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Scottish Sun
4 days ago
- Scottish Sun
Frantic search for Scots schoolgirl, 15, missing for almost a week as cops reveal last sighting
Her family and loved ones raised the alarm after she never returned home FIND HER Frantic search for Scots schoolgirl, 15, missing for almost a week as cops reveal last sighting Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) A DESPERATE search has been launched for a missing schoolgirl who vanished almost a week ago. Natasha Reid, from the Highlands, was reported missing to police after she was last seen on Tuesday, August 12. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 2 Natasha was last seen in the Drovers Way area of Milton Credit: GOOGLE MAPS The 15-year-old was last spotted in the Drovers Way area of Milton, near Invergordon, at around 4.15pm. Her family and loved ones raised the alarm after she never returned home. Police are becoming increasingly concerned for her well-being and safety, and have launched an urgent search to find her. Cops have also shared an appeal on social media and urged the public to keep a lookout for her. Natasha is described as being around 5ft 7in, with blue eyes and long brown hair with highlights. When she was last seen, she was wearing a black cropped New Balance hoodie, black Nike leggings and black sliders. Officers have said that it is suspected that she may be in the Easter Ross or Inverness area. The force has urged anyone who knows of Natasha's whereabouts to come forward and help. Police have also appealed to Natasha herself to get in touch with officers or her family and friends. Sgt Mike Gallie said: 'We are growing increasingly concerned for Natasha's welfare, and we want to ensure that she is safe and well. Body of missing man, 27, found in Scots river after frantic search 'I am asking anyone who has seen Natasha or has information on where she might be to please get in touch or for Natasha to contact her family or us directly.' Anyone with information is asked to contact Police Scotland on 101 quoting incident 2345 of 13 August.
Daily Record
4 days ago
- Daily Record
Scots teen missing for six days as cops launch urgent search
Natasha Reid was last seen in the Drovers Way area of Milton on Tuesday August 12. Concerns are growing for a missing Scots teen who vanished nearly one week ago. Natasha Reid was last spotted in the Drovers Way area of Milton, near Invergordon, wearing a black cropped New Balance hoodie, black Nike leggings and black sliders at around 4.15pm on Tuesday August 12. The 15-year-old from Milton has not returned home since and is suspected to possibly being in the Easter Ross or Inverness area. She is described as being 5ft 7ins in height and having long brown hair with highlights and blue eyes. Easter Ross officers are appealing for the help of the public to trace Natasha. Sgt Mike Gallie said: 'We are growing increasingly concerned for Natasha's welfare and we want to ensure that she is safe and well. 'I am asking anyone who has seen Natasha or has information on where she might be to please get in touch or for Natasha to contact her family or us directly.' Anyone with information is asked to contact Police Scotland on 101 quoting incident 2345 of 13 August. A Police Scotland spokesperson added: "Officers in Easter Ross are appealing for the help of the public to trace a missing 15-year-old from the Milton area near Invergordon. "Natasha Reid was last seen in the Drovers Way area of Milton around 4.15pm on Tuesday, 12 August 2025. "She is described as 5ft 7ins and has long brown hair with highlights and blue eyes. "When last seen, she was wearing a black cropped New Balance hoodie, black Nike leggings and black sliders. "Natasha has not returned home and it is suspected she may be in the Easter Ross or Inverness area." Join the Daily Record WhatsApp community! Get the latest news sent straight to your messages by joining our WhatsApp community today. You'll receive daily updates on breaking news as well as the top headlines across Scotland. No one will be able to see who is signed up and no one can send messages except the Daily Record team. All you have to do is click here if you're on mobile, select 'Join Community' and you're in! If you're on a desktop, simply scan the QR code above with your phone and click 'Join Community'. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like. To leave our community click on the name at the top of your screen and choose 'exit group'. If you're curious, you can read our Privacy Notice. Get all the big headlines, pictures, analysis, opinion and video on the stories that matter to you. We're also on Facebook - your must-see news, features, videos and pictures throughout the day from the Daily Record, Sunday Mail and Record Online
The Advertiser
12-05-2025
- Health
- The Advertiser
New tool to improve diagnosis of lifelong condition
New guidelines will help to reduce stigma and improve access to diagnosis and services for a lifelong disability in Australia, researchers say. Arising from prenatal exposure to alcohol, fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) can cause difficulties with attention, learning and memory, communication and behavioural and emotional regulation. The condition was typically diagnosed in specialists clinics, often based in metropolitan areas and families faced long waits for an assessment, University of Queensland Child Health Research Centre senior fellow and clinical psychologist Natasha Reid said. But after years of work, researchers, led by Dr Reid, have developed the first guidelines in the space to be approved by the National Health and Medical Research Council. Dr Reid said she hoped the guidelines would mean more practitioners across the country felt comfortable to be involved in assessing the condition. "These guidelines are of a really high standard," she told AAP. "We hope what that means is that they're more trustworthy for clinicians and we'll have more clinicians who are wanting to take these guidelines into clinical practice. "What that means for people with FASD is there's more access to services because that's still a challenge for a lot of people." Researchers reviewed more than 300 research papers and consulted health professionals, cultural experts, families and carers of people with the disorder over a four-year period. "The really challenging thing in this space is that internationally there's no agreed set of diagnostic criteria for FASD," Dr Reid said. "So what we've tried to do here is really have evidence-based diagnostic criteria as part of these guidelines." Dr Reid said having better access to diagnosis and assessment processes would reduce stigma and improve the lives of people with the condition. "The primary use of these guidelines are for health professionals but we also hope the guidelines can provide information to people about what is involved in an assessment, and help raise more awareness," she said. "A big thing we want to do is reduce stigma around FASD, making it so it doesn't matter where you go to access services, it can just be considered a part of routine assessments that are provided in