Lincolnshire’s acute mental health units are severely understaffed and patients are at risk of avoidable harm, a ...

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A mental health trust has again been told to improve after inspectors found a "deterioration" in how well the service was ...

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Wards at the mental health facility at the centre of an abuse scandal have been criticised by watchdog inspectors, with concerns raised over the safety of patients. Care Quality Commission (CQC ...

The number of children being admitted to acute hospital wards due to concerns over their mental health has increased by almost two-thirds in a decade, according to a study. The rise was ...

A Lancet study reveals a 65% increase in the number of children and young people being admitted to general acute medical wards in England because of a mental health concern between 2012 and 2022.

A Belfast boxer has opened up on how he's helping young people from diverse religious and cultural backgrounds with their ...