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"Our current legislation was written when people with mental health needs were seen as people to be feared rather than helped,” Sir Simon Wessley said upon sharing his independent review's recommendations.

The Care Quality Commission has pledged to review restrictive interventions (restraint, prolonged seclusion, and segregation) in a variety of settings.

Universities should be reaching out to students’ emergency contacts when it is clear that they are at risk of a mental health crisis, the Government's Education Secretary has said.

A joint statement has been released by Sarb Bajwa, Chief Executive of the British Psychological Society, Niall Boyce, Editor of The Lancet Psychiatry, and Wendy Burn, President of the Royal College of Psychiatrists.

The first-ever national guidance for NHS mental health trusts to ensure ways of improving services are learned from patients’ deaths is unveiled today.

The Women and Equalities Committee saw evidence that shows the discrimination faced by LGBT people when accessing health and social care.

Information has been collected information from 9,117 children and young people.

New research highlights the prevalence of mental health difficulties in the workplace, with 90 percent of workers affected. 

Having an autistic spectrum disorder, learning disability, or mental health problem should not prohibit someone from enjoying cultural events such as theatre. A playhouse in Nottingham is using theatre to facilitate discussion and tackle stigma.

New research from Stonewall, Britain’s leading charity for lesbian, gay, bi and trans equality, exposes alarming levels of poor mental health among LGBT people compared to the general population. 

A flawed reporting system has made it possible for care providers to record ECT use internally, but not disclose it to NHS Digital, the national body responsible for health and social care data tells Mental Health Today. NHS Digital say they will continue withholding the data they do hold on ECT and advocacy unless and until a five figure 'request fee' is paid.

One child in every twelve in the UK risks having "behavioural problems from a young age into their teenage years", putting them at risk of a lifetime of disadvantage and poor health.