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This week saw the announcement of Rachel Reeves' Autumn Budget, prompting response from many in the mental health sector, including our CEO, Tim Barker. Meanwhile, our Clinical Director, Brian Rock, was published in the FT responding to their recent article on social media and mental health among young people.
Here is This Week's in Mental Health - top stories from across the UK.
FT - Letter: Digital spaces can be part of solution to young people’s anxieties (Kooth)
The Guardian - Why you should give your child a dumbphone if you want them to be smarter
The Guardian - Good psychotherapists will welcome statutory regulation
The Mirror - Dire state of public services forcing staff to miss work, business leaders fume
The Scotsman - Exclusive:'Shocking' antidepressant figures revealed as Scotland accused of 'getting it wrong' on mental health
Nation CYMRU - As the Senedd rejects assisted dying, those with mental illnesses still face high stakes in Westminster
Big Issue - Pushing mentally ill people from their hospital beds and into offices will only make things worse
McKinsey & Company - Child and adolescent mental health as a proving ground for innovation
British Psychological Society - BPS highlights the need for long-term view of the UK’s health in recommendations for upcoming Budget