Mental health education could enter national curriculum
A debate will take place in parliament after a petition supported by parents reached 100,000 signatures.
Putting nurses in 999 control rooms can end culture of detaining vulnerable people in police cells
The number of vulnerable people being sectioned and detained in police cells remains over 1,000 - which is of course 1,000 too many - the latest annual statistics have shown…
Mental Health Trust uses tennis to aid mental health
Bristol tennis community has teamed up with the NHS mental health trust to provide people with mental health problems free weekly tennis lessons to aid their wellbeing.
Using evidence from the Race Disparity Audit to reform the Mental Health Act
The results of the Race Disparity Audit are in. Patrick Vernon, Director of Black Thrive, delivers his verdict on what affect structural racism has had on mental health care in…
Learning how to support the mental health of refugees and migrants
Refugees and migrants are known to be vulnerable to developing psychological ill health. A project in Dudley is focusing on supporting their mental health in an innovative support group ……
Detentions rise prompts fresh call for ring-fenced funding
120 MPs have written to Prime Minister Theresa May.
Using resilience to manage workplace stress
The focus of today’s World Mental Health Day is workplace wellness. We talk to trainer, coach and author, Laurel Alexander, about the launch of her new Resilience Coaching Tool Kit…
This is how to care for people who are homeless and mentally ill
Last year most of the mentally ill people in Brighton picked up from the streets at night were taken into police custody. A sustainability project sponsored by the Royal College…
Most wouldn’t share mental health problem with manager
More than half of employees wouldn’t feel comfortable telling their manager that they had a mental health problem, a survey by DPG has found.
Mental health funding cuts making staff vulnerable to risk
Cuts to mental health service funding are making staff vulnerable to risk, say unison.