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By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) -A surge in claims for sickness and disability benefits in Britain since the COVID-19 pandemic does not appear to be driven by increased delays for hospital treatment or mental health care,

Hoarding in the UK has become a "mental health emergency" which requires an urgent response, a leading social enterprise has warned. Clouds End CIC has been supporting more than 300 people who hoard in Birmingham,

Same-day mental health support without the need for a referral is the aim of a new strategy after calls to an urgent hotline doubled in a year. A free NHS urgent mental health support phone line which launched in late 2022 gets an average of 6,000 calls each month, while the overall number of calls almost doubled between 2023 and 2024.

The right-wing populist party Reform UK has given a rare glimpse of its disability policies, after its leader Nigel Farage suggested he was strongly in favour of cuts to disabled people’s

There were reports of staff being 'abused', patients 'assaulted' and one male patient claiming 'he had intercourse with a female in a toilet'

The NHS is planning on screening all children referred to gender clinics for ‘neurodevelopmental conditions’, such as autism and ADHD.

Mental health charity Mind have accused the Reform UK leader of “demonising” vulnerable people ... Minesh Patel, the charity’s director of policy and campaigns said: “We agree that disabled people, people on benefits and those out of work are ...

The Trump administration is moving to cancel $1 billion in school mental health grants, saying they reflect the priorities of the previous administration. A gun violence bill signed by Democratic President Joe Biden in 2022 sent $1 billion to the grant programs to help schools hire more psychologists,

Employee mental health challenges significantly impact companies worldwide. Large multinational companies face unique obstacles in implementing effective mental health initiatives due to their diverse workforce and complex organizational structures.

Campaigners are warning that a new mental health law covering Wales will not reduce the "unnecessary" detention of disabled people in secure hospitals. Health is the responsibility of the Senedd but the Welsh government is relying on a Westminster bill to improve how people with learning disabilities and autism are supported during a crisis.