Mental health reforms to focus on young people, says PM

Media captionTheresa May: “If you suffer from mental health problems, there"s not enough help to hand” Plans to “transform” attitudes to mental health, with a focus on children and young people, have been announced by Theresa May.
Additional training for teachers, an extra £15m for community care, and improved support in the workplace were among measures announced by the PM.
Mental health experts said more funding was needed to improve services.
Mrs May"s speech comes as she outlined her plans to use the state to create a “shared society”.
The government says, at any time, one in four people has a mental disorder, with an annual cost of £105bn.
Figures show young people are affected disproportionately with over half of mental health problems starting by the age of 14 and 75% by 18.
The prime minister said mental health had been “dangerously disregarded” as secondary to physical health and changing that will go “right to the heart of our humanity”.
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Mental health care overhaul pledged by Theresa May

Image copyright iStock Plans to tackle the “hidden injustice” and stigma of mental illness have been revealed by Theresa May.
Extra training for teachers, an extra £15m for community care, and online self-checks were among measures announced by the PM on Monday.
Mental health experts said more funding was needed to improve services.
Mrs May"s speech comes as she outlined her plans to use the state to create a “shared society”.
She promised to “transform” attitudes to mental health problems as part of an event at the Charity Commission.
Young women "highest mental health risk" One in four adults "has mental illness" Politics and jobs "swell youth anxiety" The government says that, at any time, one in four people has a mental disorder, with an annual cost of £105bn, and that young people are affected disproportionately.
In the speech, Mrs May announced:
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Theresa May promises mental health care overhaul

Image copyright Reuters Theresa May is pledging to help schools and companies in England deal with the “hidden injustice” of mental illness.
In a speech, the prime minister will announce extra training for teachers, more online self-checking for those with concerns and a review of services for children and teenagers.
She will promise to “transform” attitudes to mental health problems.
Mrs May"s speech comes as she outlines her plans to use the state to create a “shared society”.
Young women "highest mental health risk" One in four adults "has mental illness" Politics and jobs "swell youth anxiety" The government says one in four people has a mental disorder at any time, with an annual cost of £105bn, and that young people are affected disproportionately.
During her speech, Mrs May will announce several measures:
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Torture evidence ignored by Home Office, says charity

Image copyright Will Baxter The Home Office is “disregarding and mistreating” medical evidence of torture in UK asylum claims, a report by a charity suggests.
Asylum seekers in the UK who say they are torture victims can have medical assessments to verify their claims.
But charity Freedom From Torture said judges were correcting poor judgements at “considerable cost to taxpayers”.
The Home Office said “an exceptionally small sample” was used in the report and all evidence was considered.
Sonya Sceats, director of policy and advocacy at Freedom From Torture, told the BBC"s Victoria Derbyshire programme its findings showed “egregious mishandling of medical evidence” in 50 cases over a two-year period, from January 2014 to December 2015.
Freedom From Torture produces medical reports when lawyers for asylum seekers who say they have suffered torture, instruct clinicians and other healthcare professionals at the charity to carry out detailed assessments.
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