Ministry of Defence launches online wellbeing resource pilot
A new wellbeing project pilot launched by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) is aiming to help to support performance through promoting positive mental health among military personnel.
Government announces new plans for radical shake up of youth mental health care
Children and young people’s mental health services need a complete overhaul to stop vulnerable young people missing out on vital support, Care and Support Minister Norman Lamb will announce today.
Legal enforcement of key measures necessary to tackle depression in the workplace, think tank says
A wellbeing think tank has published a new report calling for the legal enforcement of ‘parity of esteem’ for mental and physical health.
Children’s mental health services to get £1.25 billion funding boost
Children’s mental health services will get a funding boost of £1.25 billion over the next five years to help develop services, the government has announced.
Children with mental ill health at increased risk due to lack of access to acute beds, report finds
Children and young people with mental health problems are at increasing risk because they are caught between stretched community services and accessing acute beds, a survey has revealed.
House of Lords to investigate whether Mental Capacity Act is still ‘failing’
Twelve months after the House of Lords Committee's report on the Mental Capacity Act was published, the Committee will hold the Government to account for the action it has taken…
MHT North 2015 – Toby Williamson (Mental Health Foundation)
Watch highlights of the Mental Health Foundation's Toby Williamson discuss how the charity is working to counteract the impact of loneliness and isolation on older people's mental health.
Calls for UK to follow Michelle Obama’s lead on parity of esteem for mental health
Mental Health First Aid England (MHFA) has called on the government to invest in more training at school level following the launch of a scheme to train 3 million Americans,…
MHT North 2015 – Dr Shahid Ahmad
Watch highlights of Dr Shahid Ahmad, Clinical Psychiatrist at East Lancashire CAMHS, discuss the importance on educating parents and young people to recognise the risk factors for youth self-harm and…
Consultation launched on strengthening rights of people with mental ill health, autism or learning disabilities
The government has launched a consultation on strengthening the rights of people with learning disabilities, autism and mental health conditions to ensure that they get the best care possible.