Politician describes suicides as a major national public health concern with increase in women's suicide labelled 'worrying'
BY: SHAUN WOOLLER WOMEN’S suicide rates are at their highest for a decade, alarming new figures reveal. But men are still three times more likely to kill themselves. An average of 17 people a day took their own life in the UK last year as the overall suicide rate rose slightly from 6,122 in […]
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 […]
“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.
Jeremy Corbyn has called for more money to be spent on hospitals, social care and mental health, claiming the Government is "under-funding" key services.
Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn talks to union staff during a visit to George Eliot Hospital in Nuneaton The Labour leader claimed there was a mental health “crisis” and it needed to be funded properly, while he said Government cuts to local authority budgets were having a knock-on effect on social care. Speaking […]
Mental health patients face bed shortages, long waits and reduced support due to Government cutbacks, union warns. A survey of more than 1,000 staff employed by mental health care services found more than four in five (83%) reported that a ‘postcode lottery’ exists in the level of care that patients receive. The survey, carried out […]
By PA Regulators have named four organisations that are falling short on caring for patients with mental health problems. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) said it was writing to four mental health trusts that performed “significantly worse” than others when service users were questioned about their experiences. Across the country the survey revealed that people’s […]
Despite ‘scandalous’ practice being outlawed six years ago, vulnerable minors are still being treated in adult settings
By: Denis Campbell Health policy editor Mental health campaigners condemned the persistence of the problem and said it was completely unacceptable for vulnerable minors to be subjected to what many find a “terrifying” experience. Photograph: Anna Gowthorpe/PA Dozens of children and young people with mental health problems are still being treated on wards containing adults […]
Only 46 per cent of GPs undertook a training placement in the discipline before qualifying - and having more experience may mean they can look after their own well being
BY NICOLA FIFIELD Doctor Most GPs don’t receive adequate training in mental health, despite one in three appointments being related to the issue. Data obtained by Mind shows just 46 per cent of GPs undertook a training placement in a mental health setting before qualifying. The mental health charity’s research also found 82 per […]
By New Scientist staff and Press Association Effects that last a lifetime Being a member of the Scouts or Guides during childhood is linked to a lower risk of mental illness in middle-age. That’s according to a study by Chris Dibben at the University of Edinburgh and his colleagues. They analysed data from a long-running study […]
By Naomi Ishmael A dorm in Holloway prison. All photos are from inside Holloway prison *Names have been changed to protect the identities of prisoners Pink butterfly stickers were pasted all over light blue walls inside Katleen’s* cell. The 28-year-old of Romany Gypsy origin peered through the hatch of her door as she told […]
