This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-47317891 By Alex Therrien Health reporter, BBC News One in 13 young people in England and Wales experiences post-traumatic stress disorder by the age of 18, the first research of its kind suggests. A study of more than 2,000 18-year-olds found nearly a third had experienced trauma in childhood. And a quarter of…
This article was taken from: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/mental-health-and-wellbeing-support-for-nhs-staff-government-pledges-overhaul By Department of Health and Social Care Plans to give staff immediate access to dedicated mental health support will be considered as part of the upcoming workforce implementation plan. The government is setting out new plans to provide better mental health and wellbeing support to NHS staff. The new support will…
This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-47133338 By Rachel SchraerBBC Reality Check Poor mental health among children and young people has been described as an epidemic and an “escalating crisis”. The number of children seeking help from Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (Camhs) in England, has more than doubled over the past two years. But establishing how…
This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-47072413 By The coroner for Northern Ireland has called the rising number of deaths linked to fake versions of the anti-anxiety drug, Xanax, “an escalating crisis”. Joe McCrisken says he is signing off an alprazolam-related death nearly once a week. He says “most of the deaths” are caused by counterfeit versions…
This article was taken from: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/one-of-the-largest-mental-health-trials-launches-in-schools By Department for Education, Department of Health and Social Care, The Rt Hon Damian Hinds MP, and The Rt Hon Matt Hancock MP at Government News Up to 370 schools to join one of the largest trials in the world to boost the evidence about what works to support mental health and wellbeing Hundreds…