PTSD on July 7 Anniversary
Following the 10th anniversary of the 7/7 London bombings, consultant clinical psychologist Mary Robertson, who works within the London Traumatic Stress Clinic at Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust (C&I),…
New service designed to address mental health needs of children in care
Short, solution-focused intervention can help address mental health needs of children in care according to the findings of an NSPCC pilot programme.
LGA praise firefighters work to tackle dementia
Firefighters across England are going above and beyond their fire prevention work and are now supporting vulnerable families with issues including dementia, mental health, and social isolation according to a…
Forward planning for future peace of mind
The process of making Lasting Powers of Attorney was introduced in 2007, but crucial changes to the forms used to create the Property & Financial Affairs and the Health &…
Ministers appear before Youth Select Committee on Mental Health
Young representatives from across the UK questioned two Government Ministers as part of their inquiry into mental health, focussing on awareness, education and the current services on offer for young…
IMHA Society call for the government to end ‘poor quality advocacy’
A new organisation promoting independent mental health advocacy quality and access has called on the Health Secretary to guarantee good quality advocacy for all inpatients of mental health services receiving…
Law Society launches new guidance to help solicitors meet vulenerable clients’ needs
The Law Society has published guidance for solicitors to help them meet the needs of vulnerable clients. This includes clients with a range of physical and mental health problems including…
Showcase Smoothie gives inspiration to black and minority ethnic men with severe mental health problems
A pioneering arts project is inspiring black and minority ethic men with severe mental health problems to turn their lives around. Mark Thomas reports.
Progress of Forward Thinking Birmingham mental health service set to be unveiled
A £124m five-year Birmingham South Central Clinical Commissioning Group-funded programme delivering mental health services for children, young people and young adults will reveal progress made since the preferred bidder was…
Pupil power bolsters mental health services for Greenwich teenagers
The country’s first Young People’s Mental Health Charter shaped by school pupils, has been launched by students at Corelli College Co-operative Academy in Blackheath.