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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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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 – ...

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 ...