Mental health charities say they have seen a surge in calls to their helplines since the start of the recession.

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Calls to mental health lines rise

The Department of Veterans Affairs may need to hire more mental health workers on top of the 1,900 new positions announced last month, VA Secretary Eric Shinseki told a House panel Tuesday. Skinseki made the comments at a hearing before the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee held in response to the release of a report from the VA’s inspector general that found the department has greatly overstated how quickly it provides mental-health care for veterans. Read full article > >

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The Department of Veterans Affairs may need to hire more mental health workers on top of the 1,900 new positions announced last month, VA Secretary Eric Shinseki told a House panel Tuesday. Skinseki made the comments at a hearing before the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee held in response to the release of a report from the VA’s inspector general that found the department has greatly overstated how quickly it provides mental-health care for veterans. Read full article > >

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The extradition of Shrien Dewani, a Bristol businessman accused of arranging the murder of his wife while on honeymoon, is temporarily halted on mental health grounds.

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A student accused of driving around looters during the London riots says her mental health was poor because she had been raped days before.

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Student ‘raped’ days before riots

Norway plans new mental health laws to cater for mass killer Anders Behring Breivik’s detention, as his trial looms.

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Breivik spurs health law revision

Despite years of efforts to improve health care and support networks for the National Guard and military reserves, these service members report higher rates of mental health problems and related ills than active-duty troops, according to current and former officials, troops, experts and government studies. Read full article > >

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After escaping from L.A. mental health clinic.

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Madonna’s Stalker Nabbed

Patients with mental health problems may be able to access more help from their GPs with new funding of £5.5m.

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New money for mental health help

Antonio Lambert, a self-taught ex-convict turned mental health educator, has relapsed into crime and drug use before. But now, he says, “I know when it’s time to reach out for help.”

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Lives Restored : Ex-Convict Uses Battle With Addiction and Mental Illness to Help Others

After hearing testimony about the continued long waits faced by veterans seeking mental health care, a Senate committee Wednesday called for an investigation of the problem and an audit of the Department of Veterans Affairs’ $5.7 billion mental health care budget. “Especially at a time when we are seeing record suicides among our veterans — we need to meet the veteran’s desire for care with the immediate assurance that it will be provided — and provided quickly,” said Sen. Patty Murray, (D-Wash.), chairman of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee, who asked the VA’s Office of Inspector General to examine the issue. Read full article > >

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People with urgent mental health problems are struggling to get emergency treatment in England and Wales, campaigners say.

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Urgent mental health care warning

Almost 200,000 babies born in the UK to families with domestic violence, mental health or drug problems are at high risk of abuse, according to the NSPCC.

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Almost 200,000 babies born in the UK to families with domestic violence, mental health or drug problems are at high risk of abuse, according to the NSPCC.

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The Ministry of Defence launches a campaign to promote better awareness of the mental health injuries of war.

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Help for the mental wounds of war