Mental health

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Brian O'Donnell sits behind a desk at the Lampard Inquiry at Arundel House in London. He is wearing a navy and burgundy tie and a black suit jacket, and a black laptop sits in front of him at the table. There are two bottles of water on the table and a microphone in front of him with a box of tissues.

NHS manager says trust wanted 4,000 reports 'gone'

He tells an inquiry he believed a trust was 'panicking' and was discouraged from raising rota issues.

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15 hrs ago

Pictures of Nadia and Christie side by side. Nadia has long brown hair and pink eye shadow on with a slight pout. Christine has reddish hair and is smiling.

Girls' inquest suspension a 'double-edged sword'

Families says they are in limbo but suspension pending a public inquiry is "good and bad news".

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An aerial image of the hospital looking very Victorian and grand.

Mental health hospital reaches 200th anniversary

Oxford's Warneford Hospital has been holding a year-long programme of events to mark the milestone.

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23 hrs ago

Picture of a young woman smiling for a selfie in the woods. She has blonde hair slicked back in a ponytail and is wearing a stone coloured hoodie with a black body warmer.

'I couldn't leave the house, I worried I'd cheat': The rise of relationship OCD

Relationship OCD is gaining awareness, but limited data means little is known about how common the condition is.

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Coroner suspends girls' inquest until inquiry

A coroner says a public inquiry into TEWV trust should go first, but families say they want answers now.

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2 days ago

The image shows Emma Eveleigh, who is a client of the Haye Mill counselling service. She is sitting in a chair in the counselling room facing her therapist. Emma is wearing a purple top with a purple flowery skirt and blue trainers.

Free counselling service faces closure over debt

The charity's founder is seeking a loan repayment to cover accessibility modifications to his home.

2 days ago

A young girl, with a ponytail, looks out of her bedroom window as the sun is setting. The view through the window is blurry but shows a residential area.

Mobile game to be offered to children with anxiety

It is available via Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin.

2 days ago

A stock image of girls and boys, taken behind them, wearing secondary school uniform and carrying backpacks while walking into a basketball court at a park.

Support for pupils making secondary school move

Families are invited to support sessions to help year six pupils have a "positive transition".

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3 days ago

A detail of an artwork depicting medieval priest John Cassian sitting at the entrance of a cave on a clifftop overlooking a view of mountains, buildings, sun and sky. There is a book in his lap (Credit: Alamy)

What the Middle Ages can teach us about burnout

Stress and mental exhaustion aren't new – in medieval times, they were prevalent. And the wisdom of the Middle Ages about how to deal with burnout still rings surprisingly true today.

3 days ago