More must be done to drive down the number of people with mental health problems who smoke, a charity has said. People with mental health problems have significantly lower life
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The Government is being urged to investigate the under-reporting of the deaths of children and adolescents in mental health units. Charity Inquest, which represents bereaved families, is demanding a statutory
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Almost half of people with mental health problems who have contemplated suicide said money, housing or benefits issues were to blame. A poll of 1,505 people who had used mental
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The number of under-16s admitted to hospital in England for self-harming has increased by 76% in the last five years, according to new statistics. Data from the Health and Social
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Suffering from emotional problems in adolescence is an important risk factor for future joblessness, irrespective of socio-economic background, according to a new report by academics at the University of Stirling.
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The Government risks failing to reach its own standards for mental healthcare because of a lack of funding, according to a former coalition minister. Norman Lamb said the “huge” financial
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A recent National Conference & Graduation event saw 97 health and social service professionals from across Scotland graduate to become Dementia Champions. The Dementia Champion graduates are the sixth group
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Young people living in poverty are more likely to feel like failures and suffer mental health problems than their more affluent classmates, according to a report. Almost three in 10
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The Department of Health has announced an additional £10 million in funding to a scheme training graduates to become social workers in community mental health teams. The fast-track scheme run
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Short-term memory, long-term memory, amnesia, dementia, Alzheimer’s – people often use these terms incorrectly. The reason is partly because memory is one of the most complex mental abilities. It involves
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