Researchers reveal link between adolescent brain and origin of mental health problems
Scientists who mapped the teenage brain have said changes in the brain's structure during adolescence could help to explain why the first symptoms of mental illness appear before adulthood.
Ellie’s story: An avoidable death. Why we need to treat addiction and mental illness together
Joy Hibbins of the charity Suicide Crisis highlights the need for changes in the way we help people who are using alcohol or other drugs and who also have significant…
New help for veterans with anxiety and depression
Royal Air Force veterans and family members, ages 16-64, are receiving help to fight anxiety and depression, thanks to a new partnership between Anxiety UK and the Royal Air Force…
‘Worrying’ levels of workplace stress among GPs and their primary care colleagues
Recent research by mental health charity Mind has revealed that almost nine in ten (88%) of primary care workers find their work life stressful, compared to 56% of the wider…
New briefing on devolution and multiple needs in England
Making Every Adult Matter (MEAM) have published a resource explaining how devolution to local areas will affect those with multiple needs - such as homelessness, substance abuse and mental health…
VoiceAbility gains new Advocacy Quality Performance Mark (QPM)
The QPM is the only independent quality performance mark for organisations offering independent advocacy - an essential service for people who need support to express their needs and have increased…
Healthy bodies and minds – the power of sport on children’s mental health
In this guest blog, consultant psychotherapist Brenda McHugh talks about the benefits that playing sport can have on the mental health of children and young people.
Welsh Mental Health Arts Festival to return this autumn
The Welsh Mental Health Arts Festival will return with a number of events taking place across Wales in October and November.
Charities call on government to end uncertainty over supported housing that could risk disabled people losing their homes
A coalition of disability charities has signed an open letter calling on the government to end the growing uncertainty around future funding for the supported housing sector, which is a…
Coming home
A mental health project is improving outcomes for patients by enabling them to be cared for closer to home, as well as saving millions of pounds for the clinical commissioning…