We’re working with children in care to improve mental health
More than 70% of children in care have mental health problems; an expert panel is drawing up an action plan. The Social Care Institute for Excellence is starting a new project asking children in care about their experience of mental health services. It’s good news that mental health in general, and children’s mental health in
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Poppy Jaman: ‘I think there’s a wave of change coming in mental health’
The chief executive of Mental Health First Aid England says going into every secondary school is just the beginning of a new approach to mental illness Poppy Jaman, chief executive of the not-for-profit Mental Health First Aid England (MHFAE), believes Theresa May meant business when she pledged in January to make mental health a priority . Despite ministers being accused of breaking their promises after £800m in cash earmarked for mental health
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Do British universities have a suicide problem?
Imagine being woken up in the middle of the night by a phone call from your frantic 18-year-old son, threatening to take his own life. Miles away from home in a university hall of residence, where he has struggled to find his feet and is suffering desperately from crippling anxiety, your previously happy, bright, high
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New school mental health and wellbeing service to launch
A new mental health and wellbeing service is launching in North Yorkshire run by the county council and NHS. The North Yorkshire School Mental Health and Wellbeing service will support schools to develop a whole school approach to positive mental health. It will deliver training to school staff and key partners, followed up by expert
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Prison suicides in England and Wales reach record high
A record 119 people killed themselves in prisons in England and Wales in 2016 – an increase of 29 (32%) on the previous year, according to Ministry of Justice figures. The record number of self-inflicted deaths in prison – equal to one every three days – compares with the previous high of 96 in 2004
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Row For James Team to row the Atlantic – raising funds and awareness for suicide prevention
On 14th of December 2016 a team of four young men will be taking part in the Talisker Atlantic Challenge – an epic journey rowing across the Atlantic. One of the teams – The Row For James team – are raising funds for The James Wentworth-Stanley Memorial Fund and awareness about suicide prevention. If you
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Confidentiality In The Context Of Suicide Prevention
In all the years I have been practising medicine, there is one aspect of the doctor-patient relationship that arguably remains the most vexed. It is characterised by over-caution, lack of confidence, and misunderstanding of the laws that govern it. It is a looming presence, the fear of which can overwhelm the best of doctors and
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Record male suicide awareness as new stats show 3 in 4 UK suicides are men
(Source: ONS) The Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) has released the results of a suicide awareness survey to coincide with today’s new statistics showing 75% of UK suicides are male. Figures released today by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reveal that, whilst the female suicide rate in the UK rose in 2015 and the
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New programme to address mental health and wellbeing in universities
Universities UK has launched a new programme of work to help improve the mental health and wellbeing of students and staff in higher education. The aim of the project is to develop a mental health framework for universities to embed mental health and wellbeing across all university activities. The new programme was launched today at
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Half of new GPs do not have mental health training, says Mind charity
Only 46 per cent of new GPs have undertaken a training placement in a mental health setting, according to data obtained under the Freedom of Information Act by the charity Mind. The only mental health-related option offered to trainees was in psychiatry, which is based in hospitals and secondary care-focussed. Once qualified, GPs are under no obligation to have
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