Tag Archive: Mental Health Crisis

7/4/26

Patients Left “Languishing on Waiting Lists” as NHS Staff Take Record 8 Million Days Off for Anxiety and Stress

Patients have been left "languishing on waiting lists" as NHS staff took a record eight million days off work last year with mental health issues such as anxiety and stress, up 42% since 2020.

31/3/26

One in Eight UK Children Reported as Disabled by Parents. It’s a National Calamity

One in eight UK children are disabled, according to their parents. With so many too mentally and physically feeble for work or military service, where is the urgent response to this national calamity, asks Mary Gilleece.

17/3/26

Why The Left is More Distressed, Anxious and Filled With Hate Than the Right

Why are people on the Left more distressed, anxious and filled with hate than those on the Right? Does Left-wingery make people angry or are angry people drawn to its bottomless indignation? Sallust investigates.

2/3/26

Doctors Claim They Have ADHD to Avoid Night Shifts

Junior doctors are claiming to have ADHD and dyslexia to get out of night shifts, NHS leaders have claimed, with one in eight doctors under 35 now classed as disabled, a majority of whom cite mental illness.

4/12/25

Wes Streeting’s Inquiry Into ADHD and Autism Over-Diagnosis is Overdue

Hats off to Wes Streeting for addressing the obvious over-diagnosis of autism, ADHD and other mental health disorders that are driving the welfare crisis, says Mary Gilleece. But will it root out the real causes?

19/11/25

The Great Mental Illness Grift

Who is making money from children with mental illness? It's not just Big Pharma, says Mary Gilleece. There's a whole industry of mental illness farmers earning tidy profits from keeping young people in misery.

1/9/25

The End of The Great Disabling

Is this the beginning of the end of the Great Disabling? Policy Exchange's excellent new report 'Out of Control' nails the reasons why the medicalisation of childhood is so harmful to children, says Mary Gilleece.

28/8/25

‘Special Needs’ Are Out of Control

Half of extra schools spending in the last decade has gone on special needs and three-quarters of England's councils face bankruptcy over the costs. As parents chase support for their children, Send is out of control.

17/7/25

Have You Been Cancelled?

Have you experienced cancellation? If so, and you received help from the Free Speech Union, please complete this online survey exploring the effects of cancellation on mental health.

29/8/24

When Will the Apology Come to Children?

Joanna Gray works with some of the countless children whose mental health was devastated by lockdown. No wonder the NHS is reporting anxiety referrals through the roof. When will children get their apology?

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