Last chance to take part in project documenting everyday life with mental ill health
Bloggers have a final chance to take part in A Day in the Life, a project to bring everyday life lived with mental health difficulties into the spotlight, this week.
Radical rethink of youth mental health services and support needed, say charities
Mental health-informed youth work is an approach that can complement and supplement more traditional medically-based services, a series of new articles has claimed.
Children in England among unhappiest in the world with their school life
Children in England are unhappier with their school life than those in almost every country featured in a new international survey, with more than half a million 10 and 12-year-olds…
Mental health hospital in Garforth rated inadequate by CQC
Waterloo Manor Independent Hospital in Garforth, Leeds, has been formally warned by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) that it must make urgent improvements to standards of care after concerns over…
Personal Independence Payment failures risking people’s ability to live independently, according to Citizens Advice
Personal Independence Payments (PIP) are now the most common problem people come to Citizens Advice with, having overtaken Employment Support Allowance (ESA), and the problems people face can affect their…
Number of people volunteering for dementia research up 60% in past year
The number of people volunteering to take part in dementia research projects has risen by 60% in the past year, according to new figures.
Bupa Care Home opens ‘pub’ to provide social environment for residents
A Bupa Care Home has come up with an unusual tonic for residents – by providing them with their own 'traditional pub and beer garden'.
New mental health disclosure guidance in DBS checks issued by Home Office
The Home Office has issued new guidance to police on the factors that must be considered before a person’s history of mental health crises is disclosed to employers in Disclosure…
Horses for courses – equine-assisted psychotherapy for mental health
Equine-assisted psychotherapy can help people with mental ill health to develop an understanding of their condition and the issues that may have triggered it, as Crispin Andrews explains.
Extra funding for children’s mental health must mark only the start of reform
With a big injection of government funding, and a new NHS programme to improve services launched, it has been said that children’s mental health care is on the brink of…