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Claim Christmas music can negatively affect mental health is Half True
Ferret Fact Service looks at a claim about the impact of Christmas music on mental health.
Mental health services failing people using alcohol and drugs
People who use drugs and alcohol are being denied proper support to deal with their mental health problems, The Ferret's From the Margins team has found.
Delayed discharges from mental health wards of more than three years recorded
Hundreds are facing discharge delay from mental health wards despite being well enough to be discharged - in the most extreme cases for more than three years.
SNP’s mental health spokesperson voted against move to limit abortion clinic protests
Women’s organisations criticised the SNP’s Westminster mental health spokesperson, Dr Lisa Cameron MP, after she voted against restrictions on demonstrations near abortion clinics in England.
Lucky and still here: students struggle to access mental health services
The mental health crisis at Scottish universities: stories from students
Rise in restraint of mental health patients causes concern
Scotland’s Mental Welfare Commission will examine the use of physical restraint in NHS facilities - after data gathered by The Ferret revealed a rise in recorded incidents across numerous health boards.
Call made for improved out-of-hours mental health care in prisons
Campaigners call for immediate changes to put in place better out-of-hours mental health provision in prisons.
Torture victims kept at Dungavel despite mental health concerns
Dozens of torture victims detained at Dungavel immigration centre have been refused release despite doctors' concerns over their mental health.
Autistic people denied mental health services, says report
A survey of Scottish autistic people has found that over half have had negative experiences trying to access mental health services.
