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Specialist mental health unit failures exposed by patients

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Mind reveals true extent of crisis in mental healthcare …

(Just Now) WEBOn World Mental Health Day, Mind highlights the huge number of serious incident reports submitted by mental health staff in the last year, as it calls on the UK …

https://www.mind.org.uk/news-campaigns/news/mind-reveals-true-extent-of-crisis-in-mental-healthcare-with-more-than-17-000-reports-of-serious-incidents-in-past-year-alone/

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The mental health patients dying on wards from basic …

(8 days ago) WEBA systemic failure to provide basic physical care on NHS mental health wards is killing patients across the country, despite scores of warnings from coroners …

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/mental-health-nhs-patient-deaths-b2148501.html

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Camhs deaths expose child mental health unit pressures

(8 days ago) WEBMental health unit failures exposed by patients. Published. 18 January 2022. Top Stories. Israel war cabinet minister vows to quit if there is no post-war plan for …

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-62294650

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Camhs deaths expose child mental health unit pressures - BBC

(6 days ago) WEBCamhs deaths expose child mental health unit pressures. Chelsea Mooney was 17 when she died in a Camhs unit last year, following a self-harm incident.

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Betsi health board: Damning reports after patients' deaths - BBC

(2 days ago) WEB25 February 2022. BBC. The health board has apologised for the failures. The deaths of two patients have sparked damning reports into the failings of mental health services in …

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-60530408

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Failures of specialist mental health unit exposed by patients

(8 days ago) WEBA BBC investigation has unveiled that there are serious concerns over the standards of specialist care being provided to patients with the most complex mental …

https://healthbusinessuk.net/news/18012022/failures-specialist-mental-health-unit-exposed-patients

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Revealed: Healthy mental health patients trapped in hospitals for …

(9 days ago) WEBAdult mental health beds cost the NHS between £500 and £1,000 a day, compared to £5,000 per patient per year for community care; Rheian Davies, head of …

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/mental-health-patients-trapped-hospital-nhs-b2452581.html

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Inspectors discover poor standards at 28 mental health units

(8 days ago) WEBTue 24 Sep 2019 19.01 EDT. Inspectors have found 28 privately run mental health units to be “inadequate” in the past three years, prompting fears that vulnerable patients are …

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/sep/25/inspectors-discover-poor-standards-at-28-mental-health-units

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Why the Mental Health System Is Failing Us Psychology Today

(7 days ago) WEBUp until the 19th century, medics also believed that if bodily fluids got out of balance, physical and mental illness would be the result. People with mental health …

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/get-out-your-mind/202006/why-the-mental-health-system-is-failing-us

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Three patients die by suicide inside a secure Brisbane public …

(6 days ago) WEBThree people have taken their own lives inside a locked mental health unit at The Prince Charles Hospital in the past 16 months, triggering an independent review. …

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-15/mental-health-unit-suicide-deaths-prince-charles-hospital/103843156

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Failure to achieve mental health pledge in England ‘inhumane’, say

(5 days ago) WEBAdult mental health patients in England have spent more than 200,000 days being treated in “inappropriate” out-of-area placements – at a cost to the NHS of £102m …

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/jun/13/failure-to-achieve-mental-health-pledge-in-england-inhumane-say-psychiatrists

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A man died just hours after entering a secure mental health unit.

(5 days ago) WEBJaimie Byrne was supposed to be checked by nurses every 15 to 30 minutes while he was sleeping at Coffs Harbour Hospital in NSW on July 5, 2014. But …

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-08-16/leaked-documents-expose-deadly-failures-at-coffs-hospital/10123928

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Concerns raised after ADAMHS recommends new mental health …

(9 days ago) WEBMontgomery County ADAMHS announced today, the morning after the committee meeting, that the staff will host two public meetings to discuss provider …

https://www.wyso.org/news/2024-05-21/concerns-raised-after-adamhs-recommends-new-mental-health-crisis-service-providers

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Investigation into mental-health inpatient care in England

(2 days ago) WEBMental-health charity Mind chief executive Sarah Hughes called the announcement "a crucial step in tackling the serious concerns we have about the state …

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-66044625

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Gross failures at Leicester’s Bradgate Unit led to death of - Inquest

(1 days ago) WEB10 December 2018. Late on Friday (7 December) a jury inquest concluded that neglect by the Leicestershire Partnership Trust contributed to the death ‘by misadventure’ of …

https://www.inquest.org.uk/amanda-briley-conclusion

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When Prison and Mental Illness Amount to a Death Sentence

(7 days ago) WEBIt was 1:19 p.m. on Sept. 6, 2019, in the Danville Correctional Center, a medium-security prison a few hours south of Chicago. Mr. Johnson, 21 and serving a …

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/05/us/politics/prison-mental-health-care.html

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NAMI Greater Bergen: Mental Health Support, Education

(Just Now) WEBHelping Those In Need. NAMI started as a small group of families gathered around a kitchen table in 1979 has blossomed into the nation's leading voice on mental health. …

https://namigreaterbergen.org/

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An EMS shortage forced this N.J. county to form its own unit. ‘We …

(7 days ago) WEBCounty officials created a medical services unit to assist with 911 calls. mental health professionals, hospitals and others who are critical to our residents’ …

https://www.nj.com/bergen/2023/03/an-ems-shortage-forced-this-nj-county-to-form-its-own-unit-we-are-saving-lives.html

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Parents with Mental Illness and Child Custody Issues

(9 days ago) WEBSome state laws cite mental illness as a condition that can lead to loss of custody or parental rights. Thus, parents with mental illness often avoid seeking mental …

https://www.healthyplace.com/parenting/parents-with-mental-illness/parents-with-mental-illness-and-child-custody-issues

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What is the one misconception about your mental illness that …

(3 days ago) WEBOr believe things other people do not. Some people describe psychosis as a "break from reality". One of the most frustrating misconceptions about psychosis is …

https://www.rethink.org/news-and-stories/news-and-views/2024/what-is-the-one-misconception-about-your-mental-illness-that-really-frustrates-you/?whatsnew

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‘We’ll always blame ourselves’: Card family shares its pain over

(4 days ago) WEBMembers of Robert Card's family broke their public silence Thursday to make emotional pleas for improvements to the Army, law enforcement and mental health …

https://www.pressherald.com/2024/05/16/well-always-blame-ourselves-card-family-shares-their-pain-and-collective-failure-to-prevent-lewiston-mass-shooting/

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2024 Houston windstorm disaster: Where to get help with food, …

(4 days ago) WEBIf you or a loved one is struggling with a mental health crisis or considering suicide, call or text 988. Urgent Mental Health Services Veterans Crisis Line : Dial 9-8 …

https://abc13.com/post/2024-houston-windstorm-disaster-relief-charities-storm-damage/14832624/

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Mental health unit 'missed opportunities' to help woman

(8 days ago) WEB2 May 2024. A Scottish mental health assessment unit "missed opportunities" to help a school dinner lady who killed herself two days after being discharged, an investigation …

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c25rgzl55edo

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