Physical restraint in mental health units is traumatising women all over again

One in five women and girls are subjected to this traumatic treatment, and face-down restraint is common. There is no need for this brutality

Physical restraint in mental health units is traumatising women all over again

One in five women and girls are subjected to this traumatic treatment, and face-down restraint is common. There is no need for this brutality

UK’s ‘hidden disgrace’: mental health problems can lead to 42% pay gap

British workers with depression or anxiety face a life of lower earnings, according to Equality and Human Rights Commission

UK’s ‘hidden disgrace’: mental health problems can lead to 42% pay gap

Denis Campbell Mental health problems such as depression can dramatically affect the sufferer’s earnings. Photograph: Denis Closon/RexPeople    People suffering from mental health problems such as depression and panic attacks earn up to 42% less than their peers, prompting the government’s equalities watchdog to brand the pay gap “a disgrace”. Evidence collected by the Equality […]