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NHS managers in England have been accused of "shocking discrimination" in commissioning mental health services.

The Mental Health Policy Group from the London School of Economics said three-quarters of people with depression or anxiety got no treatment.

The committee of senior academics and medical professionals described this as a "real scandal".

Care Services Minister Paul Burstow said mental health should be treated as seriously as physical health issues.

Read more on this at http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18481943

Most of the events that make the news are negative which can give people a negative outlook in general....... on thw whole more people in this world are good than bad but watching the news makes it seem like this is a horrible world we live in

Is that really discrimination or a scaremongering clickbait headline and just due to a postcode lottery?

Some news articles can make the world seem horrible, but I keep my mind away from that kind of thing. I don't need to read articles that are about a minority - I hope - situation. That isn't to say reporting events is not important - it is - BUT there is also good in the world and we need positive news stories, too.

Again, though, I don't disregard such an important post on here.