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A letter signed by more than 1,000 professionals, including a former health minister, claims the term 'personality disorder' can be detrimental for young people's healthcare

The father of schoolgirl Molly Russell have attacked former deputy Prime Minister and Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg's millions in share sales and accused social media giant Meta of failing to protect kids

Whistleblower Arturo Béjar told the Mirror the company, which owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, has “extraordinary” technical expertise and could easily stop recommending harmful content

If the Online Safety Act is not toughened up fast, we as a nation are hurtling towards inevitable tragedy - and there is no action hero to save us, says Sara Wallis

Social media firms are facing calls from parents to make their platforms safer as teenagers continue to be exposed to suicide, self-harm and violent content online

Cheryl Fergison, who played beloved Eastenders character Heather Trott, has revealed how she tried to 'wash away' cancer cells from her body with scalding hot water which left her injured and in pain

A teacher who witnessed another member of staff failing to help a non-verbal autistic seven-year-old as he injured himself and informed his parents against the school's wishes has been fired

Jared Perry died in prison 10 months after he was handed a 17 year extended sentence for 10 counts of indecent assault and sexual assault on a child under 13 in 2019

Reginald Alan Roach had been convicted of a sexual offence in October 31, 2022 and jailed for eight weeks, but due to the time he had spent on remand at HMP Berwyn he was released immediately on licence

The regulator said the 247 children it spoke to during a research workshop had commonly encountered violent 18+ gaming content, verbal discrimination and fighting

An estimated 17,000 children are affected by having a mum in prison every year and many will be separated on Mother’s Day this Sunday as experts call for more support

Violent outbursts, tears and loneliness make Christmas Day one of the hardest days of the year for children in the care system - we spoke to a former care worker about what it's really like to spend the day without family

Love Island 2019 star Belle Hassan has revealed her struggle with her self image and how "self hate" resulted in her self harming between the ages of 13 and 19

Edwige Nsilu, 20, was found with multiple ligatures around her neck at St Andrews Healthcare in Essex where she had been sectioned, an inquest heard

TOWIE star Gemma Collins admits she is unsure if she will have children in the future after once being 'desperate' to become a mum and trying to conceive with fiancé Rami

Maia Walsh tragically died at her mum's home in Hertford in what her dad Liam believes was an act of self-harm gone wrong, and now the heartbroken parent is determined to get to the bottom of what led her there

Internet users who hide behind anonymous profiles will be prosecuted whether victims go on to injure themselves or not as part of additions to new online safety laws.

Callum Dodds, 23, was found lying on his bed in Hull last August - his mum described him as a 'lovely lad' who 'had a really strong work ethic and 'wanted to help everyone'

Happy Valley star performs distressing scenes in A Little Life while lying naked on the stage – and ends up covered in blood after graphic depictions of self-harm

Mohammed Ramzan, 43, was one of several men falsely accused by fantasist Eleanor Williams, 22, of grooming and trafficking women, has spoke about the impact on his family

The West Lane Hospital, in Middlesbrough, was found to be 'chaotic and unsafe' by a new report that revealed a number of "red flags" in the unit that included when one patient was told 'if you really wanted to kill yourself, you would be dead by now'

WARNING: This article may contain content some people find distressing. More and more youngsters are engaging in 'digital self-harm' - but what exactly is it?

TOWIE's gregarious star Gemma Collins suffered a string of traumas that plunged her mental health into crisis