Race: New methods backed to tackle inequity
Backing for three new measures to reduce the disproportionate number of BAME patients detained in hospital under the Mental Health Act has been established as part of MHT's In Our Right Mind…
‘I’m saying goodbye to my therapist and now the ending feels real’
Rae Ritchie is approaching the end of her time in therapy and this is how she's feeling about it ...
How is the new Mental Health Act shaping up?
The new Mental Health Act can catch up with social awareness of how best to support people in distress, following public workshops in London and Newcastle staged this week that…
‘My eating disorder started controlling and ruining me and my life’
This week for Eating Disorders Awareness Week #EDAW2018 Kathryn Moyes blogs about her experience of living with an eating disorder
#MHTchat: How can the NHS improve its eating disorder care?
We ask you - how can the NHS improve its eating disorder care?
How I hope short-term therapy might help someone with an eating disorder
For Eating Disorders Awareness Week 2018 a psychodynamic therapist talks about her hopes for clients who come to her with eating disorders ...
In-patient wards ‘more likely’ to be miles from home
The majority (78%) of ‘out of area’ placements are with independent sector providers rather than the NHS.
Call for ‘bold changes’ to outdated Mental Health Act
A lack of patient involvement in recovering from distress has been highlighted in a new report, 'Monitoring the Mental Health Act'.
Harnessing your own feelings as a mental health professional to help someone with depression
Therapist Michael O'Sullivan talks about how your feelings as a mental health professional can be helpful when working with someone who has depression ...
‘What does ‘recovery’ mean when you have bipolar disorder?’
Jayne Collins lives with bipolar disorder and talks about what 'recovery' means for her