Right Here points way to better mental health services for young people
The Mental Health Foundation and Paul Hamlyn Foundation have launched a new guide on "How to commission better mental health and wellbeing services for young people".
New mental health research centre to focus on function of the mind
A Centre of Excellence has been launched that aims to translate the wealth of new information about the function of the human mind and brain obtained from neuroimaging into clinically…
‘Psycho’ Hallowe’en culture ramping up fears of mental illness, says minister
‘Psycho’ Hallowe’en culture is ramping up fears of mental illness, and retailers should not sell costumes that demonise mental illness, Care Services Minister Norman Lamb has said.
Mental health charity criticises government’s reported proposals to cut ESA
Reported government proposals to cut sickness benefit Employment & Support Allowance (ESA) “would leave many people with disabilities struggling to make ends meet,” according to mental health charity Mind.
First mental health crisis standards created for capital
NHS London has pledged to provide a round-the-clock telephone mental health helpline and 24-hour liaison psychiatric services in Accident & Emergency Departments as part of the first-ever mental health crisis…
Use of police stations in Section 136 Place of Safety Orders fell 24% in past year, figures show
The amount of Place of Safety Orders made under Section 136 of the Mental Health Act 1983 rose by 5% in the past year, but the number where an individual…
British Safety Council offers free stress guidance to businesses
The British Safety Council has called on employers to do more to tackle stress among employees and has made its stress-related resources freely available.
Experts call for government to fund mental health training in all schools
Mental health experts have called for the government to make Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) mandatory in all primary and secondary schools.
“Unacceptably low” 1.36% of health budget spent on mental health by councils
Local authorities in England spend an average of less than 1.36% of their public health budget on mental health, new figures have revealed.
CQC calls for better access to places of safety for people experiencing mental health crisis
Care regulator the Care Quality Commission has called for urgent action to continue to improve access to and the operation of health-based places of safety for people experiencing a mental…