Young Offenders Institution appoints ex-offenders to be mental health service user representatives
Two teen ex-offenders have been appointed as the first service user representatives…
Working around it: finding time for mental health therapies when you have a job
In her latest blog, Rae Ritchie writes about how finding time to…
Mental health services for people living with long term physical health conditions launched
A range of new mental health services have been launched by NHS…
Leading figures in mental health services recognised in New Year’s Honours
A number of leading figures in mental health services have been rewarded…
Money earmarked for children’s mental health being diverted to fund other services, research finds
Many local health bodies are diverting some of the new funding given…
Mental health trusts in Manchester merge
Two mental health trusts in Manchester have come together to create a…
Frontline mental health funding set to fall short again, survey finds
Commitments to ensure parity of esteem between mental and physical health services…
Perspectives – making time for mindfulness
Having been interested in the concept of mindfulness for some time, Richard…
Therapy in virtual reality could be more effective for treating social anxiety disorder than in real life, research finds
Exposure therapy in virtual reality (VR) could prove more effective for treating…
I’m not Cinderella: realising mental health issues continue into the new year
In her latest blog for Mental Health Today, Rae Ritchie contemplates the…