The Sun criticised for ‘1,200 killed by mental patients’ headline
Tabloid newspaper The Sun has been heavily criticised by mental health charities for a front-page headline that read ‘1,200 killed by mental patients’.
Mental health and substance misuse charities merge
Mental health charity Richmond Fellowship and Northamptonshire-based substance misuse support charity CAN are to merge.
RCPsych call for mental health resources to bridge gap to physical care
The resourcing of mental health care must increase if the NHS is to improve the nation’s health while meeting its productivity challenge, according to a new report from the Royal…
We need to tackle the dual stigma of mental ill health and HIV
For people living with HIV, these are both major concerns and need to be addressed, says Positively UK’s Allan Anderson.
People with mental ill health 10 times more likely to be victims of crime, research finds
People with mental ill health are up to 10 times more likely to become victims of crime than the general population, according to new research by charities and academics.
Employers not doing enough to tackle stress, Mind claims
Many people experiencing stress feel unable to talk about it at work and employers are not doing enough to tackle the problem, according to a survey by mental health charity…
Bipolar UK marks 30 years with new publication
Charity Bipolar UK is marking its 30th anniversary with a new publication, but has warned that, while huge progress has been made in increasing awareness and understanding of the condition…
NICE issues standards to improve care and support of children with depression
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has issued standards to improve the care and support of children and young people with depression.
Premature death rates for people with mental ill health raise questions that must be addressed
As headlines go, it is a shocking one: More than 30,000 people with mental ill health die needlessly every year. So why wasn’t this major headline news last week?
BACP calls for more choice in NHS counselling services
The British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) has called for the government to widen the choice of psychological therapies available to NHS patients.