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This week’s headlines highlight urgent mental health topics: a family’s plea on antidepressant risks (The Telegraph), a game-changing youth service in the Highlands (Inverness Courier), and a stark warning about adolescent mental health (Edinburgh Reporter).

Elsewhere, a California bill could mandate mental health warnings on social media (The Independent), and Cheshire and Merseyside launch a new suicide prevention website (Knowsley News). As winter pressures mount on the NHS (Manchester Evening News), Plymouth secures ￡5.5m to improve health services (Plymouth Herald).

Finally, young Britons increasingly turn to social media for mental health advice (Business Matters), while a UK school bans smartphones to protect teenagers’ well-being (The Times).

With the top stories on mental health from another busy 7 days in the UK media, here's the latest edition of This Week in Mental Health:

The Telegraph -?My son died by suicide at 22 – I wish I’d known the dangers of antidepressants

The Inverness Courier -?New mental health service for young people in Highlands has provided more than 400 sessions

The Edinburgh Reporter -?Expert warns of critical moment in adolescent mental health

Morning Star -?Coalition slams Scottish government's ‘real-terms cuts’ to mental health spending

The Independent -?California bill would require mental health warnings on social media sites

Hartlepool Mail -?New initiative launches in Hartlepool to get men talking about their mental health

Knowsley News -?New website launched to help prevent suicide across Cheshire and Merseyside

Manchester Evening News -?Greater Manchester is already struggling with its A&Es - as the NHS warns 'this will be the toughest winter ever'

Plymouth Herald -?Livewell Southwest awarded ￡5.5 million contract to continue improving health

Business Matters -?Young Britons turn to social media for self-diagnosis amid mounting mental health concerns

LBC News -?The ban on puberty blockers undermines the well-being, safety and mental health of trans youth

The Times -?Swiped: The School That Banned Smartphones review — fear for our teenagers’ brains

BBC News -?Mental health patients 'abandoned' on waiting lists

The Telegraph -?How to become a counsellor or therapist

Hampshire Chronicle -?Hampshire tops UK for ADHD prescriptions, study finds

inkl -?TikTok or Therapy? Two Million UK Youths Rely on Social Media for Mental Health Advice