Hundreds of Lanarkshire teenagers left waiting months for mental health services

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Elected members in Renfrewshire have rallied together to demand more investment in mental health services for children and young people with record numbers waiting months on end for treatment.The effort has been led by Liberal Democrat councillor Eileen McCartin, who received unanimous support for her motion which instructed the Scottish Government to produce a recovery plan to meet heightened demand for

Mental Health Services appointment. In total, the “scandal” amounts to 2,486,265 days beyond the 18-week Scottish Government target since April 2017.

direct to your inboxA man discharged by mental health staff attempted to take his own life on hospital grounds - before he 'rolled' onto a major road and died after being hit by a taxi, an inquest heard. Daniel Kirton passed away at Manchester Royal Infirmary earlier this month.

The #FreeBritney movement spends a lot of time trying to interpret the messages of her social media posts, but this one might be a stumper.

All new SEATs will now come with a QR code fixed to the inside of the driver’s sun vizor that takes users to a specially designed page on the suicide-prevention organisation’s website.

After jetting off to Dubai, Amber Gill has defended her posting of pictures from her holiday.The reality star, who swapped her signature curls for a seriously sleek 'do previously, was taking part in a Q&A with her fans on Instagram, when one follower told her it wasn't right for her to be posting during the global pandemic.The person in question wrote: "I think it's not right to share your hol when things are so bad in the UK.

Frankie Bridge has impressed OK! with her services to mental health this year and as a reward for her honourable work we’ve awarded her as one of our heroes of 2020.

mental health issues in young musicians.‘Little Drummer Girl’ is the brainchild of drummer Charlotte and producer Kerr from The Echo Lab Music Studios in Scotland.As well as raising awareness of mental health issues, the song also aims to tackle gender disparity in festival line-ups and the music industry at large.“We’ve been inspired to keep an eye on all of our young students and bands, from hearing about the loss of Frightened Rabbit frontman, Scott Hutchison – whose band inspired me to enter

Little Mix to focus on her mental health.The singer announced her departure from the pop group earlier this week, revealing in a statement that “being in the band has really taken a toll on my mental health.

It sounds like it’s time for Jesy Nelson to move on…

Little Mix after nine years.The singer, who last month announced she was taking an extended break from the group due to “private medical reasons”, has now formally left the group.Little Mix shared the news on Twitter today (December 14), citing health reasons for Nelson’s exit.“After an amazing 9 years together Jesy has made the decision to leave Little Mix.

East Kilbride SNP MSP Linda Fabiani said everything possible is being done to help young people.

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coronavirus pandemic.One Industry One Voice (OIOV), the coalition of UK events associations and businesses, has shared a list of all the organisations on offer to help to those experiencing stress and mental health issues ahead of the festive season.“As other industries now begin to return to work, restrictions upon capacities and social distancing [mean] a large number of live events are no longer viable, and the people who organise and deliver them remain out of work,” OIOV said in a

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.A mum who lost her teenage son to suicide hit out at “atrocious” waiting times for young people desperately seeking mental health support.Lizzi Stuart, of Alexandria, who has been campaigning in a bid to stop other families going through the same heartache, said young people and their parents are turning to charities after being told they could wait a year for help.She spoke out after it was revealed just 34

Staff at hotel will be made redundant just two weeks before ChristmasShe believes the breakages are letting the cold in and making it harder to heat her property, and says she and her nine-year-old son are now having to spend the majority of their time in the house in their bedrooms to keep warm and comfortable.Ms Garry complained: “I’ve been phoning the council to find out when my windows are going to be sorted and I got told they would only be putting in one of my windows just now because