This Week in Mental Health - April 25th

In case you missed it... here are the top stories from the past week from media outlets across the UK.

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WEEKEND & MONDAY

Sunday Times - Do you hate Britain, I asked my pupils. Thirty raised their hands

The Telegraph - Sunak: It’s unfair for benefits claimants with mild mental health conditions to get extra cash

Financial Times - Psychology class: Self-diagnosis ads on TikTok blur mental health fears with reality

The Independent - Leaked NHS figures reveal 15,000 died in care of mental health trusts in one year

TUESDAY

The Telegraph - The reason for Britain’s toxic work culture (according to HR)

The Telegraph - One million children to receive disability benefits amid surge in autism and ADHD

The Times - A new educational dawn should 'focus on children's wellbeing'

WEDNESDAY

i News - The effect of lockdown on schoolchildren has been so much worse than we imagined

HSJ - The police's rushed withdrawal from mental healthcare is creating serious risks

Centre for Mental Health & Children & Young People Mental Health Coalition - School absence is explained by more than what meets the eye.

THURSDAY

The Guardian - Nurses in England took an average of one week off sick for stress last year, data shows

The Times - Children’s charity hails ‘wonderful’ puberty blockers for under-18s

CBBC - What is an alternative provision?

Bristol Live - Children's mental health 'getting worse' in South Gloucestershire, health chiefs warned

FRIDAY

The Telegraph - Getting rid of sick notes isn’t the answer to our mental health crisis

BBC - Stephen Warnock "I considered suicide... "I remember coming off that call, and thinking I felt so different within one session. It was like a fix, I needed it."

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