Perinatal mental health services do not meet national quality standards, report finds Women’s lives are being put at risk by substandard mental health care during …
Exclusive: Labour says ‘alarming’ NHS figures show rising number of people on waiting lists for support reaching out to 999 in a crisis Ambulance crews …
Labour says data reveals ‘mental health crisis at the heart of Whitehall’, as unions say staff cuts and low pay among reasons Whitehall civil servants …
The chart-topping singer has just released her new album, ‘Higher Than Heaven’. She talks to Kate Solomon about hitting back at false dating rumours, music’s …
Canadian police say a 16-year-old killed two police officers in the hall of his apartment, then struggled with his mother over the firearm before shooting …
Forces say increase highlights erosion of mental health services in recent years The police are dealing with increasing demands to intervene with people suffering mental …
A record number of state-level bills targeting transgender young people and the inflammatory right-wing rhetoric surrounding them are having a damaging effect on LGBT+ youth, …
Exclusive: Children as young as three in emergency departments for mental health problems, data obtained by Labour reveals Children suffering mental health crises spent more …
Researchers find long-term exposure to even relatively low levels raises risk of depression and anxiety Long-term exposure to even comparatively low levels of air pollution …
Special report: In an expose of scandal-hit private children’s hospitals, workers claim inadequate staffing put children in harm’s way, as Rebecca Thomas reports
RSPB shares results as Britons encouraged to spend an hour counting birds in annual Big Garden Birdwatch Watching birds and hearing birdsong have a positive …
Report says young person has to have attempted suicide multiple times to be offered inpatient support Case study: ‘Young people in crisis are just dismissed’ …
Positive effects were stronger among those reporting the lowest annual household income, says Finnish study Visits to parks, community gardens and other urban green spaces …
Pandemic, social inequality, austerity and online harm fuelling soaring NHS referrals, say experts The number of children in England needing treatment for serious mental health …
Calls for more funding as potential surge in demand for services in England threatens to put unsustainable pressure on system More people will be shut …
Head of West Midlands police warns of rising crime in poorest areas as forces are stretched beyond capacity A child experiencing a mental health crisis …
The Independent has spoken to 22 young women, spanning a decade, who allege awful treatment in private mental health hospital units. Here some of them …
Research suggests visits to places with birdlife could be prescribed by doctors to improve mental wellbeing One swallow may not make a summer but seeing …
Harris killed 10th grade student Alexzandria Bell and health teacher Jean Kuczka, 61, before he was gunned down by police eight minutes into the rampage
Royal College of Psychiatrists found patients’ mental health was deteriorating amid 12-week waits Mental health patients are increasingly having to turn to A&E for help, …
Health services not using correct procedures to help those with drug and alcohol problems, commission finds Scotland’s health services are failing to tackle a mental …
California will establish a new court program to steer and even force homeless people with severe mental disorders into treatment after lawmakers on Wednesday gave …
Coroner tells inquest face-to-face appointment would have helped Sean Mark, whose GP advised him to use online services A coroner has expressed concern at the …
Royal College of Psychiatrists calls for action to ensure patients are seen when they are at greatest risk of suicide Nearly 38,000 vital follow-up appointments …
Emergency services use SIM programme that embeds officers in clinical teams to manage patients who make repeat calls Police forces and healthcare providers in different …