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Like many women, I didn't know I was autistic until adulthood – how late diagnosis can hurt mental health and self image

For many women, adult diagnoses of autism are “a light in the darkness”, an epiphany of self-understanding. My “lightbulb moment” came in my late 20s. “They thought you were autistic,” my mum mused when I told her I was embarking on an academic career in autism research.

The Conversation

Mental health among UK secondary pupils worsened sharply in pandemic, study shows

First comparative research of its kind finds those with lots of social interaction and supportive family coped better

The Guardian - UK

Most rape and sexual assault survivors say mental health worsened by police, report reveals

One survivor said they are ‘more afraid of the police than being raped again’

Evening Standard

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Intrusive, voyeuristic, irresponsible: Analysing media coverage of Vijay Antony’s daughter’s suicide

“Was she a school leader?” a reporter asks, thrusting a mic at a woman who is rushing out of a funeral. She pleads with the reporter not to ask such questions, saying they are already heartbroken about the death.

Newslaundry

Young person's 'preventable' death in hospital bathroom

An inquest into the death of a young Indigenous person in a hospital bathroom has heard the patient's death was preventable.

AAP

Three-quarters of rape survivors say police response damaged their mental health

Home Office-funded survey exposes failures over serious sexual crimes by officers in England and Wales

The Guardian - UK

Teenager’s death after drinking too much water was ‘preventable’

The 18-year-old, diagnosed with early onset psychosis, died in hospital after being detained under the Mental Health Act

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Three-quarters of rape and sexual assault survivors’ mental health harmed by police investigation

Exclusive: One survivor attempted suicide twice as she struggled with poor police communication, adding: ‘They have your life in their hands’

The Independent UK

'Had we been informed', ANU could have taken safety steps: Bishop

Angry ANU chancellor speaks out over security concerns.

The Canberra Times

Federal appeals court reverses ruling that found Mississippi discriminated in mental health care

A federal appeals court has overturned a lower court ruling that found Mississippi relies too much on institutionalizing people with mental health conditions rather than providing care in their communities

The Independent UK

Teenager’s death after drinking too much water ‘could have been prevented’

The 18-year-old died in hospital after being detained under the Mental Health Act.

The Independent UK

Does suppressing negative emotions help?

Patients who suppressed negative emotions for the study often chose to continue after the research was over

Salon

Have Negative Thoughts? Suppressing Them Could Help Some People, Study Suggests

New research claps back at the belief suppressing negative thoughts is detrimental to mental health, finding instead less anxiety and depression.

Inverse

Stiff upper lip might be better for mental health after all, study suggests

The findings challenge the commonly-held belief that ignoring these thoughts harms our mental health

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Suppressing negative thoughts may be good for mental health, study suggests

The findings contradict the commonly-held belief that ignoring these thoughts means they stay in our unconscious mind.

The Independent UK

Health services involved in transgender woman’s care ‘underfunded’, coroner says

A coroner investigating the death of a trans young woman has adjourned her conclusion until two weeks’ time.

The Guardian - AU

NSW police could ditch mental health response program lauded as ‘so successful’ by minister

Exclusive: Force considering alternatives to Pacer program that has seen 48% reduction in people detained by police under Mental Health Act

Evening Standard

Prince William pays his tribute to 9/11 firefighter heroes... and goes for a jog in Central Park

The Prince of Wales revealed he couldn’t resist joining New Yorkers on their morning jogs around Central Park

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At new mental health courts in California, judges will be able to mandate treatment

In several California counties, new mental health courts open up in October. Officials hope to persuade people with psychosis to accept treatment. Critics say, it looks more like coercion.

The Canberra Times

Review into psychiatric care after ANU stabbing

Govt wants answers to how man was free to allegedly attack students.

The Guardian - AU

Another tragic death shows police should not be first responders in mental health crises

Dealing with a person in the midst of a difficult mental health episode is a job that requires medical expertise

The Independent UK

Prince of Wales encourages New York firefighters to talk about mental health

Speaking to the group of emergency responders, he also asked about their training and normal day-to-day procedures.

The Guardian - UK

Asylum seekers ‘degraded’ at detention centre: key points from Brook House inquiry

Report on immigration removal centre details ‘crushing’ abuse and excessive use of force that has left detainees with PTSD

The Guardian - AU

‘He was on the way up’: mother of NSW police shooting victim demands mental health reform

‘It’s not my fight, it is everyone’s fight and everyone has to work together so this doesn’t happen again’, says Judy Deacon

The Independent UK

Brits struggle with mental health due to cost of living crisis

A poll of 2,000 adults found 27 per cent have really taken a hit when it comes to their wellbeing, because of a lack of finances

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