A report by the National Confidential Inquiry into Suicide and Homicide by People with Mental Illness (NCISH) has suggested that the number of homicides by people with a mental illness in England and Wales not in care has increased between 1997 and 2005…
Plans have been announced for a free mental health exhibition which will seek solutions to “overcoming the social, financial and systemic barriers that prevent people moving on with their lives and achieving recovery”.
Hafal, Wales’ leading charity for people with serious mental illness and their carers, yesterday gave evidence to the Welsh Affairs Committee on the proposed Mental Health Legislative Competence Order (LCO) for Wales.
Ospreys players attended Hafal’s National Physical Health Awareness Day in Neath yesterday (9th July) to take part in the tug-of-war and award winners with medals. Clients from across Wales got the opportunity to take part in a number of sports including welly wanging, horse racing, Tai Chi, football, volleyball and boules.
First Minister Rhodri Morgan has opened a £4m medical project in Cardiff that will investigate common mental conditions and attempt to discover cures for a range of brain disorders.
The biggest study into the genetics of schizophrenia has revealed a hitherto unknown similarity between schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, a discovery which could lead to new treatments for both illnesses.
A request to remove a discriminatory provision which means that an MP automatically loses his or her seat if detained under the Mental Health Act was made in Parliament this week.
A court has heard how a man with bipolar disorder had approached various organisations for help before taking the life of his neighbour in 2008…
The stress of being a carer is so great many of the 340,000 carers in Wales are at “breaking point”. That’s the main finding from a survey published to coincide with Carers Week which is currently running and ends on June 14th .
