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Mental health policies for drug users not being followed in Scotland, say experts

Health services not using correct procedures to help those with drug and alcohol problems, commission finds

The Guardian - UK · Sep 29, 2022

Hospital staff filmed pinning 'vulnerable' woman to floor

Hidden camera footage also showed mental health workers at the Greater Manchester hospital say she "needs a good thrashing"

Liverpool Echo · Sep 28, 2022

Family of tragic Alexandria teenager holding charity night to mark 21st birthday

Lee Stuart's loved ones are honouring his memory while raising as much as they can for a suicide prevention charity.

Daily Record · Sep 28, 2022

Tory MPs tell chancellor Kwarteng to act over mini-Budget ‘disaster’

IMF issues extraordinary rebuke to British government and calls for rethink on tax cuts

The Independent UK · Sep 27, 2022

Workplace bullying should be treated as a public health issue

No one should have to be subjected to violence or harassment in the workplace. But workplace harassment is surprisingly widespread in Canada. In 2018, Statistics Canada found that 19 per cent of women and 13 per cent of men experienced harassment in their workplaces.

The Conversation · Sep 27, 2022

Russia unleashes Iran's terrifying suicide drones as war in Ukraine escalates

These low-flying suicide drones have been called "evil’" by Ukraine who has broken off diplomatic contact with Iran since they discovered the new weapons were being used

Daily Mirror · Sep 27, 2022

Tunisian Official Arrested over Street Vendor’s Suicide that Sparked Protests

Tunisian security authorities arrested on Monday the mayor of Mornag, a town south of Tunisia, after the suicide of an unlicensed street vendor whose scale was seized by municipal police. The vendor, Mohamed Amine Dridi, 25, hanged himself on Saturday, two days after municipal police prevented him from selling fruits…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 27, 2022

Charity event in honour of Baylin Hoskin celebrates LGBTQI+ diversity in regional community

Hayley Gittoes lost her son to suicide, but has channelled her grief into creating a charity event in regional NSW to celebrate LGBTQI+ diversity and give hope to others.

ABC News · Sep 27, 2022

Molly Russell: Instagram exec says posts seen by teen ‘promoting’ suicide were safe

Meta’s head of health tells inquest content 14-year-old viewed before her death were ‘by and large, admissive’ under the platform’s guidelines

The Independent UK · Sep 26, 2022

‘IAF trainee cadet’s death was likely a suicide’

6 senior IAF officers booked for murder

The Hindu · Sep 26, 2022