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Martha Gill

Abolishing asylums was meant to improve mental health, not fuel a crisis

The number of people being sectioned has ballooned since the end of the padded cell era. Is there more to it than too little money and too few beds?

Wed 21 Jan 2026

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The government is reviewing mental health diagnoses

8 mins • S1, E1254

The government is reviewing mental health diagnoses
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When no news is good news
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Amid a mental health crisis, building AI therapists may be good medicine
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Life is short, so fork out for that giant plant pot

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