A new direction
Raza Griffiths investigates an innovative example of service user and carer involvement in designing and delivering mental health services in northeast Lincolnshire.
Miliband stresses importance of mental health in conference speech
Labour leader Ed Miliband has emphasised the importance of mental health services and early intervention in his speech at the Labour party conference.
Eye test to help with mental health diagnosis
An eye movement test to assist diagnosis of major adult psychiatric disorders includingschizophrenia, biploar disorder and severe depression has beendevised by researchers from the University of Aberdeen.
Mental health service users hold craft fair
A craft group has helped to boost the confidence and self-esteem of a group of people experiencing mental ill health, to the extent that they recently held their own craft…
Councils asked to take Local Authority Mental Health Challenge
Councils across England are being asked to pledge their support for better mental health in their communities by taking on the Local Authority Mental Health Challenge.
Much room for improvement in community mental health services
The Care Quality Commission’s 2013 survey of community mental health services has revealed some positive results, but also shows that the government’s principle of ‘no decision about me without me’…
CQC calls for improvements to community mental health care
Community mental health care needs to improve, especially in terms of involving people in their own care plans and decisions about medication, a survey by regulator the Care Quality Commission…
Parents still feel unable to talk about mental health with their children
Nearly 1 in 5 parents still feel awkward talking about mental health issues with their children because they don’t want to scare them, a report has found.
Too many young people with mental ill health still held in cells, says MHNE
Many young people with mental ill health are still being held in police cells across the northeast of England, despite the stipulations of the Mental Health Act (MHA) that this…
Parents with mental ill health require more support, says expert
Supporting adults while ensuring the wellbeing of children should be the goal for all health professionals working with families where a parent experiences mental ill health, according to child and…