Charities urge government rethink on cut to Employment and Support Allowance ahead of Commons vote
More than 70 charities have signed an open letter to the government warning of the devastating effect a planned £30-a-week cut to Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) and equivalent in…
Jobseekers with mental ill health can access hardship fund after benefit sanction, government announces
Jobseekers who are homeless or have a mental health condition will now be able to access hardship payments immediately if they receive a benefit sanction, the government has announced.
Twenty-five CCGs planning to spend less than £25 per head on children’s mental health, research reveals
Twenty-five clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) in England have planned to spend less than £25 a head on mental health services for the children in their communities in the 2016/17 financial…
Alcohol-related dementia: under-detected, unique in profile and often partially reversible
In this guest blog to coincide with Alcohol Awareness Week, Dr Tony Rao discusses a relatively little known – and diagnosed – type of dementia associated with alcohol misuse.
Dementia now leading cause of death in England and Wales
Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias are now, for the first time, the leading cause of death for England and Wales, according to new figures from the Office for National Statistics…
Call to end to use of police cells for people in mental health crisis
Renewed calls have been made for parliament to end the use of police cells as ‘places of safety’ for people in mental health crisis, as new figures show that it…
Increased government funding for children’s mental health not reaching frontline, report finds
The increased funding promised for children’s mental health by the government is not making it through to frontline services, which is putting the planned transformation of services at risk, a…
Community mental health services not improving, CQC report says
Mental health service users’ experiences of being cared for in the community have not improved in the past year, according to a new report.
Third of young people in Lancashire have considered self-harm, survey finds
Nearly a third (28%) of young people in Lancashire say they have considered self-harming, according to a survey.
Call to find better ways to support people with suicidal thoughts online
More needs to be done to improve clinicians’ understanding of the online world and to safeguard the public against pro-suicide content, while there should be a review of web-based support…