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Witnesses urged police to storm Texas school during shooting rampage

Onlookers say police were "unprepared" for the attack, amid reports it took up to an hour for police to enter the school and shoot the attacker.

ABC News

Texas Governor Greg Abbott tries to blame ‘mental health’ not guns for Uvalde AR-15 shooting

Texas has some of most lenient gun laws in country

The Independent UK

In the name of freedom? Texas shooting fuels fury over weaponsation of America

Twenty-seven school shootings have taken place since the start of the year in the United States. Ten days after Buffalo, the news cycle turns to Texas with the familiar ritual of shock, grief and outrage before counter-arguments about mental health and the responsibility of parents.

France 24

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'I've got to dig deep': Texas shooting tests Newtown parents

Some relatives of the victims of the 2012 attack on the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, who channeled grief into advocacy have claimed success, gradually, in areas including gun safety, attitudes around gun violence, and mental health awareness

The Independent UK

'Marginalised' young dads to be given more help as they welcome new babies into their families

Young fathers aged under 25 are 'one of the most marginalised and disadvantaged communities within our region' and lack support, a charity has said

Chronicle Live

Two years after Floyd murder, racial trauma permeates US

Wednesday marks the second anniversary of the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, which sparked a global protest movement and calls for a racial reckoning to address structural racism that has created long-standing inequities impacting generations of Black Americans

The Independent UK

No action taken against Victorian mental health services despite more than 12,000 complaints

Exclusive: reports from state’s mental health regulator show some services don’t hand over complaint outcome data

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Peter Campbell obituary

Activist and campaigner who worked to help people with mental health difficulties organise and advocate for change

The Guardian - UK

Schools need urgent funding to tackle child mental health crisis

Letters: The waiting list to see a mental health nurse at school is months’ long, says one teacher. Plus letters from Martin Bell of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, and Stephen Baron

The Guardian - UK

How Sussex university led the way in student support

Letter: Patricia Rashbrook describes how in the 1970s the university devised a system of mental health safeguarding that higher institutions today must learn from

The Guardian - UK

How to talk to your employer about trauma

The impact of trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a hidden chronic mental health issue in the workplace. A 2016 survey of UK adults found that one in five people between the ages of 18 and 74 said they had experienced at least one form of child abuse, whether…

The Conversation

Statins could protect against depression as study finds mental health link

Statins are used to lower cholesterol in the blood, but a new study has found that the medicine may also be able to protect against depression and boost mental health

Daily Record

Jack Rooke on his new Channel 4 comedy Big Boys: we never see straight/gay male friendships on screen

The writer of Channel 4’s new comedy on finding humour in tragedy and why we still have a long way to go when it comes to tackling mental health

Evening Standard

Historical research into Dundee asylum patients helping mental health treatment today

Scientists are looking at case studies from the early 20th century to improve services.

Daily Record

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The Guardian - UK

Therapy v medication? How to choose the best treatment for anxiety

Medication is often prescribed as a quick-fix but therapy can be more helpful in the long-run, if accessible. Here’s how to work out what is best for you

The Guardian - UK

‘I’m begging the government to listen’: Martin Lewis on getting political, mental health and the cost of living crisis

The broadcaster and financial expert started out searching for cut-price credit card deals. But with ‘shocking’ levels of poverty he has become a champion for the vulnerable - and he wants those in power to act

Bangkok Post

Survey finds 8% of Thai youth at risk of suicide

The Mental Health Department survey has concluded that 7.99% of Thai youth are at risk of suicide and 5.34% at risk of developing depression, with Covid-19 a key catalyst.

Chronicle Live

'Burnt out' Gateshead GP warns ten minute appointments aren't 'fit for purpose'

Dr Dawn Turner has spoken out about how doctors just don't get enough time with their patients

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Lockdowns caused 'high psychological distress' in 70pc of high school students, study finds

A national survey of 15-19-year-olds has revealed the effects of COVID-19 and lockdowns on students who missed out on key social and academic experiences.

360info

Special Report: Building mental health

Access to warm, dry, secure, long-term housing is key to mental health. 360info explores housing policy, residential green space and the meaning of 'home'.

360info

Greening the city to prevent mental illness

Trees, grass and greenery lower the risk of mental health problems. It’s a lesson city planners need to learn.

360info

Inside out: why Balinese homes are so loved

Communal spaces and a connection to the outdoors make traditional Balinese homes a template for the green design of the future.

360info

A place to breathe in jam-packed Jakarta

Jakarta’s high-rise settlements are the most crowded places in Southeast Asia. New community centres provide vital outdoor space for a hemmed-in population.

Tribune News Service

After mass shootings in 2018 and 2019, Texas lawmakers made it easier to get guns

FORT WORTH, Texas — More than a dozen students and a teacher are dead after a mass shooting at a Texas elementary school.

ABC News

Mental health support available for Gympie residents reeling after floods

Gympie residents avoided physical devastation when floodwaters stopped rising at a moderate level on May 14, but the mental health of victims still reeling from February's floods was not spared.

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