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A violent child sex offender is now in a UK high-security hospital for detention and treatment, it was revealed yesterday. Bermudian Merrick Seaman was transferred to the hospital in Northampton after a Supreme Court ruled he would “likely” cause har...

A 15-year-old schoolgirl warned about the perils of modern-day school life as she kicked off Mental Health Awareness Week yesterday. McKenzie-Kohl Tuckett from Warwick Academy said children faced pressure from teachers and parents to perform well in ...

There is a lot of fitness information out there, much of which won’t help you to meet your goals. Below are just some of the myths: • You can just burn off all the junk food that you had this weekend It’s not that easy. The quality of the things we e...

A man with mental illness said yesterday that there is “systemic” discrimination against people with psychiatric problems. Karl Outerbridge, a former international cyclist for Bermuda, said he had to depend on financial assistance after his mental-he...

A Japanese martial art has given a Warwick man the strength to battle his way through years of treatment and therapy after he received a diagnosis of a brain tumour. Now, Shaun Tuzo is on the verge of earning a coveted black belt in aikido and said h...

A one-stop shop to help people with disabilities find work is needed in Bermuda, an expert has said. Shari Scott, an occupational therapist, said employers were willing to hire people with disabilities but had concerns about additional supervision, s...

Latisha Lister-Burgess thought she would be thrilled after her son, Quinton, was born, but she was not. He demanded food every 45 minutes and cried a lot, for no apparent reason. For the first three months she struggled to feel a connection. One nigh...

Last week I was away in England for a big family wedding. My cousin Sarah was getting married and somehow we managed to get every single cousin on my Mum’s side (there are 13 of us) in the same place at the same time. We’d gathered from all over the ...

Patients with serious mental disorders will be given the opportunity for overseas treatment in specialised facilities thanks to the passing of the Mental Health Amendment Act in the Senate today. Junior Minister for Home Affairs Crystal Caesar said t...

It’s not easy being a single mother, coping with a learning disorder and going to university, but somehow Tene Dowling is managing. In September, the 31-year-old goes into her last year of an undergraduate psychology programme at York St John Univer...

Bermuda will be able to send prison inmates with mental disorders overseas for treatment under legislation approved last week in Parliament. Health minister Kim Wilson told MPs the legislation would help persons requiring “special psychiatric treatme...

Children are suffering an increase in severe mental health problems, a child psychologist has warned. Carla Bean, of Child and Adolescent Services at the Mid Atlantic Wellness Institute, said she had seen an increase in youngsters who self-harmed or...