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PUPILS SUFFERING FROM ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION TO RECEIVE COUNSELLING IN SCHOOLS
It was a blueprint for modernising children and young people's mental health services... READ MORE›
CHILDREN WITH MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS 'GUARANTEED' TREATMENT IN FOUR WEEKS
Children waiting up to 18 months for mental health treatment - cqc... READ MORE›
ARE MASS KILLERS MENTALLY ILL? USUALLY NOT, RESEARCHERS SAY
1 for 4 weeks It is true that severe mental illnesses are found more often among mass killers... READ MORE›
CANADA, CHINA PARTNER ON PROJECT USING APPS, TEXTS TO TREAT MENTAL HEALTH
Canada and China are partnering on a five-year project to enhance mental health treatment through the use of smartphone apps, text messaging and electronic medical records... READ MORE›
ANNA RICHARDSON OPENS UP ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH STRUGGLES, TRIGGERED BY TERRIFYING HOTEL ROOM RAID
Anna Richardson has spoken out about her mental health struggles, revealing that an incident 15 years ago triggered anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder... READ MORE›
CAMPUS CONFIDENTIAL: THE COUNSELLORS ON THE FRONTLINE OF THE STUDENT MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS
Student Services manager Alison Bromberg says the most common mental health problems reported by NTU students are anxiety and depression... READ MORE›
"WHAT COULD HELP ME TO DIE?" DOCTORS CLASH OVER EUTHANASIA
Despite that latitude, Distelmans complained that Thienpont's patients were arriving at his clinic with unrealistic expectations, presuming that their euthanasia request would automatically be approved... READ MORE›
EMPLOYERS SHOULD ACCEPT SICK NOTES FOR THE MENTALLY ILL, MAJOR REPORT FINDS
The measure is one of a range of recommendations designed to improve mental health among employees which found one in six suffers from mental illness... READ MORE›
CRISIS IN MENTAL HEALTH CARE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
The report highlighting the unacceptable delays to young people accessing mental health services is to be welcomed 18-month wait for child mental health care, 21 October ... READ MORE›
CHILDREN WAITING UP TO 18 MONTHS FOR MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT CQC
Shortcomings in child and adolescent mental health services care mean some children end up experiencing a full-blown mental health crisis, she said... READ MORE›
WHY OCD ISN'T ABOUT BEING A NEAT FREAK
Because all along I was suffering with OCD but I wasn't aware... READ MORE›
SELF-HARM AMONG GIRLS AGED 13 TO 16 ROSE BY 68% IN THREE YEARS, UK STUDY FINDS
But, they add, it is unlikely that such factors alone explain the rise in reports of self-harm among 13- to 16-year-old girls... READ MORE›
UNIVERSAL CREDIT FLAW PUTS NEW WELFARE SYSTEM AT ODDS WITH FREE SCHOOL MEALS
One big question that needs answering is the extent to which families on universal credit will receive free school meals... READ MORE›
SHRINKS TAKE TO STREETS TO DEMAND 'NARCISSISTIC' TRUMP'S OUSTER
Shrinks take to streets to demand 'narcissistic' Trump's ouster... READ MORE›
WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY: 5 MYTHS ABOUT PERSONALITY DISORDERS DEBUNKED
According to NAMI, only 3 to 5 percent of violent acts are committed by people who are suffering from a serious mental health problem... READ MORE›
'I WASN'T SO SPECIAL': HOW OSHER GUNSBERG REALISED HE WOULD COPE WITH HIS MENTAL HEALTH DIAGNOSIS
After going public with his mental health issues in 2016, Gunsberg credits listening to other people's stories as an important part of his recovery process... READ MORE›
THE BIG ANXIETY FESTIVAL: MENTAL HEALTH, SCIENCE AND THE HEALING POWER OF ART
But can an arts festival provide some sort of balm for mental health problems?... READ MORE›
'OUR DAUGHTERS MUST NOT BE SCARED TO TALK ABOUT THEIR MENTAL-HEALTH ISSUES'
The total number of psychiatrists working in children and adolescent mental health services Camhs fell from 1,015 full-time equivalent posts in May 2013 to 948 in May this year... READ MORE›
HOW CAN WE IMPROVE THE MENTAL HEALTH OF GIRLS AND WOMEN?
