Children who survive cancer and their younger siblings have higher risk of mental ill health, study says
Children who suffered from cancer in their childhood, along with their younger siblings, have a higher risk of developing a mental illness, according to a new study.
Staff not structures key to integrated mental health care, report says
Good integrated care for people with mental ill health remains the exception rather than the rule, and the commitment of commissioners and frontline staff to cross-boundary working is the single…
Mental health charity teams up with NHS Trusts to launch project to improve schizophrenia care
Rethink Mental Illness has launched a scheme to improve health services for people with schizophrenia and psychosis.
People with dementia ‘trapped in their homes’, report claims
More than 180,000 people with dementia feel trapped in their own homes according to a major new report from the Alzheimer's Society.
Doc Ready to help young people talk to their GP about their mental health
With 36% of young people admitting to not feeling comfortable talking to their GP about their mental health, a new digital tool has launched to encourage more to do so.
New research suggests people less SAD than estimates show
American researchers have suggested that the number of people getting depressed when it’s cold and dreary outside may not be as high as previously believed.
Mental health service users spend longer in hospital, data finds
People with mental illness spend longer in hospital on average than the general population, yet are less likely to have a procedure performed during their stay, new figures have revealed.
Mental health fitness instructors wins PM’s Big Society Award
A programme that provides free fitness industry training for people with mental health conditions has been recognised by Prime Minister David Cameron with a Big Society Award.
Mental health reports go monthly
The Mental Health Minimum Data Set is to be published monthly rather than quarterly from now on, the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) has announced.
Enterprise scheme helps dad with mental health issues back to work
A father of five has been helped back into employment for the first time in years thanks to an enterprise scheme that provides work-based training for adults with mental ill…