication is that continuing the pregnancy would pose a greater risk to a woman's physical or mental health than would abortion. The doctor who authorises abortion for a rape victim would rely on the likely harm to her mental health .

James Murdoch exits as chairman of News Corp's British papers CHRIS BRYANT: After all we've now seen the single biggest corporate corruption scandal in British history since 1720 and it all happened on his watch. Whilst he may not have been there when the original criminality was conducted in 2002/03/04/05/06, ...

Child mental health conference shares knowledge Over 250 delegates from New Zealand, Australia, USA and the UK attended the "Infant Mental Health : Tools for Practice" conference at Te Papa over the past three days (27th - 29th February). Presentations were provided by clinicians and researchers from ...

Four in five live in "transport poverty" Four in five families living in the UK are spending more than 10 per cent of their disposable income, living in what the RAC Foundation refers to as "transport poverty ." According to the RAC Foundation, the lowest earning households spend approximately ...

Fundraisers boost a marathon effort for cancer charity Lynnette Davies has also organised fundraising activities including burlesque at the town rugby club to give something back to Jo's Cervical Cancer Trust, the UK's only cervical cancer charity .. She said: "This cause means so much to me after having ...

London 2012 Olympics: all Team GB athletes and para-atheles to be drug-tested UK Anti-Doping have announced that every one of Britain's 900 Olympic and Paralympic competitors will be tested for banned drugs at least once in the lead up to the London 2012 Games. By Telegraph staff and agencies The authority will not reveal ...

Protesters urge St Petersburg not to enact anti-gay law by Stephen Gray for PinkNews.co. uk The British Foreign Office is among a number of bodies and groups of protesters around the world urging St Petersburg not to introduce the anti- gay law its legislature passed today. St Petersburg joined three other ...

London's male-rape campaign; British serial killer of gays dies Colin Ireland, who was one of England's worst serial killers, died in a West Yorkshire prison, apparently of natural causes, Queerty.com reported. Ireland killed at least five gay men before being caught in 1993; his modus operandi was to pick up ...

UK Equalities Minister says church does not own marriage | Gay ... Equalities Minister Lynne Featherstone sticks to gay marriage equality despite opposition from former archbishop and religious extremists.

Uganda: 160000 Ask Citibank and Barclays to Condemn Anti Gay Bill In the US and UK respectively, Citibank and Barclays have been strong supporters of LGBT rights. Both companies have non-discrimination and harassment policies, both offer health insurance benefits to domestic partners, and both have resource groups to ...

Cannabis farm warning for city landlords "In addition, the people they used to farm the cannabis are frequently exploited. They are trafficked into the UK and often are forced to work to pay off huge debts. "These gangs also cause immense damage to buildings and we would call upon landlords ...

Elderly care should be better regulated, says nursing leader By Donna Bowater Dr Peter Carter called for an overhaul of care services in which older people are looked after by health care assistants who have not had specialist training. He said elderly patients were as dependent as children but their needs were ...

Elderly care 'should focus on the person, not the task' Examples included carers who insist on hand-feeding people who are perfectly capable of feeding themselves and patients who are denied a choice even in what clothes they wear. An “unthinking disregard” for the needs and aspirations of older people ...