Mental health
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Opinion Inside: Bristol's Private Mental Health Services
Opinion: ‘The NHS sends too many mental health patients to hospital for expensive, ineffective care’
People are being sent away to private mental health providers for specialist treatment, but this often means poorer outcomes at higher costs, says occupational therapist Keir Harding.
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Losing myself: my experiences of psychiatric hospitals
My time in hospitals kept me alive when I was unable to do that myself, but it came with its own set of wounds. Now, I want to be part of changing the system.
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Inside: Bristol's Private Mental Health Services Banner Home Page Investigations
Revealed: Failures in care for man who took his life at private mental health unit
Dominic Vickars was just 25 when he died while at Cygnet Hospital Kewstoke in Weston-super-Mare, a private hospital part-funded by the NHS. Using evidence from the inquest and accounts from his family, we tell the story of how he was let down.
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Separated: The damaging rise in people sent to private mental health hospitals away from family
Local NHS bosses have vowed to end mental health out-of-area placements by March next year, but 2019 saw a increase in people being sent away to private beds locally and far away.
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Co-op Community Inside: Bristol's Private Mental Health Services
Inside: Private mental health services in Bristol investigated
Frontline workers and families speak out as the Cable investigates why private sector involvement is growing and what impact it’s having on people in Bristol.
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Looking out for each other’s mental health during coronavirus
Protecting our physical health has been at the heart of fighting COVID-19. But what about our mental health? Charities say it's all about early intervention and compassion.
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“We need better mental health support for all young people, not just students”
Students have been campaigning for service improvements, but what about young people not at university? asks Chloë Maughan
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I was addicted to benzos. This is my story.
The blissful escape of prescription drugs benzodiazepines helped me cope with depression and anxiety, but my life ended up falling apart around me.
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Idles: the Bristol band making it big talk music, masculinity and mental health
Men talking about their feelings shouldn't be groundbreaking, but it is.
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Man Up/Man Down: Talking black men and identity crises
With men’s mental health in the spotlight, this podcast covers black men and their identity.
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Long read: Two years after Kamil Ahmad’s murder, there is cause for hope and anger
Disabled asylum seekers have faced appalling injustices for too long – action is needed.
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Wellfest: Celebrating results day whatever your results
A-Level results day is here and young people all over Bristol are celebrating, commiserating and considering their options. Wellfest aims to help students celebrate the work they’ve put in this year.
