Rebecca Owen, a PhD student from the University of Manchester, is looking for volunteers to support her research into bipolar and suicide.

There has been a 29% rise among men who die by suicide while under the care of mental health services in the UK since 2006, a report by The University of Manchester’s National Confidential Inquiry into Suicide and Homicide by People with Mental Illness (NCISH) out today shows.

People who are vulnerable to suicide and people who self harm will be offered greater levels of support as part of a new five-year plan to reduce suicide and self harm in Wales.

Making Sense is a new initiative by mental health charities Hafal, Bipolar UK, and the Mental Health Foundation, supported by Diverse Cymru, aimed at improving support for children and young people in Wales with a mental illness.

Health Minister Prof. Mark Drakeford will launch a new five-year Welsh national suicide and self-harm prevention strategy, “Talk to Me 2”, at an event on Thursday, July 16 at the All Nations Centre in Cardiff.

People in England who are having a mental health crisis are not always receiving care and support when and where they need it, the regulator has found.

Over 100 MPs from all parties attended the launch of Carers Week 2015 in Parliament this week to show support for carers. They spent time talking and listening to carers’ personal experiences of caring, what it means to care on a daily basis, and how this has impacted on their lives.

Delays in the diagnosis of bipolar disorder, particularly in those with alcohol and substance misuse disorders, could be preventing people from receiving effective treatment for the condition, according to a new study.