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The Latest Breaking News from Mental Health

'Wonderful' medical student who took her own life sent final heartbreaking Snapchat to friend

Ava-Jane Der Merwe tragically passed away at the age of 21 in August, ahead of the anniversary of her father's death.

Daily Record

'Larger than life' mum found dead on Christmas Day leaves behind nine-year-old son

Jordan Carter was found dead in her home on December 25, before she was due to turn 29, after struggling with 'mental health issues for many years'.

Daily Record

In Pennsylvania county jails, guards use pepper spray and stun guns to subdue people in mental crisis

When police arrived on the scene, they found Ishmail Thompson standing naked outside a hotel near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He had just punched a man. After his arrest, a mental health specialist at the county jail said Thompson should be sent to the hospital for psychiatric care.

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Why California's much-touted CARE Court is 'no one-and-done program'

LOS ANGELES — When Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the CARE Act into law in September, he set the clock on seven counties to have the program with its signature courts up and running by Oct. 1, 2023.

Los Angeles Times

Violence problem in Pennsylvania jails

1 in 3 “use of force” incidents in Pennsylvania county jails involved someone in a mental health crisis

Salon

Lanarkshire Islamic centre group support the hungry and people with mental health issues

Friends of Airdrie and Coatbridge Islamic Centre handed out mobile phones and delivered more than 300 food parcels.

Daily Record

Mental health professionals discuss ways to treat seasonal depression

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With pandemic and streaming boom, mental health support is coming to some film sets

LOS ANGELES — In summer 2021, when producer Joanna Laurie was planning production of "The Son," an upcoming drama from Oscar-winning writer and director Florian Zeller, she knew stress levels would be exponentially high for cast and crew. They had to contend with strict COVID-19 safety protocols and the movie's…

Los Angeles Times

Vulnerable children kept waiting hundreds of days for mental health treatment

Liberal Democrat education spokesperson Munira Wilson branded the situation 'disgraceful' and said that children in dire need of help had been left to suffer

Daily Mirror

Confess Project uses barbershops to cut stigma of Black mental health

ATLANTA — Samuel Glickman was worried when one of his clients stopped coming in for his regular haircuts last year.

Tribune News Service

'Wonderful, happy' student, 21, sent tragic Snapchat message before taking her own life

In August 2022, Ava-Jane's friend Jay Davies called 999 after she had sent him a message on Snapchat saying she had taken an overdose

Manchester Evening News

Come Dine With Me contestant, 36, found dead at home

An inquest heard how Nicholas Paul Blything suffered with his mental health

Liverpool Echo

Come Dine With Me contestant from Cheshire took his own life, inquest hears

Nicholas Paul Blything was found dead in his home by his brother

Manchester Evening News

Woman's tragic Snapchat message sent moments before taking own life

Ava-Jane Van Der Merwe was a "wonderful and happy young woman" who had a bright future ahead of her

Liverpool Echo

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Callers keep flooding 988 mental health, suicide helpline

The 988 mental health and suicide prevention helpline has quickly expanded its reach in the six months since it launched

ABC News

Row over 'template letter' to inform patients of alleged mental health crisis in Tasmania's north

The wording of a letter informing patients their mental health service is in crisis is "a template, in case it's needed in the future", Tasmania's health department says — but a health union says it shows mental health care is "in such a state it might be embarrassing to admit".

Los Angeles Times

Why Virginia police hired ‘catfish’ cop Austin Lee Edwards

LOS ANGELES — In a previously unreported letter obtained by The Times, the head of the Virginia State Police detailed errors in his agency’s hiring of Austin Lee Edwards, the now-deceased “catfish” cop who killed three people in Riverside in late November.

Manchester Evening News

Come Dine With Me contestant found dead in bedroom by brother, inquest hears

Nicholas Paul Blything, 36, was found dead at his home on June 15, 2022

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Manchester Evening News

'I started my Etsy business with £10 - now I make six figures'

Laura Schmidt founded her own company while she was unemployed after dropping out of university

The Conversation

Secrecy, psychosis and difficult change: these lived experiences of mental illness will inspire a kaleidoscope of emotions

The introduction to Admissions states:

Manchester Evening News

Mental health blogger, 26, died after taking poisonous substance bought online, inquest hears

Beth Matthews collapsed in front of staff at a psychiatric hospital after telling them it was protein powder

Daily Mirror

Come Dine With Me star found dead in bedroom by brother next to two suicide notes

Come Dine With Me contestant Nicholas Paul Blything was found dead at his home address in mid-June last year

Fortune

Seattle schools sue social media giants, including TikTok, Instagram, and Snapchat

The lawsuit says the addictive nature of apps has increased anxiety, self-harm, and depression.

Evening Standard

Sharon Osbourne forced back to the UK after being ‘blacklisted’ in America over Meghan row

The outspoken TV host says she has been ‘cancelled’ since defending pal Piers Morgan in Duchess of Sussex ‘mental health row’

Evening Standard

A who’s who of Prince Harry’s Hollywood healers

From his go-to energy practitioner to the acupuncturist he has on speed-dial, meet Harry’s team of wellness gurus

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