Graduates tell freshers there is one thing they regret not doing at uni 75% say they missed out and most say it improves mental health and productivity Wales Online · Sep 28, 2022
Police launch investigation into alleged abuse at NHS mental health unit The inquiry focuses on the Edenfield Centre, based in the grounds of the former Prestwich Hospital Manchester Evening News · Sep 28, 2022
More than 50 NHS Wales leaders say social care is in a 'state of emergency' The NHS Confederation claims the crisis in social care is impacting every single part of the NHS from ambulance services and emergency departments to elective care, diagnostics, GPs, mental health services and community care Wales Online · Sep 28, 2022
Closer eye on Sydney climate protest cases The NSW attorney-general will carefully monitor protest court cases after a climate activist who caused traffic chaos was granted a mental health diversion. AAP · Sep 28, 2022
Half of Aussie workers plan to quit jobs Close to half of workers surveyed say they are likely to change careers in the next year as they struggle with burn out, staff shortages and seek better pay. AAP · Sep 28, 2022
Police launch investigation into mental health unit mistreatment claims BBC Panorama presented their harrowing footage, gained by an undercover reporter, to the NHS Trust Manchester Evening News · Sep 28, 2022
Police investigating claims staff mistreated patients at mental health unit The probe comes following a period of undercover filming at The Edenfield Centre in Prestwich. The Independent UK · Sep 28, 2022
Why suicide prevention support is crucial for people with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) is a lifelong disability that affects the brain and body of people prenatally exposed to alcohol. New research is backing concerns raised by the FASD community about the high rates of suicidality among people with FASD. The Conversation · Sep 27, 2022
Maisie Williams speaks candidly about her ‘traumatic’ relationship with father The 25-year-old has previously spoken about her mental health struggles Evening Standard · Sep 27, 2022
Labour minister claims Tories not prioritising mental health 'crisis' The Shadow Cabinet Minister for Mental Health told the ECHO she fears for the winter months Liverpool Echo · Sep 27, 2022
Looking for mental health support? Megan Thee Stallion's new website is for you "Bad B— Have Bad Days Too" has multiple meanings for Megan Thee Stallion. First, it was a line from her song "Anxiety." Now, it's the name of her mental health website, which the "Her" rapper launched over the weekend. Los Angeles Times · Sep 27, 2022
Text service launched to help tradespeople with mental health issues Many builders and contractors don't know where to find help Wales Online · Sep 27, 2022
First responder at bombing scene 'denied compensation' after helping victims The emergency worker was later diagnosed with post traumatic stress Liverpool Echo · Sep 27, 2022
Nearly half of small business owners feel they have no-one to confide in about stress Two-thirds don't want to worry their friends and family - but the same number feel confident managing the mental health struggles of their employees Daily Mirror · Sep 27, 2022
Los Angeles Times · Sep 27, 2022 Kids are suffering from toxic stress. Here's some advice on how we can help them heal Stress and upheaval are harmful at any time, but the pandemic has forced many families onto a roller coaster ride that seems unending. Families and caregivers are concerned about what this period of great instability means for their children, so we turned to psychologist Jennifer Vargas Pemberton, who has worked…
Manchester Evening News · Sep 27, 2022 Emergency worker diagnosed with PTSD after helping Manchester Arena victims 'denied compensation' The explosion on May 22, 2017, killed 22 people and left hundreds of others with catastrophic injuries
Newcastle Herald · Sep 27, 2022 Shooting rampage: Man on trial accused of murder fired 220 rounds at people, houses and police A man accused of going on an hour-long shooting rampage at Wyong in 2020 during which he fired more than 220 rounds, including one that struck and killed 20-year-old Byron Tonks, has raised a defence of mental health impairment.
AAP · Sep 27, 2022 Qld terror accused bailed to hospital A Queensland man charged with preparing or planning a terrorist act in Queensland will go to hospital for mental health treatment after being released on bail.
ABC News · Sep 26, 2022 QIMR Berghofer challenges scientific community to use genetic links to mental health conditions to enhance treatments Eske Derks of QIMR Berghofer is challenging the scientific community to deliver a new era of precision psychiatry through the "extraordinary genetic discoveries".
The Conversation · Sep 26, 2022 Psychedelic drugs: how to tell good research from bad Research with psychedelic drugs has made a dramatic comeback amid a heady mix of softening societal attitudes, the lure of commercial opportunity, misgivings about the “war on drugs”, and the desire to develop new ways to treat mental health conditions.
The Times of India · Sep 26, 2022 There is a tremendous gap between resources and awareness when it comes to kids’ health: Dr Radhika Batra, 2022 Goalkeepers Global Goals Award winner The Bill Melinda Gates Foundation honoured Dr Radhika Batra, co-founder of the nonprofit organization Every Infant Matters, which provides last-mile health solutions to disadvantaged children in India along with three others with the 2022 Goalkeepers Global Goals Awards. "Radhika Batra of India, Zahra Joya of Afghanistan, Vanessa Nakate of Uganda,…
The Conversation · Sep 26, 2022 Transgender men and nonbinary people are asked to stop testosterone therapy during pregnancy – but the evidence for this guidance is still murky When I talk about our research team’s work on pregnancy in transgender people, people often recall Thomas Beatie, a pregnant man who appeared on “Oprah” and in People magazine in 2008. The media focus on Beatie and his pregnancy provoked public fascination that tended to overshadow the everyday lived realities…
Tribune News Service · Sep 26, 2022 Migrant suicide at Queens homeless shelter points to profound shortfall in mental health services NEW YORK — The recent suicide of a Colombian migrant at a Queens homeless shelter touched a nerve for Maria — a migrant herself who struggled with emotional trauma. Maria had been in the U.S. for months, awaiting the results of her interview for political asylum status, when her thoughts…
The Conversation · Sep 26, 2022 Domestic abuse and mental health remain taboo subjects for many Sikhs – with deadly consequences The suicide of Mandeep Kaur caught the attention of people around the world. Kaur, a woman of Sikh heritage from Utter Pradesh in northern India and living in the US, posted a video on social media that later went viral, in which she claimed to have been abused by her…
The Independent UK · Sep 26, 2022 Are we sleepwalking into a male mental health crisis? Suicide remains the single biggest killer of men under the age of 45, a statistic aided by a resistance to ask for help. Joe Ellison asks what we can do about it, and speaks to some of the individuals tackling the problem in radical new ways