Investigation launched after pregnant mental health patient ‘pinned to floor’
A London-based mental health trust is conducting an investigation after an allegation…
Mental health stigma falling but more work needs to be done, researchers find
Public knowledge, attitudes and behaviour towards people with mental health problems in…
Mental health assessment services for people arrested to be expanded, government confirms
Services that make mental health assessments available to people who have been…
Bleak times ahead for adult social care in England – unless it is given more funding
ADASS’ annual survey of local authority social care funding painted a grim…
Doctor’s orders – mental health stigma is still present in health professionals
In his latest column, Dr Nick Stafford contemplates the reduction of stigma…
Railway suicides fall by 12% in past year
The number of suicides and suspected suicides on UK railways dropped by…
Call for social care to receive same protection as NHS as funding shortfall increases despite council tax precept
Calls have been made for social care to receive the same protection…
FGM survivors with complex mental health needs may be ‘slipping through support net’, claims report
FGM survivors with complex mental health needs may be slipping through the…
Vulnerable children being re-traumatised by services designed to help them, report claims
Schools, social workers, police and NHS staff are inadvertently re-traumatising vulnerable children,…
Males more likely to suffer psychologically when dissatisfied with their body image, researchers find
Men are more likely than women to experience mental health issues like…