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'Moving away from pseudoscience to give children in care the best-evidenced mental health ...

Mental healthcare for children in care often relies on unevidenced concepts and approaches that deny them effective treatments, ... View article...

Mental health charity adopts four-day week after successful pilot

The Mental Health Foundation, which researches and campaigns for improved ways to support people's mental wellbeing, has adopted a flexible 32-hour ... View article...

Electric shock therapy 'ineffective' and can erase memories, study finds

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a medical procedure used to treat certain severe mental health conditions, such as manic depression, and involves ... View article...

NPA produces 'Mental Health Matters' poster for members

The NPA has produced a ' Mental Health Matters' poster to support people across the pig industry struggling with their mental health, particularly as a ... View article...

Kim Davis Supreme Court Showdown: Could This Be the End of Gay Marriage in America?

Former clerk Kim Davis takes gay marriage battle to the Supreme Court, challenging Obergefell v. Hodges and sparking fresh legal and political ... View article...

Supreme Court asked to overturn gay marriage rights

The petition is understood to be the first time since 2015 that the Supreme Court has been formally asked to reverse the ruling legalising gay  ... View article...

UK set to get first hospice dedicated to LGBTQ+ people with specialist HIV focus

The Sussex Beacon has announced it is to become the only hospice in the country providing a dedicated service to the LGBT community, with a specialist ... View article...

Scotland's national librarian accused of 'cowardice' after refusing to display book of gender ...

But it was snubbed after complaints were made by the library staff's LGBT network who claimed that it had "significant risks to the library's ... View article...

Mental health ward 'severely short-staffed' on day suicidal teenager self-harmed, inquest told

Hospital staff raised repeated concerns to managers over 'inadequate' staffing, but 'no changes were made' View article...

Patients to be rehoused during work to fix damp at Belfast mental health unit

Vulnerable patients are to be temporarily rehoused from a mental health centre in Belfast while repairs are carried out to the building. View article...

Boost access to gyms and leisure centres for people with mental health difficulties, says new report

We're calling on leisure centres, gyms and local councils to do more to tackle the invisible barriers that stop people with mental health ... View article...

Oxford children's mental health research hub gets £27m gift

A 2023 NHS survey found that one in five children and young people had a likely mental health condition, an increase from one in nine in 2017. Prof ... View article...