Mental courage at a time of new challenges is to think of bold new ideas and have the courage to implement them and face the consequences... READ MORE›
STRESS AND SOCIAL MEDIA FUEL MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS AMONG GIRLS
So many girls are now seeking help that NHS children and adolescent mental health services cannot cope, warned Dubicka... READ MORE›
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OUR CHILDREN ARE PAYING A HIGH PRICE FOR SOCIETY'S VISION OF SUCCESS
Yet another report has been published showing frightening levels of mental illness among children and young people in England... READ MORE›
HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN SHELL-SHOCKED AFTER THE WAR IN GAZA
It makes for a grim vista that has mental health professionals fearing a lost generation of Gazan children... READ MORE›
MARK AUSTIN ADMITS HE TOLD ANOREXIC DAUGHTER 'STARVE YOURSELF TO DEATH'
Austin's daughter Maddy, now 22, became ill in 2012, losing four stone and changing from a healthy and promising athlete to an emaciated, ghostlike figure ... READ MORE›
VICTIM'S FAMILY DISAPPOINTED ABOUT RELEASE OF MAN WHO KILLED GREYHOUND BUS PASSENGER
The Manitoba Criminal Code Review Board ordered the discharge on Friday, saying Li, now known as Will Lee Baker, does not pose a significant safety threat... READ MORE›
QUARTER OF A MILLION CHILDREN RECEIVING MENTAL HEALTH CARE IN ENGLAND
Data covering 60 percent of mental health trusts shows 11,849 boys and girls aged five and under among those getting help... READ MORE›
THE CHAINS OF MENTAL ILLNESS IN WEST AFRICA
The World Health Organization has also intensified its focus on mental health, calling for an end to the chaining of people with mental illnesses... READ MORE›
LACK OF SLEEP COULD CONTRIBUTE TO MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS, RESEARCHERS REVEAL
Mental health problems including psychotic experiences could in part be down to a lack of sleep, researchers have revealed... READ MORE›
NHS FIGURES SHOW 'SHOCKING' RISE IN SELF-HARM AMONG YOUNG
The NHS's most senior doctor responsible for young people's health said the distressing figures underlined that greater improvements were needed to boost support for troubled children... READ MORE›
SCHOOLS TO TRIAL HAPPINESS LESSONS FOR EIGHT-YEAR-OLDS
Education department tenders for mental health training contracts, which will help pupils see disturbing thoughts as buses... READ MORE›
#MENTALHEALTHMONTH: MENTAL HEALTH IN AMERICA, BY THE NUMBERS
Mental Health Month A look at mental health in America, by the numbers... READ MORE›
TEXAS' NEWLY SIGNED SANDRA BLAND ACT SETS EXAMPLE FOR REST OF THE NATION
Another program in North Texas focuses on wellness checks, with trained mental health professionals riding with cops... READ MORE›
MEET THE EDMONTON MAN NO COUNTRY WANTS
Abdikarim gelle has been detained for months awaiting deportation but somalia won't accept mentally ill people... READ MORE›
WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY 2014: THE MISCONCEPTIONS BROKEN DOWN
We will not stop campaigning until people with severe mental illness have the same average life expectancy as everyone else... READ MORE›
'PEOPLE ARE STARVING': VILLAGE LIFE IN BRITAIN'S BLIGHTED COALFIELDS
For years, the numbered streets in Horden have inspired dread among even the most hardened of local residents... READ MORE›
TARGET ACCUSED OF TRIVIALIZING MENTAL ILLNESS WITH 'OCD' SWEATER
Kate Gannon tweeted a photo of the sweater and said, OCD is a serious mental illness that shouldn't be mocked... READ MORE›
UNITED NATIONS RELEASES LIST OF WORLD'S HAPPIEST COUNTRIES
In Western countries such as Australia, mental illness turned out to be the most important determinant of happiness - above income, employment or physical wellbeing... READ MORE›
MENTAL HEALTH CARE IN WEST AFRICA IS OFTEN A PRODUCT OF LUCK
Historically, mental health interventions have scored poorly compared with efforts that save young lives, like neonatal care or treatment of diarrhea... READ MORE›
3. KEEP PEOPLE WITH MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS OUT OF CUSTODY
With the general election looming, we asked the Centre for Mental Health a Guardian and Observer Christmas appeal charity what needs to change... READ MORE›
GERMANWINGS CRASH RAISES QUESTIONS ABOUT SHIFTING IDEAS OF PILOT FITNESS
And few pilots inform the airlines that they have done so.Without a strict reporting system, accountability suffers, he said... READ MORE›
ALMOST 6,000 MENTAL HEALTH PATIENTS SENT OUT OF AREA FOR CARE LAST YEAR
Ultimately, equality for mental health cannot be achieved when budgets are under such enormous pressure... READ MORE›
NEWS ANALYSIS ROLE OF ILLNESS IN GERMANWINGS CRASH RAISES WORRY ABOUT STIGMA
And many mental health experts say that the tendency to link mass violence and mental disorders has a negative effect, discouraging people from seeking treatment... READ MORE›
ISRAELI MAN ARRESTED CARRYING WIFE'S HEAD AFTER DECAPITATING & BURNING HER BODY
Only later did they realize he was holding the woman's head, an eyewitness told The Jerusalem Post's sister publication Maariv... READ MORE›
JEREMY HUNT SAYS CHILD MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ARE NHS'S BIGGEST FAILING
Hunt has pledged to improve the diagnosis and treatment of troubled children by NHS children and adolescent mental health services CAMHS ... READ MORE›
POST-SEPT 11 COCKPITS ARE BUILT TO PROTECT
And the crash is already raising questions about possible gaps in how airlines review the mental health of their pilots... READ MORE›
UKS MENTALLY ILL PEOPLE MORE LIKELY TO BE FOUND IN JAIL THAN HOSPITAL
In a paper last year he said that failing to effectively screen prisoners mental health inevitably led to tragedy... READ MORE›
WOULD WE BE 'BLAMING' CANCER FOR THE DEATHS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO PERISHED IN THE ALPS?
Because what the media coverage does is say not that the awful murderous act was committed by a human being, but by an illness... READ MORE›
CITY CUTS SPECIAL LONG-TERM CARE UNIT FOR DEMENTIA PATIENTS DUE TO COSTS
LHIN seeks another long-term care centre to give behavioural support Lett said all of the residents with dementia were found spaces elsewhere... READ MORE›
CALLS GROW FOR SUICIDE TRANSGENDER TEEN'S PARENTS TO BE PROSECUTED
Leelah Alcorn Transgender teenager's parents 'should be prosecuted', says gay rights activist... READ MORE›
BIPOLAR TEEN FACES AGONIZING WAIT FOR HELP 6 YEARS LATER
By April of that year Fry was still struggling, and was sent to the Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre for assessment... READ MORE›
MORE STUDENTS THAN EVER SUFFER MENTAL ILL HEALTH. WE MUST CHANGE OUR TOXIC WORLD
With all this at stake, essential local authority mental health services for children and young people are being cut... READ MORE›