Mental health cuts 'put lives at risk'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-34790094
BBC News Health 12.11.2015
(Own thoughts: I'm really glad to see someone is joining up the dots to create a national picture here.)
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Luciana Berger: ‘We have a mental health crisis as the system only focuses on crisis’
http://www.theguardian.com/society/2015/nov/04/luciana-berger-mental-health-crisis-minister
The Guardian 4.11.15
(Own thoughts: In some ways I found this difficult to read, because years of cynicism from services reductions makes me think of twisted economics leading policy makers to take away crisis services in favour of early intervention. I'm sure that’s not the point Luciana Berger is making, because we will always need both the early services and crisis services, in the same way that we will always need first aid kits and A&E.)
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Government welfare advisor did not know about 2010 suicide 'triggered by work assessment'
http://www.itv.com/news/2015-11-09/government-welfare-advisor-did-not-know-about-2010-suicide-triggered-by-work-assessment/
ITV News 9.11.15
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