European adolescent and child mental health provision in need of attention
Mental health provision for children and adolescents needs to be improved across Europe, say researchers.
Next steps for improving mental health services
One year on from the introduction of NHS England’s Five Year Forward View for Mental Health, the Westminster Health Forum Keynote Seminar asks - what's next?
Triple the amount of poor mental health in public sector
Support for mental health is worse in the public sector compared with the private sector, according to a survey by charity Mind.
Exclusive: Labour vow to tackle crisis care’s reliance on Accident and Emergency wards
Labour’s former shadow equalities minister tells Mental Health Today her party would reform crisis care if elected this month.
‘Real risk’ counselling could be removed from NICE guidelines, says BACP
Counselling is at 'real risk' of being removed from the NICE guidelines for Depression, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) has warned.
‘Chronic understaffing in NHS community mental health teams is putting lives at risk’
Founder and CEO of the Suicide Crisis Centre, Joy Hibbins, considers how her charity is becoming a replacement crisis service for an understaffed NHS
Late-night texting detrimental to adolescent mental health
Poor sleep quality due to late-night texting or calling has been linked to an increase in depression and low self-esteem in adolescents, say researchers.
Government admit assessors need ‘better understanding’ of mental health
The minister for disability has conceded that benefits assessors come up short when it comes to evaluating capacity among individuals with mental health needs.
‘Mental wellbeing in older people is being overlooked’
Ahead of the general election we speak to BACP Parliamentary and Public Affairs officer, Francesca Kirtley-Paine, about the association’s campaign to highlight older people’s mental health ...
Call for pre-emptive support for armed forces leavers
Charities want to be made aware earlier of individuals with known mental health conditions.