those settings." More than 40 organisations were involved in the development of guidelines. New guidelines will help to reduce stigma and improve access to diagnosis and services for a lifelong disability in Australia, researchers say. Arising from prenatal exposure to alcohol, fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) can cause difficulties with attention, learning and memory, communication and behavioural and emotional regulation. The condition was typically diagnosed in specialists clinics, often based in metropolitan areas and families faced long waits for an assessment, University of Queensland Child Health Research Centre senior fellow and clinical psychologist Natasha Reid said. But after years of work, researchers, led by Dr Reid, have developed the first guidelines in the space to be approved by the National Health and Medical Research Council. Dr Reid said she hoped the guidelines would mean more practitioners across the country felt comfortable to be involved in assessing the condition. "These guidelines are of a really high standard," she told AAP. "We hope what that means is that they're more trustworthy for clinicians and we'll have more clinicians who are wanting to take these guidelines into clinical practice. "What that means for people with FASD is there's more access to services because that's still a challenge for a lot of people." Researchers reviewed more than 300 research papers and consulted health professionals, cultural experts, families and carers of people with the disorder over a four-year period. "The really challenging thing in this space is that internationally there's no agreed set of diagnostic criteria for FASD," Dr Reid said. "So what we've tried to do here is really have evidence-based diagnostic criteria as part of these guidelines." Dr Reid said having better access to diagnosis and assessment processes would reduce stigma and improve the lives of people with the condition. "The primary use of these guidelines are for health professionals but we also hope the guidelines can provide information to people about what is involved in an assessment, and help raise more awareness," she said. "A big thing we want to do is reduce stigma around FASD, making it so it doesn't matter where you go to access services, it can just be considered a part of routine assessments that are provided in those settings." More than 40 organisations were involved in the development of guidelines. New guidelines will help to reduce stigma and improve access to diagnosis and services for a lifelong disability in Australia, researchers say. Arising from prenatal exposure to alcohol, fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) can cause difficulties with attention, learning and memory, communication and behavioural and emotional regulation. The condition was typically diagnosed in specialists clinics, often based in metropolitan areas and families faced long waits for an assessment, University of Queensland Child Health Research Centre senior fellow and clinical psychologist Natasha Reid said. But after years of work, researchers, led by Dr Reid, have developed the first guidelines in the space to be approved by the National Health and Medical Research Council. Dr Reid said she hoped the guidelines would mean more practitioners across the country felt comfortable to be involved in assessing the condition. "These guidelines are of a really high standard," she told AAP. "We hope what that means is that they're more trustworthy for clinicians and we'll have more clinicians who are wanting to take these guidelines into clinical practice. "What that means for people with FASD is there's more access to services because that's still a challenge for a lot of people." Researchers reviewed more than 300 research papers and consulted health professionals, cultural experts, families and carers of people with the disorder over a four-year period. "The really challenging thing in this space is that internationally there's no agreed set of diagnostic criteria for FASD," Dr Reid said. "So what we've tried to do here is really have evidence-based diagnostic criteria as part of these guidelines." Dr Reid said having better access to diagnosis and assessment processes would reduce stigma and improve the lives of people with the condition. "The primary use of these guidelines are for health professionals but we also hope the guidelines can provide information to people about what is involved in an assessment, and help raise more awareness," she said. "A big thing we want to do is reduce stigma around FASD, making it so it doesn't matter where you go to access services, it can just be considered a part of routine assessments that are provided in those settings." More than 40 organisations were involved in the development of guidelines. New guidelines will help to reduce stigma and improve access to diagnosis and services for a lifelong disability in Australia, researchers say. Arising from prenatal exposure to alcohol, fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) can cause difficulties with attention, learning and memory, communication and behavioural and emotional regulation. The condition was typically diagnosed in specialists clinics, often based in metropolitan areas and families faced long waits for an assessment, University of Queensland Child Health Research Centre senior fellow and clinical psychologist Natasha Reid said. But after years of work, researchers, led by Dr Reid, have developed the first guidelines in the space to be approved by the National Health and Medical Research Council. Dr Reid said she hoped the guidelines would mean more practitioners across the country felt comfortable to be involved in assessing the condition. "These guidelines are of a really high standard," she told AAP. "We hope what that means is that they're more trustworthy for clinicians and we'll have more clinicians who are wanting to take these guidelines into clinical practice. "What that means for people with FASD is there's more access to services because that's still a challenge for a lot of people." Researchers reviewed more than 300 research papers and consulted health professionals, cultural experts, families and carers of people with the disorder over a four-year period. "The really challenging thing in this space is that internationally there's no agreed set of diagnostic criteria for FASD," Dr Reid said. "So what we've tried to do here is really have evidence-based diagnostic criteria as part of these guidelines." Dr Reid said having better access to diagnosis and assessment processes would reduce stigma and improve the lives of people with the condition. "The primary use of these guidelines are for health professionals but we also hope the guidelines can provide information to people about what is involved in an assessment, and help raise more awareness," she said. "A big thing we want to do is reduce stigma around FASD, making it so it doesn't matter where you go to access services, it can just be considered a part of routine assessments that are provided in those settings." More than 40 organisations were involved in the development of guidelines.
