The Latest Breaking News from Mental Health

Lydia West on making her stage debut and the power of It’s a Sin: ‘It changed my whole life’

She is starring in one-woman show about the climate crisis A Play for the Living in a Time of Extinction

Evening Standard · Apr 21, 2023

Rapper Desiigner goes into mental health facility after plane incident

Artist said he was ‘ashamed’ of what happened on the flight

The Independent UK · Apr 21, 2023

Bristol Foodies Festival secures licence despite police and environmental health objections

Blue and Scouting For Girls will headline the three-day event in May

Bristol Post · Apr 21, 2023

Colorado assault weapons ban killed in late-night vote by House committee

Three Colorado House Democrats joined with Republican colleagues to block a bill early Thursday that would have banned the sale or purchase of assault weapons in the state, after hours of heated public testimony and a late attempt by the bill’s sponsor to dramatically scale the measure back and salvage…

The Denver Post · Apr 20, 2023

Eating disorders can take advantage of Ramadan fasting. So what are some solutions to help people cope?

As Ramadan draws to a close and Eid begins, the focus on fasting and feasting can be triggering for people with eating disorders. So what are some solutions to help people cope?

ABC News · Apr 20, 2023

A new code means employers need to protect workers' mental health. But will it work?

Experts say the code recognises that the workplace can impact our mental health, and employers could be held responsible for harms.

ABC News · Apr 20, 2023

MPs told of long wait before response to child eating disorders improves

Claire Murdoch, NHS England’s national mental health lead, told MPs it will take at least two years for new guidance to be consistently implemented.

The Independent UK · Apr 20, 2023

Two men were consumed by Covid psychosis. Their wives say one lived and the other died because of how doctors reacted

Two men developed psychosis after becoming infected with Covid-19. One of them ultimately received treatment after his concerns were repeatedly dismissed, while the other died of a possible suicide. Now, their families are trying to raise awareness about the rare and devastating condition. Andrea Blanco reports

The Independent UK · Apr 20, 2023

Funding and mental health staff retention go ‘hand-in-hand’ – NHS chief

NHS England chief executive Amanda Pritchard told MPs there is a direct link between mental health staff shortages and the funding available.

The Independent UK · Apr 20, 2023

West Lothian mum will help others through turmoil to keep son's 'memory alive'

Jamie Aitchison's mum Debbieanne Marriott and best pal Cammy Moore have set up a charity in his memory after he took his own life in December

Edinburgh Live · Apr 20, 2023