## Manchester memorial service commemorates ‘real difference’ Lord Morris made in disability campaigns Posted Friday, October 12, 2012 – 15:51 By Dominic Claeys-Jackson Disability campaigner Lord Morris of Manchester, who died in August aged 84, was commemorated for the ‘real difference’ he made, at a Wythenshawe church memorial service today. The public ceremony, at St […]
Hope you can all come and make some noise’ about the cuts to Mental Health Services !! 14:00 MCR PICCADILLY Gardens !!! Saturday 13th October 2012 !!!! GLOBAL STATEMENT Strengthening the local networks is very important. But at the same time, we need strong global actions to reinforce our local work. Often the problems generated […]
World Mental Health Day: I battled depression for six years, I didn’t just ‘get over it’ overnight We need to look at how far we’ve come in removing the stigma surrounding depression, and see how we can act to do more. Tamsin Crimmens- It’s the 20th anniversary of World Mental Health Day today. Twenty years […]
Mental health needs a place in the limelight ** World Mental Health Day, on Wednesday, deserves extra focus this year with many people straining to cope with the fallout of the austerity measures being rolled out across numerous countries ** Mary O’Hara The Guardian, Tuesday 9 October 2012 12.30 BST The comedian and former psychiatric […]
WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY SEES MAD SALARIES AT GREATER MANCHESTER NHS TRUST Star date: 10th October 2012 AS £80,000 IS CUT FROM SALFORD MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES…NHS TRUST DIRECTORS EARN OVER £100,000. Today is World Mental Health Day, which aims to `raise public awareness about mental health issues’. One of the biggest issues around mental health. […]
Monday, Oct. 08, 2012 Military studying if fish oil can cut suicide risk By BRUCE SMITH – Associated Press CHARLESTON, S.C. — A $10 million study will investigate if a substance found in fish oil can reduce the risk of suicide among military veterans, where the rate is higher than in the population as a […]
Mental health trust axes 39 jobs despite fears for service ALICE MCKEEGAN. MANCHESTER Mental Health and Social Care Trust has announced plans to cut 39 posts, ‘ Including some frontline roles. As revealed In the MEN earlier this year, bosses were consulting on the proposals to axe the community positions and now the board has […]
** Leading psychiatrist warns the recession is making people mentally unwell ** September 21, 2012 The country’s most senior psychiatrist has warned that the economic downturn is making previously well people mentally ill. Professor Sue Bailey OBE, president of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, spoke at the opening of Manchester’s first medical education centre, specifically […]
Manchester hit by £28m in cuts to mental health care Thursday, October 4th 2012 Cuts to mental health services, including axing 38 front line posts as part of a bid to save £28m over the next five years, have been approved by Manchester’s Mental Health and Social Care Trust, despite warnings from patients and trade […]
Time to rethink mental health laws for treatment without consent By Bernadette McSherry, Monash University Each Australian state and territory has a Mental Health Act that enables those with severe mental health problems to be detained and treated without their consent. While the criteria differ, generally it must be shown that the person has a […]
