Calls for equality of access to mental health services for people with learning disabilities
The Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities has called for people with learning disabilities to have equality of access to mental health services, after a new report revealed that many…
On the beat
Sophie Goodchild reports on a street triage pilot helping to prevent people with mental ill health from being detained by the police.
Substantial increase in Afghanistan War veterans requiring mental health support, charity reports
The number of Afghanistan Veterans seeking mental health support has more than doubled in the past year, according to Veterans mental health charity Combat Stress.
New campaign urges businesses to become more dementia friendly
A campaign has been launched that seeks to encourage more businesses to become aware of the issues that dementia brings – including providing more help to employees who care for…
Britons are becoming increasingly anxious, report claims
More than half of Britons say they wish they felt less anxious in everyday life, a new report has found.
Think-tank proposes fast-track scheme to recruit people to mental health social work
A fast-track graduate recruitment scheme to attract high quality candidates into mental health social work could help to improve services, according to a report from a think-tank.
Action needed to reverse crisis in mental health inpatient services
Research this week has again highlighted the growing problems in mental health inpatient services – surely the time has come for the government to act to address this?
BMA calls for parity in quality of healthcare for people with learning disabilities or mental ill health
The British Medical Association (BMA) has called for urgent action to address the inequalities in healthcare facing people with learning disabilities or mental ill health.
Online therapy could improve student mental health, research claims
Using online interventions targeted at personality traits could help to improve the mental health of university students, new research has claimed.
Number of people being sent out of area for mental health treatment doubles in two years
The number of people being sent out of their local area to access a mental health bed has more than doubled in the past two years, according to new research.