Parenting programmes can improve life chances of children with behavioural problems, new research reveals
Children with severe behavioural problems are growing up with significantly poorer chances in life even though cost-effective parenting programmes can help to improve their future prospects, the Centre for Mental…
Adopted children miss out on mental health treatments
Common mental health disorders are being ‘grossly under-identified’ among adopted and fostered children, and consequently these children are missing out on appropriate treatments, according to a new study by King’s…
New services to support people with mental ill health launched by Dwyfed-Powys Police
New support measures to help people with mental ill health in mid-Wales are being introduced by the Dwyfed-Powys police force.
Report highlights value of sharing information between families and organisations to help prevent suicides
A government report has highlighted the value of sharing information between organisations and families to help prevent suicides, as new statistics revealed a small rise in the number of people…
Government’s mental health action plan looks great but needs to be delivered
The government’s new mental health action plan looks great on paper, but now it needs firm commitments and funding to drive it forward and to ensure it doesn’t go the…
Former footballer Stan Collymore helps to create community to end the loneliness of depression
The Depression Alliance has teamed up with former footballer Stan Collymore to launch ‘Friends in Need’ a new online and offline community designed to end the loneliness associated with depression.
One in 10 experience daily mental health stigma, survey finds
More than a third of people say they come up against discrimination because of their mental ill health on a weekly or monthly basis, according to a survey.
‘Toxic climate’ causing increasing mental health issues for young people
Children and young people are growing up in an "unprecedented toxic climate" of stress and pressure, according to a new poll by charity YoungMinds.
Government launches mental health action plan
The government has launched its mental health action plan, which outlines 25 areas it wants health and care services to take action on.
Talking therapies work for more than half of people who use them, figures reveal
More than half of people who had at least 2 sessions of talking therapies showed an improvement in their mental health, new figures have revealed. But more needs to be…