Mental Health in the News
Articles featured below include news about or mention of mental health. This is page 3 of 11.
Review into (UK) Prosthetics Services
Stress Management in Britain
Post natal depression treatments assessed
Research aims to slash waiting times for young people with mental illness
The impact of psychosis is widespread. It affects 3% of the UK population with 80% of cases occurring in people aged 16-30. Employment rates are particularly low within this group (4% - 12%) and 10...
Young Black women at increased risk of self-harm
Young, Black women are significantly more likely to self-harm than people from other ethnic groups, according to new research. And people from Black and minority ethnic groups are less likely to re...
New research links cannabis use and psychotic experiences
Using cannabis has been related to psychotic experiences in the general population but few studies have examined this relationship in undergraduate students despite high levels of cannabis use in t...
Prolonged depression slows stroke recovery
New online tool helps mental capacity assessment (UK)
Practitioners working in health and social care will be able to improve the way they assess a person’s mental capacity using a new, free online resource launched by the Mental Health Foundation and...
Clearer laws on social care needed, according to MHF (UK)
Mental Health Foundation (UK) has said that a review of the legislation on social care is long overdue. Millions of people rely on social care every day and services need to be backed by legislatio...
Funding pressures must concentrate minds on health and social care reform
The Mental Health Foundation, which incorporates the Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities, welcomed the launch of the Care Quality Commission’s first annual report on the state of healt...
South Wales' first self-management course for those with long-term mental health issues
The Mental Health Foundation is holding South Wales’ first self-management training course for people with a long-term mental health diagnosis in the Canton area of Cardiff in Feb 2010. The course ...
Mental health issues and emotional challenges are forms of dis-ease. Sensitivity and understanding is helpful.
