Discriminatory mental health laws abolished
Three laws that discriminate against people with mental health conditions have been…
Majority of female prisoners’ mental health concerns missed by criminal justice staff
Mental health charity Together has launched a new guide for criminal justice…
Number of people with dementia in residential care rising
The percentage of older people living in residential care homes who have…
Research points way to calmer psychiatric wards
Good organisation and routines can lead to calmer psychiatric wards, but wards…
Mental health service users three times more likely to die than general population
Mortality among adults with mental health problems in England was 3.6 times…
A sense of urgency
Sometimes you feel news stories simply state the obvious, and one such…
Leading British artists draw attention to mental health stigma
Some of the UK's top contemporary artists have created an exclusive range…
Urgent need to invest in mental health, says Joint Commissioning Panel
New guidance on commissioning services to promote wellbeing and reduce the £105…
Challenge to put mental health recovery at heart of NHS commissioning
The chief executive of the UK's largest mental health charity has welcomed…
Discriminatory mental health laws scrapped
Mental health organisations have welcomed new legislation that scraps outdated laws that…
