New Mental Health Dementia and Neurology Intelligence Networks
This week Public Health England launched a new Mental Health, Dementia and Neurology Intelligence Network whose website includes new profiling tools for Common Mental Health Disorders, Severe Mental Illness, Community Mental Health Profiles and Neurology.
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Finding the keys to diversion
Centre for Mental Health has been investigating how liaison and diversion services can best identify and support people with multiple needs when they come into contact with the police and courts.
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Mental health cost cutting is a false economy
The NHS should be investing in interventions that improve health and wellbeing, not cutting cost effective mental health services, says Sean Duggan.
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An innovative approach to mental health support
A group of GPs in the City of London and Hackney have taken an innovative response to the needs of people whose mental health problems are more complex than their doctor can manage alone yet who don’t qualify for specialist services.
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Helping young people out of offending
Barely a week goes by in the capital without the distressing news of a stabbing or shooting. Behind the headlines, real lives are affected.
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How mental ill health affects the economy
The OECD report recognises that mental ill health is a major problem and that it is a problem creating significant costs for people, employers and the economy.
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A step towards closing the gap
Lots of positive work has happened since the ‘No Health without Mental Health’ strategy was published, but there is a lot more still to do.
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The false economy of cuts to crisis care
Just weeks after exposing pressures on acute beds in mental health services, today there are further warnings about spending cuts in community teams across England.
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Knocking mental health stigma for six
The breaking sports news on Monday was that that the England cricketer Jonathan Trott was leaving the Ashes Tour due to a stress-related illness.
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Practical tips for talking to your MP about mental health
We have had many MPs write for our blog during Parliament Week. Below are the reasons why I think it is important.
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