Jolene Campbell
Journalist and Photographer at Freelance
Investigative journalist. Previously @edinburghpaper @TheScotsman Housing, mental health, social affairs and all things news. Mentor @mcrpathways
Articles
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3 weeks ago |
scotsman.com | Jolene Campbell
SNP justice secretary Angela Constance has confirmed the U-turn. SNP ministers have announced a U-turn on their decision to cut funding for a specialist centre aimed at tackling violent crime. Justice Secretary Angela Constance announced on Thursday funding for the Scottish Violence Reduction Unit (SVRU) would rise by 4 per cent on past levels to £1.217 million.
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1 month ago |
edinburghinquirer.co.uk | Jolene Campbell
The rehabilitation ward at the Royal Edinburgh Hospital is where patients with some of the most deep-seated mental health problems are cared for. Some have been in hospital for more than 10 years and many have been judged “beyond the point of medical need” but remain unable to live independently.
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1 month ago |
scotsman.com | Jolene Campbell
A budget cut to Scotland’s national centre of expertise on violence has been branded “dangerous and irresponsible” as ministers face growing calls for a crackdown on soaring levels of knife crime in the country’s two biggest cities. The Scotsman can reveal the Scottish Violence Reduction Unit is facing a 3 per cent budget cut, with grant funding from the Scottish Government’s Safer Communities pot meaning the centre’s funding will fall this year by £35,500.
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1 month ago |
edinburghinquirer.co.uk | Jolene Campbell
Community mental health services face being “dismantled” in the Capital under plans to plug a £2.2m hole in its health and social care budget. Third sector leaders are warning a range of lifeline services are being put at risk of closure, leading to fears thousands of the city’s most vulnerable residents will be left without support.
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1 month ago |
open.substack.com | Jolene Campbell
Community mental health services face being “dismantled” in the Capital under plans to plug a £2.2m hole in its health and social care budget. Third sector leaders are warning a range of lifeline services are being put at risk of closure, leading to fears thousands of the city’s most vulnerable residents will be left without support.
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