Fears as mental health beds cut
MORE than 10 per cent of emergency mental health beds were axed last year despite a Government pledge to prioritise psychiatric care. Click here for full article With thanks to Express online
Read MoreBritish youths commit suicide out of debt despair
A new study has revealed that the suicide rates are soaring across the UK with money worries pushing many people over the edge. Click here for full article With thanks to Press TV online
Read MoreStudent suicides rise during recession years
National Union of Students believes financial pressures and cutbacks to university support services could be behind increase. Click here for full article With thanks to Gusrdian online
Read MoreGreece is ripe for radical change
Greece has experienced a 24% GDP contraction over five years, with unemployment at 25.5 % and youth unemployment at 55%, the highest in Europe. A humanitarian crisis has followed, with homelessness, mental illness and suicide at unprecedented levels. Click here for full article With thanks to Guardian online
Read MoreThe worsening plight of the disabled and their carers
A GP survey revealed the extent to which unfair fitness-to-work tests are harming the mental health of the vulnerable and leaving some people suicidal. Click here for full article With thanks to Guardian online
Read MoreCarol Hunt: Suicide isn’t ‘Somebody’s Else’s Problem’, it is ours
We, and our leaders, cannot continue to ignore the relentless rise in deaths, writes Carol Hunt. Click here for full article With thanks to Independent ie online
Read MoreOut of the darkness
Peter Dean, 49, from Great Shelford, has had schizophrenia and depression for many years. He tried to kill himself by drinking weed killer and swallowing pills. But with the right medication and through creative writing he is managing to control it. Click here for full article With thanks to Cambridge News online
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