The number of people being detained for mental health issues, dementia, or learning difficulties has reached the highest level on record, according to new figures. Continue reading
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TV personality opens up about anxiety
A popular television personality has opened up about her struggles with anxiety for the first time. Continue reading
New dad raising awareness for postnatal depression in men
A man is calling on medical professionals to recognise the symptoms of postnatal depression in fathers. Continue reading
More than 300,000 employees lose their job each “due to mental health problems”
Some 300,000 people lose their jobs each year due to mental health problems, costing employers some £42 billion, and the economy up to £99 billion. Continue reading
Brave woman explores mental health experiences in new poetry book
A brave UK woman has published an eye-opening poetry book exploring her experiences with anxiety, depression and mental health. Continue reading
Children having to wait “up to 18 months” to receive mental health care
Children under the age of 18 are waiting more than a year to be treated for mental health problems, according to a soon-to-be-published Government report. Continue reading
One million people to be taught basic mental health “first aid” skills
More than one million people are due to receive basic mental health training as part of the Government’s new multi-million pound programme. Continue reading
Job hunters with autism could benefit from ‘robot skill training’, researchers say
The latest research suggests that only 14 per cent of adults living with autism in the UK have a full-time job, and that many find it difficult to find their way into work, but innovators in Edinburgh believe that they have developed a unique solution to these problems. Continue reading