Call for mental health training for teachers
Teachers must be trained to spot signs of mental ill health in children if schools are to meet a new Ofsted requirement to measure pupils’ emotional wellbeing, according to a…
Jeremy Corbyn promises to make mental health “a real priority” in conference speech
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has pledged to make mental health a priority in a future Labour government and has challenged the Conservatives to make parity of esteem with physical health…
West Midlands mental health trusts form alliance to transform provision of acute mental health services
Four mental health trusts in the West Midlands have come together in a new healthcare alliance to transform the way acute mental health services are provided.
Tenfold increase in number of Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards applications in past year
The number of Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) applications has increased tenfold in the past year, official statistics show.
Mental ill health should be taken as seriously as physical health problems, say Londoners
People in London believe that mental health problems should be taken as seriously as those for physical health, a new survey has revealed.
Compulsory treatment of people with mental ill health in Scotland at highest level since 2005
The number of new episodes of compulsory treatment for mental ill health in Scotland in 2014/15 rose to the highest level since 2005, when the current Mental Health Act was…
Assessing the potential benefits and harm of cognitive behavioural therapy for psychosis
Have the benefits of cognitive behavioural therapy for psychosis been oversold – and the potential harm of it relatively ignored?
Inquiry launched into mental health and wellbeing of looked after children
An inquiry into the mental health and wellbeing of looked after children has been launched by the Education Select Committee.
Call for government to improve access to psychological therapies as waiting times still vary widely
The Government and NHS England need to make further improvements to access to psychological therapies to bring about true ‘parity of esteem’ for mental health patients as waiting times still…
Guide to support people with learning disabilities to access IAPT services is launched
A guide that aims to provide information on how best to support people with learning disabilities to access their local Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) has been launched.