Use of restraint, seclusion and segregation laid bare by care regulator
The Care Quality Commission has shared early findings from its review of restraint, prolonged seclusion and segregation for people with a mental health problem, a learning disability or autism.
‘If anyone is to be wearing recording equipment on psychiatric wards, it should be the patients’
The death of Seni Lewis in detention led to legislation supporting the use of body cameras in mental health hospitals. But it's not just attending police who are wearing cameras,…
Call for NHS to provide more couple therapy
A new study shows that the strength of a relationship is critical for couples going through hard times.
‘As a black therapist, I want to see action come out of mental health awareness discussions’
"When a community is constantly portrayed as strong and independent, individuals can internalise thoughts and view anything less as a sign of weakness."
Most vulnerable women are being repeatedly failed: A call for trauma-informed NHS approaches
With 60-70% of women accessing mental health services having experienced domestic abuse, the effects of trauma on mental health are not to be underestimated.
Will innovation inform policy for mental health support in schools?
With mental health set to become a mandatory part of the school curriculum, Philip K. Marzouk, a former counsellor, shines a light on mental health support innovation in a Manchester school.
It’s exam time – but university students need support all year long
Clare Bradshaw is the Executive Manager at Unihealth, the health and wellbeing digital messaging programme for UK university students. Here, she discusses the importance of making sure student wellbeing is…
I’ve heard voices since I was five-years-old – and I wouldn’t change a thing
Shanika Ranasinghe has been hearing voices, which she identifies as other parts of herself, since the age of five. In this article, she highlights the prevalence of voice-hearing and why it…
Saying ‘no’: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and how I (almost) freed myself
Abi Crossland-Otter describes how she took control over a condition that had been dominating her.
#DearGP activists pursue mental health solidarity through satire
Campaigners are forging creatively to encourage reflection on how 'patient letters' are perceived.