Mental health services not considering needs of women, says charity
Mental health services in England are not giving adequate consideration to the…
Parliamentary committee casts doubt on government’s chances of achieving mental health targets
The government’s aim of improving mental health services and achieving parity of…
Doctor’s orders: Depression and the immune system
For years, a ‘chemical imbalance’ in the brain has been thought to…
Number of people in psychiatric or learning disability beds in Scotland falls
The number of people in inpatient psychiatric or learning disability beds fell…
Social workers vital for avoiding mental health crises, MPs say
Social workers should be given more scope to practice their skills in…
Mental Welfare Commission makes recommendations after investigation into postnatal depression case
The Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland has made a series of recommendations…
Call for access to EU funding programmes to be a priority in Brexit negotiations
Access to EU funding programmes should be a priority in Brexit negotiations,…
People with mental health conditions or autism more likely to be victims of crime, report finds
About a third of people with conditions such as autism, Asperger’s syndrome,…
Third of UN countries don’t allow people with mental illness to vote or marry, survey finds
Discrimination against people with mental ill health is still widespread among United…
Government warned not to repeat failures of Work Programme with new jobseeker scheme
Funding and responsibility for the new Work and Health Programme (WHP) should…