REFORM BENEFITS SYSTEM TO PROTECT CHILDREN’S MENTAL HEALTH, SAY CHARITIES 24 JULY 2024 The Government must overhaul the benefits system to tackle poverty and boost children’s mental health, according to a new report from Centre for Mental Health, Save the Children UK and the Children and Young People’s Mental Health Coalition. A dual crisis says that […]
Being active is important for our mental health. But so many of us struggle to get enough exercise. We know there are many different reasons for this, so this Mental Health Awareness Week we want to help people to find moments for movement in their daily routines. Going for a walk in your neighbourhood, putting […]
MindFreedom is a human rights organization with members worldwide. If you care about freedom and human dignity in the face of forced psychiatry, you’ve come to the right place. MindFreedom members unite to STOP human rights abuses in the mental health system. Welcome to the campaign for MindFreedom. Unlike most other mental […]
More than 3,500 online grooming crimes against children recorded by Police Scotland https://news.stv.tv/scotland/more-than-3500-online-grooming-crimes-against-children-recorded-by-police-scotland https://www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk/child-protection/392-children-protection-news/56500-ministers-to-amend-criminal-justice-bill-to-introduce-mandatory-reporting-of-child-sexual-abuse The Government is to amend the Criminal Justice Bill to make it a legal requirement for anyone in regulated activity relating to children in England, including teachers or healthcare professionals, to report it if they know a child is being […]
Violence against children and adolescents by nursing staff: prevalence rates and implications for practice https://capmh.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13034-020-00350-6 Whistleblowers claim children ‘seriously harmed’ at scandal-hit mental health hospitals https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/mental-health-abuse-children-huntercombe-b2270448.html Systemic abuse’ at children’s hospitals revealed https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/mental-health-abuse-hospital-b2204922.html Victims of doctor who used ‘truth serum’ drug to paralyse and rape at least 130 children as young as ten […]