Families are being left without support after a suicide – and it’s causing more deaths
Those bereaved by suicide have a 65 per cent increased risk of taking their own lives. So why is there not more funding for support after tragedy strikes?
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‘Pure Greenwash’: Scottish Rugby criticised over fossil fuel sponsor
The multinational owner of Scottish rugby’s new “green” sponsor drills for oil and gas and has backed fracking, prompting
For Fact’s Sake podcast: Why do women footballers still face so much abuse online?
As the World Cup reaches its climax, For Fact’s Sake podcast looks at the abuse that some women footballers
Claim SNP has reduced attainment gap by two-thirds is Mostly False
Addressing the difference in attainment between Scottish pupils has been a major part of the Scottish Government’s policy platform
‘It’s like getting in a time machine’: homeless agencies warn of rise in rough sleeping
Rough sleeping in Scotland’s largest city has escalated dramatically in recent weeks following a decision by Glasgow City Council
Second Scots NHS board considers prescribing heroin as drug treatment
A second Scottish NHS health board is considering offering heroin on prescription to drug users following an evaluation of a
Longer A&E waits disadvantage women, figures show
Women wait longer than men for emergency medical care in Scotland despite the fact they are more likely to be
Experts back magic mushroom ingredient as ‘paradigm shift’ in mental health treatment
Psilocybin – the active ingredient in so-called magic mushrooms – offers “a paradigm shift in mental health treatment” for traumatised veterans,
‘Veterans are dying and treatment is limited’: why one solider turned to magic mushrooms
A growing army of struggling combat veterans have used magic mushrooms to overcome post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), The Ferret
FFS explains: Drug decriminalisation policies
The Scottish Government last week called on the UK to allow it to decriminalise drug possession. In a reform paper,
Spycops infiltration of Scots anti-nuclear groups unjustified, says inquiry
Undercover operations by so-called spycops to infiltrate Scottish anti-nuclear groups were not justified, an independent inquiry has concluded.
Poor children at higher risk of exclusion from school than affluent pupils
Students aged between five and 12 years old from deprived areas are more likely to be excluded from school than
Far right extremist with Patriotic Alternative jailed for terror offences
A far right extremist with links to Patriotic Alternative Scotland has been jailed for four years and eight months. Kristofer