The The Guardian "discovers" the extent of the mental health crisis in UK prisons. theguardian.com/society/2014/m…

Misjudged counselling and therapy can be harmful gu.com/p/3ph4k can worsen MH & can make people feel its not worth getting more help

Cancer Type May Be Linked with Socioeconomic Status bit.ly/1heqJVw

Riots research: Tough sentences 'do deter criminals': University research has shown that the tough sentences h... bit.ly/1kpr877

Surge in violence against prison officers as "The Grayling years" results in blood on the floor & little else. m.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-270513…

Consultation closes on Tuesday for the Government’s review of sections 135 and 136 of the Mental Health Act 1983 - gov.uk/government/con…

Many good points but also errors: rise in prison deaths nothing to do with female suicide which is down. Nick Cohen theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Cornwall's child and adolescent mental health services criticised - m.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan…

America's mental health care crisis: families fill the void in a broken system - theguardian.com/world/2014/may…

Family to sue mental health services after son's suicide in Norwich - m.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan…

Recreating Bedlam: the crisis in prison mental health services - theguardian.com/society/2014/m…

Surveys by Psychiatric Resident Doctors' Committee (PRDC) rarely headline news but this one shows inhumane effects of pressures on m/health beds. rcpsych.ac.uk/mediacentre/pr…

Out of area admissions, unsafe discharge: beds crisis in m/health shows local #nhs accountability is not working. bbc.co.uk/news/uk-276562…

Suicide in prisons up last year after 5 years of comparatively low rates; self-harm in male prisoners also rose. gov.uk/government/upl…

700 people under 25 die by suicide/yr in UK: our national study of causes & prevention launched today. NCISH manchester.ac.uk/discover/news/…

What Lisa did next: outgoing MH trust chief exec (& good friend) on coming battle against #stigma. Lisa Rodrigues theguardian.com/society/2014/j…

After years of argument, $76m for suicide prevention nets at Golden Gate Bridge, site of 1600 suicides. m.sfgate.com/bayarea/articl…

Forty percent of all illness is mental illness - theguardian.com/commentisfree/… << Standard warnings about the definition of 'illness' applies.

Mental health needs massive investment, the case is overwhelming - theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Next week's BBC Panorama looks really interesting: on mental ill-health in the US prison system - bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04…