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18 to 24-year-olds are the most likely to keep their worries and concerns to themselves.

New Panorama footage showed psychological abuse, threats of violence, and intimidation experienced by people with learning disabilities and or autism.

The Care Quality Commission has shared early findings from its review of restraint, prolonged seclusion and segregation for people with a mental health problem, a learning disability or autism.

A new study shows that the strength of a relationship is critical for couples going through hard times.

Targeted support to help people with severe mental illness stop smoking can double quit rates at six months compared to standard care, research with Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT) has revealed.

Today, Rethink Mental Illness publishes a report that sets out a roadmap to rebuild mental health community care in England by 2024. Following the recent focus on treatment and crisis care in the NHS Long Term Plan, the charity is calling on people to look beyond care in traditional settings, and to start building communities that are able to provide care outside of the hospital.

Figures produced by the Scottish Children’s Services Coalition have highlighted dramatic increases in the number of pupils being identified as needing additional support needs (ASN) in Scotland’s schools.

Anne Longfield, the Children's Commissioner for England, reveals a report highlighting the inaccessibility of preventative and early intervention mental health services for children in many local authorities. 

Researchers have examined the medical records of more than 1,600 people at a community behavioral clinic in the US.

After being allocated £.18m from the Tampon Tax Fund generated from the VAT on sanitary products, Mind and Agenda are set to launch peer support initiatives for women. More than 4,00 women who have experienced mental health problems, trauma, offending, family breakdown, substance misuse, and homelessness will be able to access these community services. 

An independent review of the Mental Health Act in Scotland has been announced by Minister for Mental Health Clare Haughey. This announcement comes on the same day as Samaritans launches a campaign to encourage Scottish men to be more open about their mental health struggles. 

Penny Mordaunt, Minister for Women and Equalities, has appointed the first ever National Adviser for LGBT Health. Dr Michael Brady, Medical Director of the Terrence Higgins Trust and a sexual health and HIV consultant at King’s College Hospital, will advise the government on how to tackle inequality in the healthcare system.