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Researchers have examined the medical records of more than 1,600 people at a community behavioral clinic in the US.

After being allocated £.18m from the Tampon Tax Fund generated from the VAT on sanitary products, Mind and Agenda are set to launch peer support initiatives for women. More than 4,00 women who have experienced mental health problems, trauma, offending, family breakdown, substance misuse, and homelessness will be able to access these community services. 

An independent review of the Mental Health Act in Scotland has been announced by Minister for Mental Health Clare Haughey. This announcement comes on the same day as Samaritans launches a campaign to encourage Scottish men to be more open about their mental health struggles. 

Penny Mordaunt, Minister for Women and Equalities, has appointed the first ever National Adviser for LGBT Health. Dr Michael Brady, Medical Director of the Terrence Higgins Trust and a sexual health and HIV consultant at King’s College Hospital, will advise the government on how to tackle inequality in the healthcare system.

The Royal College of Psychiatrists backs calls by the British Dietetic Association and eating disorder charity Beat to make treatments for eating disorders inclusive for vegans.  

Individuals continue to be uprooted away from their families for mental health care.

Socialisation is increasingly being prescribed by NHS healthcare professionals to tackle loneliness - but is it as beneficial as the government would like you to believe? 

Over a million people will spend public funds on their own behalf through a personal budget, according to a new report from the public services think tank Reform. Reform has published a report on personal budgets, warning the government to "proceed with caution". 

Throughout 2017/18, CQC (Care Quality Commission) carried out visits to mental health wards to meet patients, review their care, and speak to staff on the frontline to inform its annual report to Parliament on how health services in England are applying the Mental Health Act.

Research from King's College London highlights the prevalence of PTSD in young people, with one in 13 having experienced it before age 18. Given that the research fails to recognise post-traumatic reactions other than PTSD, the rate of traumatisation is likely to be higher. 

The NHS Staff and Learners' Mental Wellbeing Commission has just released a report examining the mental health of healthcare students, highlighting the need for the NHS to be proactive in supporting those who have to balance academia and clinical practice.