1. Mental health - the public's number one issue for 2016

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    77 local Healthwatch have identified mental health services as a key priority for 2016.

  2. Peer pressure, exams, family relationships - teenagers explain the stresses of modern life

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    For some young people, life can be stressful. We look at the work one local Healthwatch is doing to help young people raise awareness of the challenges that affect their mental wellbeing.

  3. Five ways local Healthwatch have helped change mental health services

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    Access to and the quality of mental health services has been raised as a priority by more than half of local Healthwatch, making it the number one issue for 2016.

  4. Three steps people think would help prevent male suicide

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    On average 13 men take their life through suicide every day in the UK alone. During the Movember campaign, we spoke to a local Healthwatch to hear what people think could help tackle this issue.

  5. Every Voice Matters - our Annual Report to Parliament 2015-16

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    Published today, Every Voice Matters, our Annual Report to Parliament 2015-16, outlines how together we are putting people at the heart of care.

  6. What people think of mental health services

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    People have told local Healthwatch that mental health is a key priority. With the Mental Health Taskforce due to report its findings soon, we look in more detail at the challenges people have been sharing.

  7. Have you had an experience like Jane?

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    Jane was shocked to discover that her son, who has schizophrenia, was living in squalid conditions, despite having an agency employed to support him. We explain some of the wider problems we have heard about a range of non-regulated services.

  8. Young voices help improve mental health services

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    People have told us mental health is a top priority in 2016. The Government recently announced extra support for mental health in England, along with faster treatment for teenagers with eating disorders.

  9. Healthwatch network reveals public’s health and care priorities for 2017

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    Analysis by the national health and care consumer champion, Healthwatch England, has identified the key issues the public want to see policy makers and health professionals focus on over the next 12 months.

  10. Young listeners making a difference in Wiltshire

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    A child or young person’s early life experiences have a crucial impact on their adult health and life chances. Find out what one local Healthwatch is doing to get more young people to share their experiences of health and care.