Deputies reject bill on the creation of a Disability Rights Commissioner. 17.02.2016. The State Duma has concluded that the mandate of a proposed new ombudsman would overlap with the remit of existing institutions. The Duma rejected the …
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Bullied preemies may develop mental illness as adults, study shows …
A new study on adult mental health included extremely low birth weight babies who were 2.2 pounds or less at their birth between 1977 and 1982 in Ontario. These adults were interviewed at age 8, 22 to 26 and 29 to 36.
Approach mental health like cancer care: prevention is key …
For decades cancer strategy has focused on early prevention and diagnosis. Now we must do the same with mental health.
Duchess of Cambridge in plea over mental health as she guest edits …
The Duchess of Cambridge has called for the “taboo” of mental health to be broken as she guest edits the Huffington Post for the day. The duchess wrote that for too long parents have been “embarrassed” to admit children …
five readers on being failed by mental health services – The Guardian
We asked for your experiences of mental health care in England. Overwhelmingly, you told us change is desperately needed.