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Fears for asylum seekers

Campaigners have warned that an epidemic of mental health problems among asylum seekers and refugees in Scotland will lead to further suicides and self-harm unless more help is offered.

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A year on from a triple suicide, Tristan Stewart-Robertson reports on a growing mental-health crisis

A year after three Russian asylum seekers leapt to their deaths from a tower block in Glasgow’s Red Road estate The Herald has learned that Glasgow City Council has logged a huge surge in individuals and families needing mental health support.