Perth Now
12-05-2025
- Health
- Perth Now
New tool to improve diagnosis of lifelong condition
New guidelines will help to reduce stigma and improve access to diagnosis and services for a lifelong disability in Australia, researchers say. Arising from prenatal exposure to alcohol, fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) can cause difficulties with attention, learning and memory, communication and behavioural and emotional regulation. The condition was typically diagnosed in specialists clinics, often based in metropolitan areas and families faced long waits for an assessment, University of Queensland Child Health Research Centre senior fellow and clinical psychologist Natasha Reid said. But after years of work, researchers, led by Dr Reid, have developed the first guidelines in the space to be approved by the National Health and Medical Research Council. Dr Reid said she hoped the guidelines would mean more practitioners across the country felt comfortable to be involved in assessing the condition. "These guidelines are of a really high standard," she told AAP. "We hope what that means is that they're more trustworthy for clinicians and we'll have more clinicians who are wanting to take these guidelines into clinical practice. "What that means for people with FASD is there's more access to services because that's still a challenge for a lot of people." Researchers reviewed more than 300 research papers and consulted health professionals, cultural experts, families and carers of people with the disorder over a four-year period. "The really challenging thing in this space is that internationally there's no agreed set of diagnostic criteria for FASD," Dr Reid said. "So what we've tried to do here is really have evidence-based diagnostic criteria as part of these guidelines." Dr Reid said having better access to diagnosis and assessment processes would reduce stigma and improve the lives of people with the condition. "The primary use of these guidelines are for health professionals but we also hope the guidelines can provide information to people about what is involved in an assessment, and help raise more awareness," she said. "A big thing we want to do is reduce stigma around FASD, making it so it doesn't matter where you go to access services, it can just be considered a part of routine assessments that are provided in those settings." More than 40 organisations were involved in the development of guidelines.
West Australian
12-05-2025
- Health
- West Australian
New tool to improve diagnosis of lifelong condition
New guidelines will help to reduce stigma and improve access to diagnosis and services for a lifelong disability in Australia, researchers say. Arising from prenatal exposure to alcohol, fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) can cause difficulties with attention, learning and memory, communication and behavioural and emotional regulation. The condition was typically diagnosed in specialists clinics, often based in metropolitan areas and families faced long waits for an assessment, University of Queensland Child Health Research Centre senior fellow and clinical psychologist Natasha Reid said. But after years of work, researchers, led by Dr Reid, have developed the first guidelines in the space to be approved by the National Health and Medical Research Council. Dr Reid said she hoped the guidelines would mean more practitioners across the country felt comfortable to be involved in assessing the condition. "These guidelines are of a really high standard," she told AAP. "We hope what that means is that they're more trustworthy for clinicians and we'll have more clinicians who are wanting to take these guidelines into clinical practice. "What that means for people with FASD is there's more access to services because that's still a challenge for a lot of people." Researchers reviewed more than 300 research papers and consulted health professionals, cultural experts, families and carers of people with the disorder over a four-year period. "The really challenging thing in this space is that internationally there's no agreed set of diagnostic criteria for FASD," Dr Reid said. "So what we've tried to do here is really have evidence-based diagnostic criteria as part of these guidelines." Dr Reid said having better access to diagnosis and assessment processes would reduce stigma and improve the lives of people with the condition. "The primary use of these guidelines are for health professionals but we also hope the guidelines can provide information to people about what is involved in an assessment, and help raise more awareness," she said. "A big thing we want to do is reduce stigma around FASD, making it so it doesn't matter where you go to access services, it can just be considered a part of routine assessments that are provided in those settings." More than 40 organisations were involved in the development of guidelines.
