The holes in our mental health law you need to know about
We should all care about the law governing what happens to us if and when our mental health takes a crash. Any of us could be hospitalised for our mental…
Anonymous $100m donation boosts mental health research
"I have seen the devastating impact of mental illness on individuals and their families," said the donor.
Removing mental health defences to deliver equality before the law: a blessing or a curse?
Most countries have signed up to a UN principle that mental health legal defences are infantalising and contravene the human right to equal treatment. People often end up detained for treatment rather…
‘We should only treat people who are ill’
Under the overarching mental health law covering England and Wales, people with a learning disability and/or autism can be detained for assessment and treatment, even though their conditions are not medically…
GPS tagging provides new evidence that nature improves mental health
Each participant was rated on “trait impulsivity” – a psychological measure and predictor of higher risk of developing addictive disorders, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, antisocial personality disorder and bipolar disorder.
‘For most, the Mental Health Act still means being sectioned’
Therapist Michael O'Sullivan says people with mental health needs get to the point where their liberty is taken away from them because preventative services often don't arrive in time, due to peaking NHS pressures.
#MHTchat: sectioning under the Mental Health Act
How can we make the Mental Health Act more compassionate and humane?
Children born preterm may be at higher risk of psychiatric symptoms
Adults who were born prematurely, before 33 weeks, are more likely to experience higher rates of psychiatric symptoms, a King’s College London study published today in Psychological Medicine suggests.
Sectioning: Overwhelming support for two new legal rights
Mental Health Today polling has established that the public and mental health professional agree it's time for individuals to be given far more control over their care.
Many now prefer therapy apps to visiting their GP – here’s why
Apps are attractive to individuals worried GPs won't refer them for talking therapies, MHT explained on Sky.