Survey shows BHRUT among top trusts for listening to patients.
The results of the annual CQC Adult Inpatient Survey were published today (Thursday 2 July) and show that once again
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Mental Health
VIDEO: H.A.D. staff still there for their members.
Despite the difficult times we are in Havering Association for People with disabilities (HAD) is still keen to let its
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Care home crisis.
Over the last few weeks of lockdown in Dagenham and Rainham we have begun to see what commentators have called
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VIDEO: A Barber encouraging people to come in and talk.
Miller and Coleby a barbershop in Hornchurch is not just your average barbers. Co-owner Luke is encouraging both men and
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One step too far.
I am a mental health counsellor who specialises in post-traumatic stress disorders. The recent death of Caroline Flack has left
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VIDEO: A catalogue of failings after son found hanging at mental health unit.
Matthew Leahy died, aged 20, in November 2012. He was found hanging in his room at the Linden Centre, a mental
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‘It’s the time of year that most people dread, but a new year and new beginnings ahead.
This is a difficult time for many people. A time when many people suffer more with depression and anxiety. Our
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VIDEO: Havering Mind’s amazing Christmas Land opens.
Hornchurch’s very own winter wonderland opened its doors to the public on Sunday 8th of December. Hundreds came to experience
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Justice for Matthew petition reaches 100k. ‘Thank you! You have been amazing, now the fight continues’.
To all Havering Daily Readers and many thousands of supporters nationwide. Melanie Leahy has been campaigning for 7 years to date. Asking for truth, accountability and change after
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Exclusive VIDEO: ‘All parents need to read this please. What happened to my son could happen to your kids. He came out of this so called place of safety 7 days later, drugged and dead.’
Last week the Havering Daily featured a piece on the tragic death of Matthew Leahy. Today we are running a
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Exclusive VIDEO: ‘I’m in hell in here. Please help me. I’m being drugged and raped on the ward.’
Matthew Leahy died in November 2012. He died alone, scared, highly medicated, bruised and in his words ‘in hell’. This
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‘This is why male suicide is the biggest killer of men under the age of 45’.
Shane Haron a Trauma and Anxiety specialist from Harold Wood, writes for the Havering Daily on mental health awareness day.
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They advised me not to see my son but I received texts saying ‘Mum I’m in hell, get me out of here.’ Days after my son was dead.
Melanie Leahy, is a mother fighting for justice after the death of her only child, Matthew. The heartbroken mother is
Read more‘Bullying happens face to face or on social media, it’s easy to hide away and hide the truth from loved ones’.
‘Don’t let bullies beat you,’ this week our mental health columnists Hazel tackles the topic of bullying. Bullying is a
Read moreMental health, how you can help.
Today, the Havering Daily starts a new column. Hazel from Harold Hill a mental health sufferer writes about the challenges
Read more‘Some people think that letting a mental illness get you down makes you weak.’
A fifty year old woman from Harold Hill who was sexually abused as a child, has spoken exclusively to the
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