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The portrayal of mental health in the media in the UK and US has changed in the past 25 years, but there is still much negative reporting, as Mary O’Hara…
This time, it’s personal
Personal budgets are having a positive effect on service users with mental health problems, according to research
Getting heard
A recent report by the Care Quality Commission and the Administrative Justice and Tribunals Council examines the views of patients appearing before mental health tribunals in England. Penny Letts explains
The impact of adult and community learning programmes on mental health and wellbeing
Adult and community learning programmes can have significant and long-lasting effects on the mental health and wellbeing of people with mild to moderate mental health problems and should be protected…
Safe from harm
Self-harm is one of the top causes of acute medical admissions each year and the UK has the highest rates in Europe.
Not safe as houses
Cuts to the Supporting People grant are impacting on service users in supported accommodation and leaving them facing an uncertain future.
Somebody to Lean On
Mainstream perinatal mental health services in Hackney are being bolstered by an innovative project that uses volunteers to reach out to ethnic minority groups, reports Ian A McMillan
A suitable case for treatment?
The number of community treatment orders given out has far exceeded government expectations, but they are not necessarily having a positive effect on service users, reports Sally Gillen