Only 2 in 10 would let someone with depression provide childcare, research finds
Mental health stigma is still common in the UK, with fewer than 2 in 10 people saying they would be willing to let someone with depression provide childcare for the…
Project tackles stigma and discrimination within mental health services
Thousands of mental health professionals are changing the way they work as a result of a project that aimed to reduce the stigma and discrimination experienced by people when using…
Thousands who misuse drugs or alcohol and have mental ill health denied access to proper treatment, report says
Thousands of people who misuse drugs or alcohol at the same time as experiencing mental health issues are being denied access to proper treatment, according to a new report.
Scottish Government consults on new mental health strategy
The Scottish Government is seeking views on how mental health services can be improved over the next decade in the country.
Prison Service needs strategy for dealing with inmates with dementia, Ombudsman says
The Prison Service needs to develop a strategy to deal with the growing number of older prisoners so that staff can manage age-related conditions such as dementia better, the Prisons…
Local prevention plans can bring about fall in incidence of mental ill health, report says
A whole community approach that looks at the needs and risks of everyone before drawing up a mental health prevention strategy could help to drive down the incidence of mental…
Third of people experience mental health issue while in employment, research finds
The number of people experiencing a mental health problem while in work has climbed from a quarter to a third in the past 5 years, yet many employers still take…
More people than ever receiving psychological therapies and recovering using them, new figures show
More people than ever are receiving psychological therapies and April saw the highest recovery rates so far in the history of the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) programme, end-of-year…
Organisations come together to provide accommodation for people with mental ill health in Rochdale
Three social care organisations have come together to form a partnership to provide supported accommodation for people with mental health issues in Rochdale.
Behavioural activation as effective as cognitive behavioural therapy for depression, study says
Behavioural activation (BA) therapy is as effective at treating depression as the ‘gold standard’ of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) – and can be delivered more cost-effectively, a large scale study…