Mother suffering psychosis tried to kill newborn baby and husband in car crash
A woman who tried to kill her newborn baby and husband by driving their car into a wall has told how postpartum psychosis nearly destroyed their lives.
Mental Health
Britons bracing themselves to beat ‘Blue Monday’ slump
Britons will be hoping to beat the “Blue Monday” slump – as the third Monday of January is thought to be the most depressing day of the year.
‘One-stop-shop’ mental health hub for youngsters opens in Dundee
Life "felt hopeless" for Brook Marshall at the tender age of just 17.
Molly Russell entered ‘dark rabbit hole of suicidal content’ online, says father
Molly Russell was a 14-year-old schoolgirl who took her own life in 2017 after viewing harmful images on Instagram, a Facebook-owned social media platform.
Psychiatrists call for social networks to hand over data amid suicide concerns
Social media giants should be forced to hand over data and pay towards research into their potential harms, a new report backed by the father of Molly Russell argues.
NHS ‘should not be expected to pick up the pieces’ of problem gambling
The NHS’s mental health chief has called for bookmakers to end tactics that are helping fuel the UK’s gambling addiction crisis.
Tributes pour in after Bailey’s tragic death as his friends urge people not to ‘suffer in silence’
Family and friends have thanked those involved in the search for a young Arbroath man whose body was found four days after he went missing.
Betting firms deserve no credit for ending FA Cup rights row, says Labour MP
The gambling industry should be given no credit for its part in ending the row over FA Cup matches being exclusively streamed on betting sites, an MP has said.
More than 25% of youngsters referred for mental health treatment turned away
More than one in four children and young people referred to specialist mental health services are rejected for treatment, according to a new report.
FA Cup streaming rights row seemingly resolved as bookmakers waive exclusivity
A row over an FA Cup streaming rights deal which was criticised for encouraging gambling appears to have been resolved.
Gambling issues a common trigger among footballers seeking mental health help
Problem gambling is “a root issue” behind a significant number of current and former footballers seeking help for mental health issues, according to the Professional Footballers’ Association’s head of welfare.
Selena Gomez opens up about mental health struggles
Selena Gomez has said finding out she has mental health issues and getting on the right medication has “completely changed” her life.
FA urged to rethink bet365 relationship as deal is branded ‘worse than grubby’
Politicians have urged the Football Association to reconsider its streaming partnership with bet365, saying it creates “an active incentive to gamble”.
FA urged to reconsider deal with betting firm
Culture Secretary Nicky Morgan has said she hopes the Football Association will “reconsider” after it allowed a betting company to broadcast FA Cup matches.
FA urged to ‘reconsider’ deal with betting website
The Football Association has been advised to “reconsider” its relationship with bet365 by Nicky Morgan, the secretary of state for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.
New safe space for vulnerable youngsters in Dundee
Dundee’s youth mental health charity, Feeling Strong, has opened its new community hub in Stobswell.
Severe childhood deprivation linked to smaller brain volume – study
Severe childhood deprivation may cause long-term changes to the size and structure of the brain, according to new research.
Duke of Cambridge narrates mental health film to be played before FA Cup games
A short film narrated by the Duke of Cambridge will be played at the start of FA Cup matches in a “historic first” encouraging football fans to look after their mental health.
Family of tragic Tayside woman Hayley Darby raising money for mental health
The family of a Tayside woman who took her own life have raised more than £1,600 to date for mental health charities in her memory.
Mental Health services in Dundee are ‘the worst in Scotland’ according to one patient
Mental heath services in the city are "among the worst in Scotland" according to one patient who feels she is being failed by the system.