£1.4m investment in Welsh schools’ mental health
A new initiative from the Welsh government has agreed £1.4m investment in child mental health at schools.
Influential psychiatrist calls for campaigning rethink
A former president of the Royal College of Psychiatrists has called for the focus to shift to supporting services rather than awareness.
‘So U Think i’M Crazy’ reminds us all to look after ourselves, regardless of race
The play 'So U Think i'M Crazy' is a powerful appeal for mental healthcare to be delivered, at all times, by people who are able to care for others and able to care for…
Here’s how to think about, and cope with, anger
Therapist Michael O'Sullivan explores the feelings behind anger and how it exists as a major component in chronic depression
#MHTchat: how can we remove the stigma attached to schizophrenia?
For this week's #MHTchat on twitter we discussed the stigma that is still associated with schizophrenia
Schizophrenia stigma persists
One in four people continue to associate schizophrenia with violence, new research from Rethink Mental Illness reveals.
Specialist mental health services reject 50,000 children across UK
More than a quarter of children, nearly 50,000, referred to specialist mental health services were not accepted in 2016-17, according to a new EPPI report.
Half of CCGs to cut mental health spending
Half of clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) plan to reduce the proportion of their budget they spend on mental health for this financial year (2017/18), according to new figures from Labour’s…
Here’s how to help people who hear distressing voices
Only 10% of people who hear distressing voices are routinely able to access evidence-based talking therapies. At Sussex Voices Clinic psychologists wanted their patients to not only be able to…
Duchess of Cambridge launches initiative to help children talk mental health
The Duchess of Cambridge has launched ‘You’re never too young to talk mental health’ in a joint campaign with the Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families.