First local Mental Health Crisis Care Concordats signed
Commissioners, providers, police, local authority and other services and agencies have come together in Norfolk, Gloucestershire and Suffolk to pledge to improve the support available for people in mental health…
Cognitive behavioural therapy could give better chance of recovery to people with recent bipolar diagnosis
Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) could give people with a recent bipolar disorder diagnosis a better chance of recovery, according to a new study of more than 50 people.
Working together to support people in mental health crisis
In this guest blog, Thomas Farebrother, team leader at Turning Point’s Crisis Point service, outlines how partnership working in Manchester is helping to support people in mental health crisis more…
Royal College of Psychiatrists’ president calls for mental health parity to be made a reality
Royal College of Psychiatrists’ (RCPsych) president Professor Sir Simon Wessely has urged all political parties to take action to ensure that the millions of people who experience mental ill health…
Recovery support can help people in forensic mental health services, says briefing paper
People in secure mental health services should be offered support that helps them in their personal recovery journeys, according to a briefing paper.
Stress of caring affecting mental health of majority of carers, survey finds
Six in 10 people who care for an older, disabled or seriously ill loved one have reached breaking point and, as a result 63% have experienced depression and 79% report…
Benefits claimants face widespread abuse and discrimination
Hundreds of thousands of people who claim benefits have been physically and verbally abused and face widespread discrimination, which is adversely affecting their mental health, new research has found.
Call for teachers and health workers to have training to spot signs of distress in children
Teachers and frontline health workers should have basic training to spot the signs of distress in children and young people, which can help them to avoid experiencing greater mental health…
‘Tweetathon’ to raise awareness of suicide prevention
A 24-hour ‘Tweetathon’ will take place tomorrow, September 10 – World Suicide Prevention Day – to raise awareness of suicide prevention.
More needed to help people with mental ill health stay in work, says chief medical officer
More needs to be done to help people with mental illness stay in work, according to chief medical officer (CMO) Dame Sally Davies.