Government commits to new Mental Health Act delivering advance “choice and autonomy” to individuals
Boris Johnson's minority government today pledged to introduce a new Mental Health…
Evidence building for the effectiveness of Mental Health First Aid training
83 percent of training participants have observed an improvement in procedures for signposting to…
Life after an ABI (acquired brain injury): “Understanding is what we crave”
Advice on how to process and progress following an acquired brain injury is hard…
New intervention doubles quit rate for smokers with mental illness
Targeted support to help people with severe mental illness stop smoking can…
Children’s mental health support is often inaccessible, report reveals
Anne Longfield, the Children's Commissioner for England, reveals a report highlighting the inaccessibility…
Depression or schizophrenia? Black patients more likely to be misdiagnosed
Researchers have examined the medical records of more than 1,600 people at…
Government appoints first ever National Adviser to tackle LGBT health inequalities
Penny Mordaunt, Minister for Women and Equalities, has appointed the first ever…
Substance use disorder and other mental illnesses – what is the relationship?
It can be difficult to diagnose individuals who are suffering from co-occurring disorders.
Compassion Focussed Therapy can inform our understanding of politics
Michael O'Sullivan, an NHS mental health therapist, discusses how Compassion Focussed Therapy…
Interview: Steve Gilbert on the new Mental Health Act and approaches to tackling injustice
Suicide survivor Steve Gilbert describes how recommendations for Mental Health Act reform…