There are only a few days left to have your say on the future of a host of services in the struggling Manchester Mental Health and Social Care Trust.
There are only a few days left to have your say on the future of a host of services in the struggling Manchester Mental Health and Social Care Trust. The trust provides a spectrum of mental health and wellbeing services to over half a million people in the city of Manchester, and is one of only five […]
In the 1960s the average onset age for depression was 45. Today it is 14. And the diagnostic criteria is going up, not down
By: Natasha Devon @http://ww.twitter.com/natashadevonmbe Labour’s Minister for Mental Health Luciana Berger Rex Features Statistically, mental illness has consistently affected 1 in 4 people every year for as long as I can remember (I first learned that fact in year 11 at school, which was almost twenty years ago). It would be easy, then, to believe that […]
Taskforce calls for provision of 24/7 support for people in crisis and 10% reduction in suicide rates
Ben Quinn, Denis Campbell and Damien Gayle Each year one in four UK residents experience a mental health problem. Photograph: Jolie Clifford/Glasshouse Images/Corbis People facing mental health crises will be able to get community care 24 hours a day, seven days a week as part of the biggest transformation of NHS mental health services in England for a […]
"Those suffering from mental illness need to see these pledges fulfilled'
Ashley Cowburn @ashcowburn David Cameron met with parents as he outlined his plans for mental health services Getty David Cameron has announced a billion pounds extra investment will be ploughed into mental health services across the country, claiming more than a million additional people with will receive treatment each year in England by 2021. However, the Government’s announcement […]
The leader of the opposition joined the growing number of concerned voices this week with a speech about student mental health.
Addressing a rally at parliament he spoke at length about what he saw as the unique challenges of being a student with a mental health condition, calling for lecturers and university staff to do more for students coping with mental health problems. He advised: “Invest the money now, give the young people the support they need, they […]
At the heart of everything we do is a commitment to supporting people who may be particularly vulnerable, through high quality socially engaged arts experiences and programmes.
“what happens here spills out into your whole world” – Arc enthusiast Arc is an award-winning charity which uses the arts and creativity to help people become resilient, healthy and active citizens. At Arc we understand how creativity can promote good mental health and wellbeing – through therapeutic programmes in our Arc Centre studios and […]
Paul Reed, Chair, Manchester Users Network: invited to speak at seminar in Central Manchester on implementation issues for £6bn devolved health and social care budget to Greater Manchester.
On FRIDAY, 26TH FEBRUARY 2016 At: RENAISSANCE MARRIOTT, BLACKFRIARS STREET, MANCHESTER M3 2EQ THIS EVENT IS CPD CERTIFIED:- Guest of Honour: Warren Heppolette, Strategic Director, Health and Social Care Reform Greater Manchester Please note that this seminar will take place in Central Manchester. Delegates at this conference will assess implementation issues for the £6bn devolved […]
Damning confidential report reveals suicides are rising and 75% of those needing help are not receiving it
The mental health team at Heartlands hospital in Birmingham meets to discuss patients. Photograph: Andrew Fox A leaked report by a government taskforce has painted a devastating picture of England’s mental health services, revealing that the number of people killing themselves is soaring, that three-quarters of those with psychiatric conditions are not being helped, […]
• NHS Review will call on David Cameron to invest £1 billion in mental health
• Poor NHS management blamed for mental health epidemic by a taskforce
• Experts concerned about psychological issues among many
By GLEN OWEN AND MICHAEL BLACKLEY FOR THE MAIL ON SUNDAY Hundreds of lives are being needlessly lost to suicide every year because of the Government’s failure to get a grip on a modern epidemic of mental health problems, a landmark report has found. An official NHS review will call on David Cameron to invest […]
The vulnerable mother-of-two attempted suicide after Adam Osborne broke off the relationship – and he threatened to 'make sure you pay' when she reported him
BY LAUREN BROWN ‘Saddened’: Dr Osborne said his behaviour had been irresponsible The younger brother of Chancellor George Osborne has been struck off the medical register after a two-year sexual relationship with a vulnerable patient. Psychiatrist Adam Osborne, 39, threatened the mother-of-two when she reported him, telling her: “I will make sure you pay”. […]
