Calls for government to give greater public health priority to mental health issues
Scientists and charities have called for the government to put a higher priority on ensuring services prevent avoidable deaths of people with mental ill health after research found that serious…
Patient choice in mental health care a “fantasy” without more funding, warns charity
Interim guidance for commissioners, GPs and providers to help them support patients to choose their mental health care has been published, but more funding is needed if patient choice is…
Rethink Mental Illness release ‘Finding Mike’ film to raise suicide awareness
The story of how a mental health campaigner managed to track down a stranger who stopped him from taking his own life six years ago has been turned into a…
Mental Health Today Wales 2014 Presentations
Adolescent Depression programme of research - Ajay Thapar, GP and NISCHR AHSC Clinical Research Fellow, and Rhys Bevan Jones, Child Psychiatrist and NIHR Research Fellow. Duty to Review - Andrea…
Police & Crime Commissioner praises impact of mental health nurses in Norfolk control room
The appointment of a senior mental health nurse in the Norfolk Police control room has been hailed a success by the local police and crime commissioner (PCC) and NHS Foundation…
New app helps GPs tackle anxiety and anger issues
GPs across Coventry and Warwickshire have a new tool to help patients tackle anxiety, negative thinking and anger issues, thanks to the launch of a smartphone app.
Event Preview: CPI European Conference 2014
This year CPI will be holding the first European Restraint Reduction Network conference looking at how organisations tackle the issue of reducing the use of physical restraint.
Mental health staff to offer physical ‘MOTs’ to service users
Mental health staff are to begin giving lifestyle MOTs to service users, as well as assessing their psychological wellbeing, in a bid to reduce the numbers of avoidable deaths.
Guide based on first-hand experience aims to make dealing with dementia easier
A new guide has been launched that aims to help the families and friends of people living with dementia who want to understand and overcome communication hurdles commonly associated with…
Last chance to apply for the Positive Practice in Mental Health Awards – go on, make someone’s day!
In this guest blog, Breakthrough's Angie Russell encourages people to make their nominations for the forthcoming Positive Practice in Mental Health Awards.