Services for the UK’s estimated 3.5 million older people with mental health problems are inadequate, according to a new report…
Concern over mentally ill inmates at South Wales prison
The presence of mentally ill prisoners in HMP Parc, Wales’s only privately run jail, is a ‘constant concern’, according to a new report…
Mental health nurses warn of short-staffing
A poll of mental health nurses across the UK has suggested that many in the profession are worried that short-staffing may be compromising patient care…
Wales Alliance for Mental Health argues for Welsh legislation
The Wales Alliance for Mental Health has issued its position statement on mental health legislation for Wales…
Bipolar studies point to ‘brain shrinkage’
Scientists have suggested that bipolar disorder may cause accelerated shrinking of certain parts of the brain…
Anglesey social services on the up
A report into the state of social services in Anglesey says there have been significant improvements all round…
Coroner’s concern at young male suicide rate
A South Wales coroner has said he is “desperately concerned” about the number of young men committing suicide in the Valleys…
New mental health consortium wins £18 million bid to fight stigma in England
Discrimination and social stigma against people with mental illness are the target for a new multi-million pound campaign in England…
‘Increase’ in prison suicides – Prison Service
There has been a significant increase in the number of prisoners who have killed themselves in jails in England and Wales, according to new figures from the Prison Service…
Mental Health Bill passed by the Commons
The UK Government’s Mental Health Bill has cleared the final stages of its journey through Parliament and will now become law…