Urgent need to invest in mental health, says Joint Commissioning Panel
New guidance on commissioning services to promote wellbeing and reduce the £105 billion annual cost to the economy of mental health problems has been published by a panel of mental…
Government must listen to WCA concerns
While criticism of the work capability assessment (WCA) for employment and support allowance (ESA) is nothing new, the fact that an influential Parliamentary group has added its voice to the…
Calls double to Essex mental health helpline
Mental health out-of-hours helpline TRUST line received 6,050 calls from October to December 2012; double the amount it took from July-September, according to operator Mid Essex Mind.
Beat encourages people with eating disorders to reach out to others
Eating disorder charity Beat is encouraging people with eating disorders to express their concerns to others close to them and seek help before they reach the hospitalisation stage.
Discriminatory mental health laws scrapped
Mental health organisations have welcomed new legislation that scraps outdated laws that discriminate against people with mental health problems.
Thai boxer provides free service to fight addiction
A free service to help people manage difficulties with alcohol and/or substance misuse issues and address signs of poor mental health has been launched by a former professional Thai-boxer in…
Call for changes to Care Programme Approach
Leading mental health organisations have called for significant changes to be made to the Care Programme Approach (CPA) if it is to be effective in supporting service users in their…
Public Accounts Committee criticises fit for work test
The work capability assessment for evaluating employment and support allowance claimants’ fitness for work has been heavily criticised by the Commons Public Accounts Committee for getting too many decisions wrong…
BBC Three to broadcast mental health season
A season of programmes on mental health issues, spearheaded by a documentary on former boxer Frank Bruno, will be broadcast by BBC Three this spring.
Independent Commission on Mental Health and Policing needs your views
In this guest blog, Lord Victor Adebowale, chair of the Independent Commission into Mental Health and Policing, talks about the importance of as many people as possible contributing to the…