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Why the Crisis House model can improve outcomes and reduce lengthy inpatient admissions

In this article, David Walls, the Contract Manager of Look Ahead’s Tower…

David Walls

The domino effect of the pandemic waiting list

NHS waiting times for eating disorder treatments are at a ‘record high’,…

Grace Ellard

What did the Health and Social Care Secretary’s speech on reform say about mental health?

On the 8th of March, Health and Social Care Secretary, Sajid Javid…

Bryony Porteous-Sebouhian

When is the Government going to fix the Covid-19 pandemic’s mental health crisis?

Sean Duggan, chief executive of the NHS Confederation Mental Health Network, writes:…

Sean Duggan

‘Overlooked and underfunded’: experts call for global action to deal with depression

According to The Lancet and World Psychiatric Association (WPA) Commission, the world…

Ed Brown

Why are mental health conditions emerging after even mild Covid-19 infections? Study asks

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs researchers have found that even people not…

Ed Brown

‘Let’s make treatment for in-patients more culturally sensitive and meaningful’

This lived experience article describes a patient diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia and…

Muhammed Khan

MPs hear that the Government’s children’s mental health policy lacks ‘ambition’

On Tuesday, the Department for Education announced that wellbeing scores for children…

Ed Brown

Vaccine sceptics are considerably more likely to have symptoms of depression, finds survey

Vaccine-hesitancy and anti-vax conspiratorial thought may be significantly related to feelings of…

Ed Brown

Local suicide prevention services are at risk unless the Government announces funding

The Local Government Association, an organisation that represents councils across England, is…

Ed Brown