Call for better suicide prevention activity in general hospitals
More attention needs to be paid to suicide prevention in general hospitals,…
Inquiry launched into government’s commitment to parity of esteem for mental and physical health
The All Party Parliamentary Group on Mental Health has launched an inquiry…
More needs to be done to speed implementation and improve effectiveness of IAPT
Recent figures have shown that the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies programme…
Gang mentality
Recent research shows that mental ill health is rife in gangs, but…
NHS Trust staff help to open mental health ward in rural Ethiopia
Staff from Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) have helped to open the…
Policing and mental health guide launched
A guide aimed at frontline police officers that gives practical advice on…
Adopted children miss out on mental health treatments
Common mental health disorders are being ‘grossly under-identified’ among adopted and fostered…
Former footballer Stan Collymore helps to create community to end the loneliness of depression
The Depression Alliance has teamed up with former footballer Stan Collymore to…
CQC announces more checks on use of Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards
Care regulator the Care Quality Commission is to make checks on the…
Another tough year looms for mental health
While the government may talk up parity of esteem between mental health…
