Tag: suicide prevention

Financial instability and ‘economic woes’ might be contributing to thoughts of suicide

Often, suicidal ideation is only related to mental disorders like depression, anxiety…

Bryony Porteous-Sebouhian

As Christmas approaches, Samaritans raise awareness and call for support

In anticipation of an influx of calls over the Christmas period, suicide…

Bryony Porteous-Sebouhian

Government announces £5 million to support suicide prevention services

The Department of Health and Social Care announces extra funding for local…

Bryony Porteous-Sebouhian

The Office of National Statistics on suicide rates in 2020

As the Office of National Statistics release their findings for rates of…

Bryony Porteous-Sebouhian

Has Love Island turned a corner in its handling and representation of mental health?

Love Island has returned with a new set of encouraging welfare measures.…

Should parents be contacted by universities in the event of a student mental health crisis?

Parents are once again asking for universities to implement an opt-in scheme,…

Bryony Porteous-Sebouhian

Ofcom introduces guidance for reality TV participant mental health care

After a surge of viewer complaints to Ofcom since 2019, this week…

Patients newly discharged from psychiatric hospital are at higher risk of suicide, so why do they receive so little aftercare?

Joy Hibbins, who runs a Suicide Crisis Centre in Gloucestershire, reflects on…

Joy Hibbins

When will the prison service act upon the vulnerability of transgender people?

The Ministry of Justice and Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service have released a…

Chloe Apter

Call for teachers and health workers to have training to spot signs of distress in children

Teachers and frontline health workers should have basic training to spot the…

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