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He was trapped in hospitals for a decade because he’s autistic – now Nicholas is finally free
1 month, 1 week ago

He was trapped in hospitals for a decade because he’s autistic – now Nicholas is finally free

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Julie Newcombe, from the group Rightful Lives which represents hundreds of people with learning disabilities …

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Moment Iranian student strips to her underwear in protest over hijab laws before being 'attacked by police and taken to mental hospital'
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Moment Iranian student strips to her underwear in protest over hijab laws before being 'attacked by police and taken to mental hospital'

Daily Mail  

An Iranian woman stripped down to her underwear in protest over hijab laws before allegedly being attacked by police as she was arrested and 'taken to a mental hospital'. The young unidentified woman was seen in footage walking around the campus of Tehran's Islamic Azad University science and research branch on Saturday before security guards detained her. An unidentified female …

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Former Wolston Park Mental Hospital patients reveal dark past of alleged abuse, beatings and shock therapy
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Former Wolston Park Mental Hospital patients reveal dark past of alleged abuse, beatings and shock therapy

ABC  

Debbie Manson had committed no crime, but there she was in handcuffs, being led out the back of a police car. Wolston Park closed in 2001, but it remains infamous for widespread allegations of sexual abuse, beatings, chemical restraint and "shock therapy" from the 1950s to 1980s. But there has been little reporting on the many other former patients sent …

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Ludhiana: Civil hospital de-addiction centre gets open-air gym
6 months ago

Ludhiana: Civil hospital de-addiction centre gets open-air gym

Hindustan Times  

The de-addiction centre at civil hospital is all set to get an open-air gym to help its occupants. Centre in-charge Dr Arvind Goyal said the gym will help the enrolled addicts in two ways. “Besides addressing the mental aspect, it also helps them get in a much needed physical activity they can anchor a healthy routine to,” Dr Goyal added. …

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Long-stay persons with disabilities at Yerawada Mental Hospital await rehabilitation
10 months ago

Long-stay persons with disabilities at Yerawada Mental Hospital await rehabilitation

Hindustan Times  

With not a single centre in the state to rehabilitate persons with disabilities recovered from mental health issues as many as 25 long-stay patients at the Regional Mental Hospital, Yerawada have nowhere to go. Dr Sunil Patil, medical superintendent, Regional Mental Hospital, said the rehabilitation centres refused to accept them claiming they don’t have the facilities to provide special care …

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Mental hospital plot handed over to TMC for new station
1 year, 8 months ago

Mental hospital plot handed over to TMC for new station

Hindustan Times  

Thane: The state government has handed over 14.83 acres of land from the Thane mental hospital to the Thane municipal corporation for its railway station expansion project. Thane, India - March 03, 2023: The stay order on transfer of land has been lifted by the Bombay High Court, paving the way for the construction of new Thane Railway Station between …

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7 deputies and 3 others face murder charges in a Black man's death at mental hospital
1 year, 9 months ago

7 deputies and 3 others face murder charges in a Black man's death at mental hospital

NPR  

7 deputies and 3 others face murder charges in a Black man's death at mental hospital Enlarge this image toggle caption Meherrin River Regional Jail Meherrin River Regional Jail Editor's note: This story includes detailed descriptions of violence. "Mental illness should not be your ticket to death," said Otieno's mother, Caroline Ouko, noting that mental health is on the decline …

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Woman with disability gets her eyesight back after cataract surgery
1 year, 11 months ago

Woman with disability gets her eyesight back after cataract surgery

Hindustan Times  

Thane: It was a sight to behold when a 20-year-old blind woman with disability regained her eyesight after a cataract operation at Thane civic hospital. 20-year-old blind woman with disability Anamika Sarkar who never used to express her thoughts and feelings, started communicating with her caretaker for the first time on Tuesday after she got her eyesight due to cataract …

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Burqa-clad sisters could be charged under Mental Illness Act
2 years, 2 months ago

Burqa-clad sisters could be charged under Mental Illness Act

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: A day after two burqa-clad sisters, both allegedly schizophrenics, were arrested for vandalising a Mother Mary statue and an idol of Goddess Durga, the Saifabad police said on Wednesday that they were awaiting medical reports from doctors at the Erragadda mental hospital. If it is determined that both sisters were mentally ill, they could face charges under the Mental …

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Kansas inmates wait months for mental health treatment
3 years, 2 months ago

Kansas inmates wait months for mental health treatment

Associated Press  

LAWRENCE, Kan. — Inmates with mental health issues are waiting months to get the medication and treatment they need to be deemed competent to assist in their own defense because a state hospital is so overtaxed. Douglas County Sheriff Jay Armbrister said the situation is so bad that the case of one man with severe mental health issues took six …

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Woman shot by police after stabbing her son in South L.A., both hospitalized, LAPD says
3 years, 2 months ago

Woman shot by police after stabbing her son in South L.A., both hospitalized, LAPD says

LA Times  

Police shot a woman Friday night after she stabbed her 10-year-old son in South Los Angeles, according to authorities. Officers were called at 6:52 p.m. to the 200 block of West 52nd Street for a report of a violent woman with mental illness, said Officer Tony Im, a spokesman for the Los Angeles Police Department. The 30-year-old woman threatened to …

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Clinicians critical of new Women's and Children's Hospital plan due to bed shortage concerns
3 years, 7 months ago

Clinicians critical of new Women's and Children's Hospital plan due to bed shortage concerns

ABC  

Key health staff have refused to endorse plans for the new Women's and Children's Hospital because of concerns over the size and number of rooms available. Key points: Labor says a draft document shows there will be 25 fewer beds at the new site But the Government says there will be more "treatment spaces" It comes as a mental health …

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Badaun Gang-rape Victim's Husband, Suffering from Post-traumatic Shock, Referred to Mental Hospital
3 years, 11 months ago

Badaun Gang-rape Victim's Husband, Suffering from Post-traumatic Shock, Referred to Mental Hospital

News 18  

The husband of 50-year-old woman who was gangraped, brutalised and left to die, has not recovered from the tragedy. After the rape, Police arrested a temple priest who is the main accused in the alleged gang rape of an Anganwadi worker in Badaun district. The son-in-law adds that the husband was in a shock since he saw her blood-soaked body.” …

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