The Department of Health announced two programmes of work last week (Friday 15 September) which they say aim to protect mental health patients from the risk of hurting themselves or others….

According to a professor from Cardiff University, being out of work is as bad for you as smoking 400 cigarettes a day…

The government has launched a new guide called “Help is at Hand” aimed at those who have lost loved ones to suicide…

A Disability Rights Commission (DRC) investigation has suggested that people with mental health problems and learning difficulties are less likely to receive quality treatment than others, despite their predisposition to major illness and serious health conditions…

Welsh businesses have welcomed a new report from the London School of Economics’ Mental Health Policy Group which shows that anxiety and depression are costing the UK economy £12bn every year…

A recent study involving a team of scientists from Cambridge University, University of Cologne and Imperial College London may have revealed a new method for early diagnosis of schizophrenia.

Current Deputy Chief Executive at Rethink, Liz Felton, has been appointed the new Chief Executive of Together – a leading national charity working for wellbeing.

“Fulfilled Lives, Supportive Communities”, a draft new 10-year strategy that aims to promote social inclusion and the rights of the individual for social services in Wales, was launched by Health and Social Services Minister Dr Brian Gibbons this week…

The National Institute for Heath and Clinical Excellence (NICE) and the National Collaborating Centre for Mental Health have today launched clinical guidelines that aim to improve the identification, treatment and management of bipolar disorder in both children and adults…