Keeping women in mind in mental health services
In this guest blog, Katherine Sachs Jones from Agenda talk about the importance of mental health services to be sensitive to the particular needs of women – and calls for…
Mental health services not considering needs of women, says charity
Mental health services in England are not giving adequate consideration to the needs of female mental health service users, a charity has claimed.
Financial incentives to improve mental health care for children and young people and A&E users launched
Two new financial incentives to improve mental health care for children and young people and for those with mental health needs attending A&E have been announced by NHS England and…
Liverpool City Region leaders call for roll-out of parenting programmes to help mental health
Health and education leaders, including Labour MP Luciana Berger, in Liverpool have called for families across the City Region to be given access to parenting programmes to improve the mental…
Why the scandal of the chemical cosh for people with dementia must end
A new study has found that the number of antipsychotic drugs prescribed to people with dementia living in care homes hasn’t fallen, despite a national strategy calling for their use…
New global initiative targets 30 cities to reduce mental health gap by 2030
A new global initiative has been launched that aims to reduce the mental health gap by engaging global and community leaders across private, public and philanthropic organisations.
Parliamentary committee casts doubt on government’s chances of achieving mental health targets
The government’s aim of improving mental health services and achieving parity of esteem with physical health may not be achievable due to the cost, a critical Parliamentary committee report has…
Little reduction in prescribing of antipsychotics in dementia care homes, study finds
There was no sustained reduction in the prescribing of antipsychotic drugs to people with dementia living in care homes, despite the government’s 2009 National Dementia Strategy (NDS) recommending that their…
Neglect contributed to death of Christopher Brennan in mental health unit, coroner concludes
Cumulative failures in risk assessment and management meant neglect contributed to the death of a teenager at a mental health unit, a coroner has found.
Bradford art exhibition to tackle stigma of mental health
A forthcoming art exhibition in Bradford is aiming to reduce the stigma surrounding mental illness and encourage people to talk openly about mental health issues.