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The programme is designed to make sure calls receive a response from the ‘most appropriate agency’, a Met Police spokesperson said.

Met chiefs win argument in attempt to save officers’ time and allow them to return to crime-fighting

ALS is a progressive, neurodegenerative disease with no effective cure. It affects motor neurons, leading to muscle atrophy and difficulty with diagnosis. Caregivers are uprooted from their routine and face financial and mental health issues. Infrastructural inefficiencies and lack of insurance cover add to the burden of PALS. With an…

Allison Aules’ death raises wider concerns about underfunding of mental health services, says coroner

Exclusive: Sir Mark Rowley’s drive to free up police time has won out after weeks of tense talks

Daniel Venes absconded from a Kent hospital and was discovered by French authorities dead on a beach two weeks later.

Ukraine calculates the agony of war in many ways. Lives lost, homes destroyed, families turned into refugees. There's also trauma that's harder to measure — the collective mental health crisis.

With pollution at high levels and growing worse, some keen swimmers have stopped going in the sea. Many have felt the impact on their mental health – not to mention the pain and discomfort of E coli

Many survivors of the wildfire that consumed Lahaina are experiencing depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder even while still living in mass shelters filled with grim reminders of their escape

Having built his reputation as a comic and podcaster on his candour about anxiety and addiction, Robins is facing a new comedy challenge – happiness

Hospital Rooms and Hauser & Wirth are working together to raise money for arts and mental health charities