More than two fifths of Brits admit to feeling stressed
More than two fifths (44%) of adults in Britain are experiencing a period of stress and of those 27% say they regularly feel close to breaking point, a survey has…
Jonny Benjamin wins inaugural Janey Antoniou Award
Jonny Benjamin, who was diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder in his early 20s and became a YouTube sensation after setting up his own channel on the site documenting his experiences of…
Businesses urged to act to deal with rise in workforce dementia care responsibilities
Charity Carers UK has called on employers to help review support for working families amid rising numbers of staff quitting their jobs because they are struggling to manage jobs alongside…
Pilot reduces mental health stigma among young people
A pilot project that saw people with experience of mental ill health deliver training sessions as well as a social marketing campaign has helped to improve young people’s attitudes towards…
Mental Health Act detentions increase by 4% in past year
The number of people being detained under the Mental Health Act has risen by 4% in the past year to more than 54,000, according to figures from the Health &…
More effective strategies to prevent suicides on railways needed, report says
The lack of research on the gender and ethnicity of people who take their own lives on the UK railway system obscures an urgent need for more effective preventive strategies,…
SLaM opens door to Channel 4 for Bedlam documentary series
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM) has teamed up with Channel 4 to make a documentary series on the workings of the mental health trust.
Rethink Mental Illness launches guides to help professionals support people with personalisation
Charity Rethink Mental Illness has launched a series of new guides to help mental health professionals support people with personalisation.
New gender dysphoria treatment guidelines launched by Royal College of Psychiatrists
The Royal College of Psychiatrists has published new guidelines for the assessment and treatment of adults with gender dysphoria as the number of people visiting gender identity clinics continues to…
Royal College of Psychiatrists call for reinstatement of children’s mental health survey
The Royal College of Psychiatrists (RCPsych) has called for the government to reinstate the child and adolescent psychiatric morbidity survey as a matter of urgency.