Mental health charity expresses concern over police rehab centre suspension
A leading mental health charity has expressed its concern over the suspension of applications at a rehabilitation centre for sick and injured police officer
Half of new GPs do no mental health training, figures show
Wales On average less than half of trainee GPs in Wales – 45% – did training in a mental health setting in 2015, according to new figures. The details came from a freedom of information request by charity Mind Cymru to Welsh Government-funded medical educator, the Wales Deanery. Mind said none of the hours […]
Disabled activists have called for a boycott of the mental health charity Mind
Mind faces boycott call after policy and campaigns manager joins DWP
Disabled activists have called for a boycott of the mental health charity Mind, and called on its chief executive to quit, after one of its managers agreed to spend a year working with the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). They say the move by policy and campaigns manager Tom Pollard is just the latest […]
Manchester healthcare staff to perform public play to end mental health stigma
A team of healthcare professionals are stepping into the spotlight to raise awareness of young people’s mental health and emotional wellbeing.
The staff from Healthy Minds will perform a play in Rochdale town centre on Saturday October 10 to break the stigma attached to mental health.
Mum to show art by son who starved after benefits slashed
NEWLY discovered artwork by a man who starved to death after his benefits were wrongly cut is to go on public display from tomorrow.
The works by Mark Wood were uncovered by his mother as she went through the task of clearing his house.
As she went through his belongings, Jill Gant discovered her son’s full collection of paintings, cartoons, writings and musical compositions.
