4 d. ago How to help people with addictions on the streets? These Oregon programs have solutions

The state has one of the highest US rates of substance use disorders and ranks last for access to treatment. These initiatives are changing what rehab looks likeOregon has for years struggled with a drug crisis, reporting one of the highest rates of substance use disorders in the US and ranking last in the nation for access to treatment.The problem is systemic, rooted in decades of failure to invest in the level of behavioral health services needed for people with mental illnesses and addiction. The Pacific north-west state’s significant affordable housing shortage has compounded the challenges, as people languish on the streets without care. Many drug users spiral downward until they overdose, wind up in jail or prison or are forced into Oregon’s overcrowded psychiatric system. Continue reading...

Politics

4 d. ago Children put at ‘unnecessary risk’ under proposals to overhaul mental health law

Baroness Berridge called for greater safeguards to be put in place for children experiencing mental illness.

Society

1 week ago Death by euthanasia in the Netherlands increased 10% in 2024, figures show

Watchdog urges ‘great caution’ with psychiatric illnesses after deaths in such cases rise to 219 from two in 2010The number of people in the Netherlands who died by euthanasia increased by 10% last year, figures have shown, as the official watchdog warned doctors to exercise “great caution” in cases where person has a psychiatric illness.The Netherlands, which has one of the world’s oldest and broadest euthanasia laws, allows doctors to end a person’s life if they are “suffering unbearably, with no prospect of improvement”. They must be diagnosed with a medical condition, but this can include a mental illness or dementia.In the UK, the charity Mind is available on 0300 123 3393 and Childline on 0800 1111. In the UK and Ireland, you can call Samaritans on freephone 116 123, or email jo@samaritans.org or jo@samaritans.ie. In the US, call or text Mental Health America at 988 or chat 988lifeline.org. In Australia, support is available at Beyond Blue on 1300 22 4636, Lifeline on 13 11 14...

Events

2 w. ago Jacqueline Jossa and Dan Osborne's 'very different feelings' about recent break

Body language expert Judi James has shared her expertise on Jacqueline Jossa and Dan Osborne's bitter split.

Politics

2 w. ago Experts split on whether mental illnesses are ‘overdiagnosed’ in UK

Were Wes Streeting’s claims true? Susan McPherson and Joanna Moncrieff go head-to-head

Science

2 w. ago Brits with these 'two mental health illnesses face key DWP battle over lost PIP'

Lawhive's Head of Head of Legal Operations Daniel McAfee warned there will be a 'legal battle' between claimants with the DWP over the tightening of PIP assessments

Events

2 w. ago Minister refuses to rule out more benefit cuts amid backlash over Liz Kendall move to slash disability payments – UK politics live

Stephen Timms, social security and disability minister, says ‘who knows what will happen in next five years’ as welfare bill is increasing even with cutsMatt Hancock, the former Tory health secretary, has just started giving evidence to the Covid inquiry as part of its inquiry into PPE procurement.There is a live feed here.Of course people who can work should work - no one is questioning that - but for my relatives, friends and neighbours, and your constituents who have the misfortune to suffer from a chronic, debilitating, long-term condition that leaves them bed-bound, unable to leave their home or crushed by mental illness, these cuts will not motivate them to get back to work, it will instead scare and humiliate them and strip them of their dignity and self respect and for some it will send them to an early grave. The blame for this will lie squarely with you and the sycophants within your party who passively support these dreadful cuts. Continue reading...

Politics

2 w. ago MAFS expert says Sam Thompson should 'take time' before dating again after split

Married At First Sight expert Paul C Brunson has shared some valuable advice for I'm A Celeb star Sam Thompson to follow after his shock split from Love Island alum Zara McDermott

Politics

2 w. ago Republican who introduced Trump derangement syndrome bill arrested for soliciting a minor

Minnesota state senator Justin Eichorn allegedly traveled to meet a 17-year-old he thought met online, but was instead a cop posing as minorA Republican state lawmaker in Minnesota who recently introduced a bill to create a mental illness category for liberals obsessed over Donald Trump was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly soliciting a minor for prostitution.Minnesota senator Justin Eichorn was arrested and booked on Tuesday. He believed he was talking to a 17-year-old female, but was communicating instead with detectives from the Bloomington, Minnesota, police department, police allege. Continue reading...

Politics

2 w. ago RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: The Motability scheme was never designed to buy 50

My local BMW dealer once told me the only thing keeping his business afloat was knocking out 1-series hatchbacks on the Motability scheme.

Politics

2 w. ago Top 19 Adult Disability Payment health conditions providing people with up to £737 each month

The devolved disability benefit can support people with a disability, long-term illness or physical or mental health condition.

Economics

2 w. ago Republicans want to officially classify ‘Trump Derangement Syndrome’ as a mental illness

Symptoms of the faux illness include ‘Trump-induced general hysteria’ where a person struggles to distinguish between ‘legitimate policy and ‘psychic pathology’

Politics

3 w. ago B&M mystery as shoppers claim store left them feeling 'ill' as 'mental' theory slammed

One shopper in B&M reported a strange moment where they felt ill following a visit to store, with many Facebook users slamming the 'mental' theory which they shared online

Politics

4 w. ago Kimberley Nixon says ‘I just take it one crisis at a time’ as she opens up on the worst period of her life

'I became ill in a way that I didn’t expect and I didn’t seem to be ticking any of the right boxes for postnatal mental illnesses that people had heard of'

Events

4 w. ago Will I regret lending cash to friends? Can I ask colleagues what they earn? The experts’ guide to modern money etiquette

Financial experts answer pressing questions: from how to split the bill or who should pay on a first date, to how to get a discountNavigating a cost of living crisis in a world where we can tap and spend without a thought is changing the way we manage our personal finances. Whether asking our boss for a pay rise or negotiating splitting the bill with friends, we have to confront our discomfort about discussing money. But the emotional stakes can feel precarious. So how do we navigate this new money etiquette? Continue reading...

Economics

4 w. ago Single Drew Barrymore seemed 'envious' as Meghan Markle gushed over Prince Harry, body language expert reveals

Body language expert Judi James told DailyMail.com that Drew - who split from her ex-husband Will Kopelman in 2016 - might have gotten a little jealous when Meghan started gushing over Prince Harry.

Politics