Five mistakes I made when cutting down my antidepressants (and how you can avoid them)
In this guest blog, Emma Bennett shares her experiences – good and…
Large rise in number of suicides among men in mental health care
The number of men who die by suicide while under the care…
Ruby Wax appointed visiting professor in mental health nursing at the University of Surrey
Ruby Wax has been appointed as a visiting professor in mental health…
Concern over Work Programme’s failure to support people with mental ill health
The government’s flagship back-to-work scheme, the Work Programme is failing to help…
Mental Health Crisis Care Concordat rolled out across England
Every part of England has signed up to the Mental Health Crisis…
Service user-led mental health charity NSUN unveils its manifesto for the next government
The next government should prioritise making the principle of ‘nothing about us…
Ed Miliband commits Labour to improving mental health services
Labour leader Ed Miliband has said that if his party wins the…
Thirteen new liaison and diversion pilots announced
Thirteen new trial liaison and diversion (L&D) schemes are to launch in…
More than half of in-patients on mental health wards spend 100-plus days there, research finds
More than half of the 23,600 inpatients on mental health wards had…
Parity for mental health will remain a dream until local authority spending is reformed
Figures on council spending last week show that the government’s aim of…