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This Week In Mental Health May 3rd, 2024

Written by Kooth Digital Health | May 3, 2024 1:33:36 PM

 

In case you missed it... This week in mental health

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Monday, April 29th (and weekend)

The Express - Mental illness now 'part and parcel of growing up' new report shows

BBC News - Events launched to help mental health in pregnancy

The Guardian - People with depression or anxiety could lose sickness benefits, says UK minister

Daily Mail - Librarians slam Penguin Random House for 'irresponsible' Instagram post which claims libraries can provide 'mental health support' - and stress they are 'not therapists'

The Standard - Starmer to welcome Tory defector to Labour as he promises mental health reform

Express & Star - Coalition urges positive change through new Black Mental Health Manifesto

The Guardian - Mentally ill people being used as ‘political football’, campaigners say

The Yorkshire Post - The Government's disability benefit reforms must not row back progress on mental health

 

Tuesday, April 30th

The Guardian - String of killings have put spotlight on adequacy of mental health care in UK

The Independent - Sunak’s answer seems to lie in blaming mental health patients

The Spectator - Will the Tories’ mental health focus backfire?

 

Wednesday, May 1st

 

i News - 275,000 more cases of stress, anxiety and depression linked to jobs since Covid

i News - i morning briefing: Why work-related mental illness is on the rise

The Guardian - Untreated mental health issues too often leading to violent crimes, says Khan

Glasgow Times - Glasgow mental health midwives seeing 200 new referrals per month

 

Friday, May 3rd

The Independent - Woman reveals ‘catastrophic shock’ of daughter’s suicide months after giving birth

The Guardian - ‘A brutal business’: toxicity of politics takes toll on world leaders’ mental health

 

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