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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.
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 […]
THE DEBRIEF: WE ARE BEING ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS, BUT DOES THAT MEAN WE’RE ANY BETTER AT SUPPORTING THOSE WHO NEED HELP?
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 […]
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
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 […]
The mental health of children is a rising area of concern and one which schools are trying to combat. Emma Jane Kirby reports from south London about a scheme that involves teaching primary schoolchildren about mental health through fun games and workbooks.
By Emma Jane Kirby A new scheme teaches children about mental health through fun games and workbooks The children are half out of their chairs, hands straining in the air, knees jiggling with excitement as they beg to be picked. The smiling lady at the front of the class repeats her question. “Can I […]
Areas with high numbers of rough sleepers are failing to provide the specialist mental health services they need, according to homelessness charity St Mungo’s.
BY: Mark Whitehead A survey of health and local authority commissioners in areas with ten or more rough sleepers on any one night found only a third were providing mental health assessment, support and treatment for adults sleeping rough. St Mungo’s have asked for an urgent meeting with health secretary Jeremy Hunt to discuss funding for […]
Malcolm Fisher worked as a mental health nurse at Peter Bruff ward at Clacton and District Hospital A nurse initially suspended for failing to help a colleague has been struck off for labelling witnesses in his case “backstabbers and liars”. Malcolm Fisher was a mental health nurse at the Peter Bruff ward at Clacton […]
“MANCHESTER USERS’ NETWORK” Have your say on your Treatment & Care!! Meeting with the Invited Kirsty Mc Kennell and Sharron Haworth Inspectors Of Health and Social Care Services. Monday 28th November 2016, 1.30pm. Held in the Users’ Office, Park House Hospital. All Patients, (Sufferers from Mental illness) WELCOME.
