Much of Danielle Manning's childhood was defined by her mum being sectioned under the Mental Health Act. At the time, nobody really explained what it meant or what was happening when her mother ...

We're in the midst of a huge, brilliant cultural shift. It’s never been more acceptable to talk about our mental health. And yet there is a gap in the conversation: last year, at least 50,800 people ...

Mental health treatment is one of the toughest areas of medicine - and it can be even tougher when the person concerned does not realise they need some help. For that reason there is a system known as ...

In 2023, Heston Blumenthal started experiencing behaviour so extreme he was sectioned. (Getty Images) Heston Blumenthal has spoken of his struggles with mania and the impact it had on the people he ...

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Striding into the Metro office, Kenneth Erhahon, better known as Shocka, has a contagious smile on his face. Some might feel it’s at odds with what he is here to discuss — being sectioned four times — ...

When a family decides a loved one needs to be sectioned, it’s usually because they are at breaking point. All other options will have been exhausted and they’ll be worried for the safety of the person ...

When 26-year-old Jenny was sectioned under the Mental Health Act, she says she felt scared, alone and "terrified she'd never be let out". The act was used more than 50,000 times last year - an ...

Katie Price has opened up about her fears that her son, Harvey, could face being sectioned in the future. Harvey, who was born on 27 May 2002, has partial blindness, autism and Prader-Willi syndrome, ...

A U.K. mom captured a happy moment with her baby, not knowing that, days later, she would be sectioned. Jade Lloyd (@jadealloyd) posted a reel on Instagram smiling and playing with her newborn ...

AS her 15-year-old son shuffled into the room dressed in soiled clothes that didn’t belong to him, Isabelle Garnett felt her heart break. Matthew, 15, suffers from similar conditions to Harvey Price – ...