Tag: mental health

Has ‘IAPT’ eaten itself?

Philip K. Marzouk, a former counsellor, discusses how mental health staff wellbeing…

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Patients newly discharged from psychiatric hospital are at higher risk of suicide, so why do they receive so little aftercare?

Joy Hibbins, who runs a Suicide Crisis Centre in Gloucestershire, reflects on…

Joy Hibbins

The case for procrastination

Michael O'Sullivan, a mental health therapist for NHS Derbyshire Healthcare Foundation Trust, writes…

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Putting nurses in 999 control rooms can end culture of detaining vulnerable people in police cells

The number of vulnerable people being sectioned and detained in police cells…

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Suicide prevention in the spotlight

Cumbria has rates of suicide higher than the national average and was…

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Support needed for young people outside CAMHS remit

Greater support is needed for young people without diagnosable mental health conditions…

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‘Mind The Chap’ oyster card holders highlight men’s suicide risk

Charity to highlight risk of men’s suicide during Men’s Health Week by…

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Londoners encouraged to ‘release the pressure’

The City of London is encouraging Londoners to ‘release the pressure’ through…

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Church teaching fuelling self-harm and suicide risk among lesbian, gay and bisexual people, report says

Church teaching on same-sex relationships contributes to negative attitudes in society, which…

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Mental health anti-stigma campaign aims to reach 1 million people in the City of London

A campaign that seeks to reduce mental health stigma in the workplace…

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