Specialising in mental health

Specialising in mental health

  The Five-Year Forward View For Mental Health1 highlights that ‘nine out of 10 adults with mental health problems are supported in primary care’.1 Although there are increasing numbers of mental health nurses working in primary care, there is still a huge deficit. This article aims to develop awareness of the mental health nurse role […]

Breaking the mental health taboo: ‘Please talk about it’

Breaking the mental health taboo: ‘Please talk about it’

By Philippa Goodrich         There’s a frequently quoted statistic that one in four of us will suffer a mental health problem at some point during our life. But what does it mean to be that person, especially in the workplace? Early last year, Sam Brown, a partner in the law firm Herbert […]

Councils defend record on mental health funding

Councils defend record on mental health funding

Council chiefs have defended their record on mental health funding after a charity accused them of spending ‘next to nothing’ on mental health initiatives. A freedom of information request by mental health charity Mind revealed local authorities were spending less than 1% of their public health budget on mental health services. The Local Government Association […]

Councils spending ‘close to nothing’ on mental health initiatives

Councils spending ‘close to nothing’ on mental health initiatives

Local authorities are spending less than 1% of their public health budget on mental health services, new data has revealed today. A freedom of information request by Mind found that the amount allocated by councils to prevent mental health problems has fallen for the last three years, from 1.4% to 0.9%. The mental health charity […]

Some psychosis cases an ‘immune disorder’

Some psychosis cases an ‘immune disorder’

By James Gallagher Sarah Galloway says being able to play piano again shows she is recovering   Some patients sectioned with psychotic conditions, such as schizophrenia or bipolar disorder, may actually have a treatable immune disorder, say Oxford University scientists. A study in the Lancet Psychiatry suggests up to one in 11 cases of psychosis […]

MUN-MEETING TODAY 7th December 2016, 1.30pm Harpurhey Wellbeing Centre

MUN-MEETING TODAY 7th December 2016, 1.30pm  Harpurhey Wellbeing Centre

MANCHESTER USERS NETWORK AGENDA Wednesday 7th December 2016, 1.30pm Harpurhey Wellbeing Centre, Room 10. 1] Future of Harpurhey Wellbeing Centre. 2] Withheld numbers/ Rights to effective Communication. 3] Stepping Down long-term patients, especially the elderly! 4] Travel Passes/ PIP/ DLA/WCA. 5] Feedback & Information. 6] Any Other Business. Wishing everybody merry Christmas and a Happy […]

Trial Begins to Improve Mental Health Services in Alabama Prisons

Mental health services in Alabama prisons are provided by a private contractor called MHM Correctional Services. According to the suit the company fails to provide adequate numbers of psychiatrists, psychologists, and other mental health providers.

Trial Begins to Improve Mental Health Services in Alabama Prisons

By: ideasintoaction Inmates in a dorm at Donaldson Correctional Facility in Alabama   A trial has begun in Alabama regarding inadequate mental health services to inmates. The class action suit was originally filed in 2014 in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama alleging that the treatment of inmates with physical and mental disabilities […]

WAS 2016 A TIPPING POINT FOR MENTAL HEALTH?

THE DEBRIEF: WE ARE BEING ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS, BUT DOES THAT MEAN WE’RE ANY BETTER AT SUPPORTING THOSE WHO NEED HELP?

WAS 2016 A TIPPING POINT FOR MENTAL HEALTH?

ILLUSTRATION BY MARINA ESMERALDO Sarah Graham | Contributing Writer   Wow, 2016. What a year you have been. Between the collective mourning of more beloved celebrities than we can bear to count, and some frankly terrifying political shifts, it’s been a real emotional rollercoaster. As a society our collective emotional health has been rocked by […]

Two years after a promising boxer was found hanged, his distraught mum is still fighting for answers

"All I want to know is why we weren’t given more help when we needed it"

Two years after a promising boxer was found hanged, his distraught mum is still fighting for answers

BY: CHARLOTTE DOBSON Macauley Moran   As a child Macauley Moran had dreams of boxing for England. A charismatic boy with a fierce talent, the Withington youngster was tipped as one of Manchester’s rising boxing stars. But outside of the ring, Macauley was fighting a darker battle. From a young age he was plagued by extreme […]

Havering Mind calls on GPs to step up support for mental health

As a report shows that one in three GP appointments are related to mental health, Chloe Farand finds out about how doctors can help refer patients to adequate services

Havering Mind calls on GPs to step up support for mental health

Chloe Farand Havering Mind volunteers about to set out to deliver posters and leaflets to local GP surgeries.   Talking to a GP about mental wellbeing can be a daunting experience but doctors remain the first point of contact for the majority of people experiencing a mental issue. But mental health charity Havering Mind is […]