Depression and suicide linked to air pollution in new global study
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Depression and suicide linked to air pollution in new global study

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This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/dec/18/depression-and-suicide-linked-to-air-pollution-in-new-global-study By Damian Carrington Environment editor Cutting toxic air might prevent millions of people getting depression, research suggests People living with air pollution have higher rates of depression and suicide, a systematic review of global data has found. Cutting air pollution around the world to the EU’s legal limit could prevent…

Mentally ill ‘spend months on hidden waiting list’
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Mentally ill ‘spend months on hidden waiting list’

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This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-50658007 By Nick Triggle Health correspondent Patients with mental illnesses are left languishing for months on “hidden” waiting lists by England’s NHS talking therapy service, the BBC can reveal. The service – called Improving Access to Psychological Therapies – provides therapy, such as counselling, to adults with conditions like depression,…

Call for mental health support for young offenders
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Call for mental health support for young offenders

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This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-50551676 By BBC Health News Mental health support must be made a priority for young offenders, according to Holyrood’s justice committee. The committee called for assessments to be made within the first days of each youngster’s move into secure care or a young offenders institution (YOI). Consistent, high-quality physical, educational…

Hundreds of people with autism wrongly being detained in mental health units
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Hundreds of people with autism wrongly being detained in mental health units

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This article was taken from: https://news.sky.com/story/hundreds-of-people-with-autism-wrongly-being-detained-in-mental-health-units-11860165 By Ashish Joshi Health Correspondent Hundreds of people with a learning disability and/or autism (LDA) are being held in mental health units even though they have been identified as no longer needing inpatient care. According to analysis by Sky News of published NHS data, 635 of the 2,250 with…

Cancellations of NHS child mental health sessions jump 25%
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Cancellations of NHS child mental health sessions jump 25%

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This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/nov/11/cancellations-of-nhs-child-mental-health-sessions-jump-25 By Denis Campbell Health policy editor Staff shortages and growing demand reported to be behind annual rise in England Growing numbers of troubled children are having appointments with NHS mental health services cancelled, the organisation’s data show. Figures obtained by the mental health charity Mind reveal that CAMHS (child and adolescent mental…