Fact checks covering mental health service provisioning, self harm, suicide, anxiety and depression
Health
The number of mental health beds and nurses have decreased since 2010, and there are fewer psychiatrists in training. Read
Health
Generational health improvements are being undermined by instability and loneliness among millennials, a report says. Read
Last year we factchecked a debate on Twitter about mental health. Since then we’ve been working to make sure that all the figures are accurate and publically available, and we can now update you on ou Read
Education
Exam stress clearly affects children in the UK, and there’s some evidence from counselling services and school leaders that it’s a growing problem. Read
Health
Around one in four pregnant mothers studied by King’s College London had a mental health disorder, but the study wasn’t designed to be representative of all pregnant women in the UK. Read
In December, we factchecked a Twitter debate between Jeremy Hunt and Ralf Little on mental health. Find out how we're following up. Read
Health
Liaison psychiatry is available in nearly all A&Es in England. More than half of these are 24/7, but the extent of care provision still varies across them. Read
Health
The number of mental health doctors and nurses in the NHS has been falling. Read
Health
NHS England spent £11.6 billion on mental health in 2016/17. Read
Health
Staff numbers working in the talking therapies programme for people with anxiety and depression have risen by at least 2,850 since 2012. Read
