Record number of Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards applications made in past year, new figures show
A record number of Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) applications were received…
Facing up to mental health problems
Women from African Caribbean backgrounds often find it difficult to speak up…
NHS organisations get extra £25 million to improve mental health of children and young people
Clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) in England have been allocated an extra £25…
Mental health services not considering needs of women, says charity
Mental health services in England are not giving adequate consideration to the…
Keeping women in mind in mental health services
In this guest blog, Katherine Sachs Jones from Agenda talk about the…
Liverpool City Region leaders call for roll-out of parenting programmes to help mental health
Health and education leaders, including Labour MP Luciana Berger, in Liverpool have…
Financial incentives to improve mental health care for children and young people and A&E users launched
Two new financial incentives to improve mental health care for children and…
Why the scandal of the chemical cosh for people with dementia must end
A new study has found that the number of antipsychotic drugs prescribed…
New global initiative targets 30 cities to reduce mental health gap by 2030
A new global initiative has been launched that aims to reduce the…
Neglect contributed to death of Christopher Brennan in mental health unit, coroner concludes
Cumulative failures in risk assessment and management meant neglect contributed to the…