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Record numbers of children are contacting the NSPCC about suicidal thoughts (10 November 2016)

According to the NSPCC’s Childline, children as young as 8 years old have contacted the Charity seeking help with anxiety. In fact the number of young people reaching out for help has increased sharply. Read more...

Doctors directed not to follow instructions in Living Wills made under Mental Capacity Act 2005 (26 October 2016)

Court of Protection judges have directed doctors not to follow patient instructions contained in Living Wills, without referring the case to the court for a decision.
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Leeds City Council uses new audit findings to tackle suicide rates (10 October 2016)

Leeds City Council has welcomed the publication of a suicide audit completed by public health professionals in Leeds. Read more...

Study suggests possible link between TBI in youth and increased risk of psychiatric illness (30 August 2016)

UK, US and Swedish researchers have found that sustaining a traumatic brain injury (TBI) as a child or as a young adult might increase the risk of health problems in adult life, including a higher risk for mental health conditions. Read more...

NHS Trust fined after mental health patient drowns during water sports activity (4 August 2016)

The Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust has been fined for safety failings, after a patient drowned during a canoeing activity event. Read more...

Barnet Council’s children’s centres awarded special health status (4 July 2016)

Barnet Council in London has announced that all of Barnet’s ten children’s centres have now been awarded a Healthy Children’s Centre special health status, to recognise their work in helping to improve the health of children and families in Barnet. Read more...

Stockton-on-Tees invites mental health patients to take part in Community Learning Mental Health pilot (27 June 2016)

Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council is inviting anyone in the borough who has a mental health condition to take part in its programme of workshops and activities for people with mental health issues, as part of a national research project. Read more...

Cambridgeshire launches Keep Your Head mental health website for young people (21 June 2016)

Cambridgeshire County Council is to launch a new website to help children and young people across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough tackle mental health issues. Read more...

South Gloucestershire introduces suicide prevention training for frontline workers (17 June 2016)

South Gloucestershire Council is introducing a suicide prevention training programme, which aims to help reduce the number of suicides in South Gloucestershire. Read more...

NHS England appeals for opinions on mental health services for Armed Forces veterans (29 March 2016)

NHS England has launched a consultation on mental health services run for veterans.< Read more...

Monitor moves in to improve mental health services at North Essex Partnership Trust (24 March 2016)

The government’s health regulator Monitor has announced that the quality of care provided to mental health patients at the North Essex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is set to improve, after Monitor stepped in to help the trust make changes to the way it is run. Read more...

Mental health charity says prevention is a key strategy in mental health care (29 February 2016)

The Mental Health Foundation has responded to the government’s Mental Health Taskforce Report, saying that the emphasis on preventing mental health conditions is a “pivotal moment”. Read more...

Mind mental health charity responds to government’s proposed cuts to ESA (25 February 2016)

The chief executive of mental health charity Mind has responded to MPs in the Commons overturning House of Lords amendments to the Welfare Reform and Work Bill, which would have protected the amount of money paid to those who receive disability benefits. Read more...

New book for mental health professionals deals with mental health at different life stages (22 February 2016)

Shropshire Council has announced that mental health academics from Australia, Wales and England will join with lecturers from the University Centre Shrewsbury (UCS) for the launch their new book, which provides an introduction to mental health at each stage of life. Read more...

Minister for Syrian Refugees thanks local authorities for resettlement efforts (17 February 2016)

The Minister for Syrian Refugees Richard Harrington has praised local authorities and encouraged more to come forward and support government plans to resettle Syrian refugees in the UK. Read more...

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