Article by Marie Miguel Diabetes has a wide range of side effects. It’s beyond the low or high blood sugar incidents, mood swings and physical affects, such as glaucoma, low blood circulation and more. It’s more than managing your diet. Diabetes also affects your mental health. Here are some ways diabetes and mental health are interconnected: Realize the emotions associated with ... Read More »
Following Prince Harry’s historic interview with Bryony Gordon, in which he bravely opened up about the mental health issues he faced following his mother’s death, a new initiative was launched yesterday in Liverpool, aimed at assisting army veterans overcome their own mental health issues. This initiative, organised by award-winning charity Launchpad in collaboration with ITF England Taekwon-Do, saw two former ... Read More »
Make 2017 your best year yet with sixteen unique ways to stay on top of your game and enjoy what this year has to offer. Mental healthcare is a hot topic in the UK right now and rightly so as it affects a large proportion of our nation. It’s estimated that depression alone affects 22% of men and 28% of ... Read More »
Dementia: through their eyes offers guidance on how to deliver person centred care to people whose lives have been affected by dementia. Providing people with practical tips on communicating, eating well and improving wellbeing plus advice on assistive technology and creative therapies. It provides the reader with a compelling, informative and easy to understand resource, helping people better understand how ... Read More »
When silence isn’t golden – widespread social stigma is crippling conversations about care in Scotland, Bupa research reveals More than half of adults in Scotland believe there is a stigma attached to moving a loved one into care, despite 45 per cent having no recent experience of a care home Forty eight per cent cite guilt and abandonment of loved ... Read More »
A set of twins who have had very different lives have been brought back closely together – thanks to an Essex social care provider. Although the lives of Pav Hughes and her brother, Jags Kalsi, are worlds apart, they both have one thing in common – Outlook Care. Outlook Care provides support and care to people with a learning disability, ... Read More »
Mental health is a difficult subject to discuss, not least in the workplace. The British Safety Council is pleased to lend its support for Time to Talk Day and encourage our members and others to do the same. Neal Stone, Policy and Standards Director of the British Safety Council, explains why the British Safety Council is backing the campaign. “We ... Read More »
A centre for people with serious mental illness run by charity MIND has been forced to close because of ‘drastic’ funding cuts resulting from the expansion of personal health budgets. The Recovery and Wellbeing Centre, a day care centre in Basildon, closed in May after NHS Basildon and Brentwood CCG diverted funding to develop personal health budgets for patients with ... Read More »
New guidelines will ensure the consideration of important factors before people’s mental health crises are disclosed to employers in background checks. Police will examine issues such as how long ago a detention under the Mental Health Act occurred, when assessing whether it is disclosed. The advice covers Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB) checks. Home Office minister Karen Bradley said ... Read More »
Tory election candidate, Chamali Fernando, has caused outrage by suggesting that people with a mental health problem wear wristbands to help people identify that they have a condition. She argued that it would help police handle situations more appropriately but has been accused of forcing attitudes towards mental ill health back to the dark ages. Read more at The Mirror Read More »
Despite its commitment to citizens’ self-determination, Israel pumps the lion’s share of state funding into institutions. It’s high time the government redirects that money into supporting these children’s right to live with their families and in their communities. People with severe disabilities have a friend in J.K. Rowling. Her global offensive against institutional residences will ensure they live better lives ... Read More »
Waiting time targets for people with mental health problems in England are to be introduced for the first time, Nick Clegg has announced. People with depression should begin “talking therapy” treatments within 18 weeks, from April. Young people with psychosis for the first time will be seen within 14 days – the same target as cancer patients. The deputy prime ... Read More »
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