The number has risen by 92% from 37 killings or suspected killings in 2009 to 71 last year, with 423 people killed in the last seven years
BY GEMMA MULLIN Paranoid schizophrenic Matthew Daley was jailed after stabbing pensioner Donald Lock to death One person a week is killed by a mental health patient exposing the pressure onNHS trusts, an investigation has found. The number has risen by 92% from 37 killings or suspected killings in 2009 to 71 last […]
Manchester Users Network supported a service user whose group was one of the seven, being threatened with closure. The service user with the backing and support of Manchester User’s Network took the three CCG’s and MMH&SCT before the High Court’s.
The Victory Celebration Last month saw victory over the decisions by the three Manchester Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCG’s} and Manchester Mental Health & Social Care Trust (MMH&SCT] who had sort to close seven essential mental health services; On Friday 7 Th October, 2016 as a way on patting on the back all the people who have […]
This licensed medicine, called Sativex, is a mouth spray and contains two chemical extracts (THC and CBD) derived from the cannabis plant.
By Michelle Roberts Taking cannabis for medical reasons should be made legal, says a cross-party group of UK politicians. The All Party Parliamentary Group on Drug Policy Reform says there is clear evidence cannabis could have a therapeutic role for some conditions, including chronic pain and anxiety. It says tens of thousands of people […]
"Would you stay up all night to help someone stay alive?" The answer most of us would give is yes. That action shows so much about your commitment to helping someone stay alive, the fact that it matters to you that they survive and the fact that you care. You communicate so much through that.
By Matt Discombe Joy Hibbins (left) shares her thoughts on World Suicide Prevention day Organisations in Gloucestershire and around the world will join forces for World Suicide Prevention Day on Saturday. The day, organised by the International Association for Suicide Prevention and World Health Organisation, aims to tackle the stigma around people taking their […]
Financial crisis of 2008 led to rising unemployment, homelessness and poverty, says British Medical Journal
SCIENCE & HEALTH A major review by the British Medical Journal out today has uncovered a link between the 2008 recession and mental health. What does the report say? According to the BMJ, the recession that followed the financial crisis of 2008 led to rising unemployment, homelessness and poverty that are all important determinants […]
"Whether it's asking them how they are, or going for a coffee and a chat, to the cinema or the gym, these can have a positive impact on their mental health and support their recovery.
Presenter Matt Johnson (r) in a scene from the media campaign /Image copyright TTCW People are being urged to do small things, such as going for coffee with friends and relatives who have mental health problems, as part of a campaign. Time To Change Wales’ Reach Out campaign aims to show people do not need […]
Now that there is to be yet another review of mental health services, we will need to continue the campaign to get the best mental health services which the people of Manchester deserve.
By: Caroline Bedale First Published: 15/07/2016 Just wanted to let you all know that we have won! At least for the time being, none of the 8 community based and specialist psychological services will be closed by Manchester Mental Health and Social Care Trust. The Manchester Users Network had helped a service user to take […]
So why, in one of the richest countries in the world, do we still have a problem with homelessness, and what can we do about it?
By: CONRAD BOWER Walking around the city streets of the UK, it is impossible to miss the growing levels of homelessness. Ever more homeless people appear, asking for change or sheltering in doorways: asleep, unconscious or worse? It’s hard for passers-by to tell, and few are willing to check. It is often the most vulnerable […]
For more than 10 years, Tasers have been used against patents in locked psychiatric settings, without monitoring or investigation. This practice must end
By: Matilda MacAttram ‘What we seeing is a health service relying on a forensic solution to meet clinical need, and yet policing really has no place in mental healthcare.’ Photograph: Rui Vieira/PA An amendment to the policing and crime bill tabled by former health minister Norman Lamb in support of Black Mental Health UK’s campaign […]
