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'Toxic culture' of abuse at mental health hospital revealed by BBC

(8 days ago) By Panorama team and Joseph Lee. Humiliated, abused and isolated for weeks - patients were put at risk due to a "toxic culture" at one of the UK's biggest mental health hospitals, BBC Panorama can

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-63045298

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Mental health patients 'raped and sexually assaulted' in NHS care …

(8 days ago) WEBMental health patients 'raped and sexually assaulted' in NHS care as 'national scandal' revealed. Patient 11, a new podcast investigation by Sky News and …

https://news.sky.com/story/mental-health-patients-raped-and-sexually-assaulted-in-nhs-care-as-national-scandal-revealed-13056678

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I went undercover to expose abuse at a mental health hospital

(8 days ago) WEBI went in to investigate whistleblower allegations about staff behaviour and patient safety at the Edenfield Centre in Prestwich, near Manchester - one of the UK's …

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-63061077

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Kaiser agrees to $200 million settlement over California mental …

(6 days ago) WEBCalifornia’s Department of Managed Health Care announced its investigation into Kaiser in May 2022, when the agency received an unusual number of …

https://calmatters.org/health/2023/10/kaiser-permanente-california-behavioral-health-settlement/

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I went undercover to expose abuse at a mental health hospital - BBC

(6 days ago) WEBInstead, before starting work, Greater Manchester Mental Health - the NHS trust which runs Edenfield - gave me a one-day online induction. Then I was out on the …

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-63061077

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Years of scandal and promises as patients suffer - BBC …

(8 days ago) WEBYears of scandal and promises as patients suffer. 28 September 2022. Olivia, 22 has seen her mental health worsen over a decade in which officials have promised to improve patient care. By …

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-63045303

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1,500 deaths to be investigated across scandal-hit …

(6 days ago) WEBMore than 1,500 patient deaths are to be investigated in the largest-ever independent inquiry into “unacceptable” mental health care. A probe into the deaths of patients who were cared for by

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/essex-mental-health-deaths-investigation-b2044167.html

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Mental health push in Congress sparks lobbying frenzy

(Just Now) WEBMental health care providers, looking to counter the insurance industry’s claims, are also ramping up their lobbying and urging Congress on as they consider …

https://www.politico.com/news/2022/02/13/mental-health-pandemic-congress-lobbying-00008372

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Mental health patients ‘raped and sexually assaulted’ as NHS …

(5 days ago) WEBT ens of thousands of sexual assaults and incidents have been reported in NHS-run mental health hospitals as a “national scandal” of sexual abuse of patients on …

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/sexual-abuse-mental-health-uk-b2484163.html

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Ministers order ‘rapid review’ into mental health inpatient care in

(1 days ago) WEBStrathdee is already the chair of a government-ordered nonstatutory inquiry into an estimated 2,000 potentially avoidable deaths of mental health patients in Essex …

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/jan/23/ministers-order-rapid-review-into-mental-health-inpatient-care-in-england

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Mind reveals true extent of crisis in mental healthcare with more …

(Just Now) WEBThe previously unpublished data follows a string of abuse scandals in mental health hospitals. Recent cases include: The Priory Hospital Cheadle Royal near …

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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England’s mental health care lacks money, yes - The Guardian

(3 days ago) WEBIn the past few months, scandal after scandal has shone a light on the appalling state of mental health inpatient care (meaning those who have to stay at least …

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/nov/10/england-mental-health-services-compassion-scandals-patients

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What We Learned from the Facebook Whistleblower Hearing - The …

(8 days ago) WEBHaugen just pushed back, noting that if this was the case, we would be in “a golden age” of teenage mental health. Oct. 5, 2021, 12:34 p.m. ET Constant …

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/10/05/technology/facebook-whistleblower-frances-haugen

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What Leaked Internal Documents Reveal About The Damage …

(6 days ago) WEBInternal Facebook documents were leaked by a whistleblower and acquired by my guest Jeff Horwitz, a technology reporter for The Wall Street Journal. He's the …

https://www.npr.org/2021/09/23/1040081678/what-leaked-internal-documents-reveal-about-the-damage-facebook-has-caused

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Whorlton Hall: Hospital 'abused' vulnerable adults - BBC News

(2 days ago) WEBMany are detained under the Mental Health Act. The most high-profile case of recent years was Connor Sparrowhawk, who had learning Undercover Abuse …

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-48367071

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Monica Lewinsky details mental health struggles she endured

(6 days ago) WEBMonica Lewinsky reflected on the mental health struggles she endured in the 1990s amid the scandal surrounding her affair with then-President Bill Clinton, …

https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/30/politics/monica-lewinsky-axe-files/index.html

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Ministers may order inquiry or review over English mental health …

(6 days ago) WEBMinisters may order a public inquiry into mental health care and patient deaths across England because of the number of scandals that are emerging involving …

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/nov/03/ministers-may-order-inquiry-or-review-over-mental-health-care-failings-england

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Mental Health News -- ScienceDaily

(9 days ago) WEBEarly Retirement Impacts Mental Health of Blue-Collar Women More Than White-Collar Peers. Mar. 5, 2024 — For some, retirement evokes thoughts of slowing …

https://www.sciencedaily.com/news/mind_brain/mental_health/

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'Toxic culture' of abuse at mental health hospital revealed by BBC

(6 days ago) WEBGreater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, which runs the medium secure unit, said it was taking the allegations "very seriously". A number of staff …

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-63045298

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Specialist mental health unit failures exposed by patients

(8 days ago) WEBExperts say the situation has worsened due to a fall in the number of specialist NHS mental health beds. Some 40% of patients in "locked" rehabilitation …

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-59964353

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State Leaders Agree Behavioral Health a Top Bipartisan Concern in …

(1 days ago) WEBPresident Joe Biden reflected in his State of the Union in March on the COVID-19 pandemic and how it had wreaked havoc on people’s day-to-day lives, spurring “a …

https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/articles/2024/04/29/state-leaders-agree-behavioral-health-a-top-bipartisan-concern-in-2024

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Deaths unexplained, lives devastated: here’s another national …

(Just Now) WEBWhat I was sent by the Campaign to Save Mental Health Services in Norfolk and Suffolk was about their calls for a criminal investigation into an apparent scandal …

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/jan/21/mental-health-trust-deaths

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New York announces $33 million for mental health services

(5 days ago) WEBNEW YORK-- New York is making a major state-wide investment in mental health services. As part of her 2025 budget, Gov. Kathy Hochul on Wednesday …

https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/new-york-state-budget-mental-health-services-kathy-hochul/

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Mental health crisis solutions emerge

(3 days ago) WEBLess stigma also means more money for research and mental health services. Funding for mental health has become a rare bipartisan issue. In 2022, Congress …

https://stanmed.stanford.edu/mental-health-crisis-reasons-hope/

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Emaciated, mutilated, dead: the mental health scandal that rocked …

(4 days ago) WEBWhen 1,700 vulnerable and mentally ill people were moved from specialised care facilities to unlicensed organisations in a bid to save money, nearly one in 10 died

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2018/oct/14/emaciated-mutilated-dead-the-mental-health-scandal-that-rocked-south-africa

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At least 25 injured when L.A. Metro train, bus collide outside

(7 days ago) WEBAn unidentified number of passengers were aboard the Metro E Line train when it collided with a bus just before noon near Exposition Park, resulting in minor …

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-04-30/injuries-minor-as-la-metro-train-bus-collide-near-exposition-park

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