The Government’s ‘Improving Access to Psychological Therapies’ (IAPT) scheme is in the news today. There’s concern that the gap between an initial NHS assessment for mental health issues and actual talking therapy is too long. Over a million people a…
The following text is taken from the Mind website - www.mind.org.uk Common diagnoses of mental health conditions Depression Depression lowers your mood, and can make you feel hopeless, worthless, unmotivated and exhausted. It can affect sleep, appetite, libido and self-esteem.…
Since the last newsletter where violent extremism was discussed, there have been a number of further acts of violence within the UK. Thinking about what drives people to engage in such behaviour has become more pertinent. Alongside this it also…
Self-harm accounts for over 24,000 hospital admissions every year¹ and it is estimated that 1 in 12 children self-harm². Rates in the UK are some of the highest in Europe³ but - because self-harm is, by its very nature, a…
Many of us were shocked and saddened by the news of Robin Williams' suicide in August 2014. In 2013 as part of BBC Wiltshire's series on mental health, Wendy Bramham spoke about this devastating issue. The following information offers a…