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These news stories relating to emotional health issues are presented here for information purposes only, and does not constitute official Samaritans policy. All stories are © Adfero. Material is intended for general reference only. No liability is accepted for any errors, or for any losses that may be incurred if any material is relied on.

Pupil speaks out over classmate's suicide

15 May 2008

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Government launches new anti-bullying guidelines for schools

15 May 2008

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Teacher sues students for bullying

15 May 2008

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Depressed mothers 'put toddlers at risk'

15 May 2008

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Number of young girls involved in violent crime on the rise

14 May 2008

Young girls are becoming increasingly involved in committing violent crimes, carrying knives and performing "brutal" initiation rites, new trends reveal.

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Depressed people have less "feel good" brain receptors

14 May 2008

Depressed people may have far fewer of the receptors for the some of the brain's "feel good" stress-response chemicals than non-depressed people, new research shows.

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Autism boy 'faced taunts from pupils and teachers'

14 May 2008

The family of an autistic boy has spoken out about how their son suffered a three-year ordeal of intimidation and bullying at the hands of staff and pupils at his school.

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Almost a third of depressed people think of suicide

14 May 2008

New research reveals that 32 per cent of people who experience depression have frequent thoughts of death or suicide.

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Emo music blamed for young girl's suicide

13 May 2008

A genre of music known as emo has been blamed for the death of a teenage girl from Kent, who took her own life.

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Debt leading to 'higher levels of depression'

13 May 2008

Growing levels of serious debt in Britain is leading to a rise in people suffering from depression and mental illness, new statistics reveal.

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Depression is UK's "biggest social problem"

13 May 2008

Depression, anxiety and other forms of mental illnesses have overtaken employment as the biggest social problem in the UK, an expert has warned.

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Marijuana "worsens" teen depression

12 May 2008

Young people who use marijuana to cope with depression could only be making their symptoms even worse, an official report has warned.

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Teenager wins anti-bullying competition with mouse mat design

12 May 2008

A teenager from Wigan has won an anti-bullying competition thanks to his design of a mouse mat as part of Wigan Schools Anti-Bullying week.

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