Parents and mental health professionals are reporting that young people are unlikely to receive inpatient care unless they have reached a serious point of crisis, such as attempting “suicide multiple times”, finds a report published by Look Ahead Care and Support.

According to The Lancet and World Psychiatric Association (WPA) Commission, the world is currently failing to tackle the persistent and increasingly severe global crisis of depression. Experts at the organisations have outlined an ambitious set of recommendations to tackle global inequities in diagnosis, treatment, and prevention, including prioritising an innovative staged approach to care and early intervention.

In the aftermath of a series of errors and missed treatment opportunities, resulting in the death of a patient. The independent NHS watchdog, the HSIB, has launched an investigation into the quality of risk assessments conducted by community mental health teams.

As we destigmatise the experiences of those who live with PTSD, it is important that we listen and learn from those who are brave enough to share their own unique journey of healing. In this article we explore the stories of two of these people, who found healing in art. 

The Local Government Association, an organisation that represents councils across England, is appealing to the Government to urgently publish the Public Health Grant funding allocations, which pays for essential mental health services.

In light of new data showing that nearly half of people who are concerned about their mental health are not seeking treatment, NHS England has launched a new campaign to normalise reaching out for help.

A new study has sought to explain the sex-based difference in risk and symptom manifestation of severe depression.

Researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago have developed a new blood test that has demonstrated potential in identifying depression and the effectiveness of treatment.

Researchers at the University of Cambridge investigating the mysterious 'dark genome' have identified proteins that may prove useful in the identification and treatment of schizophrenia and bipolar.

Researchers from the University of Birmingham have concluded a study that has found that persistent childhood anxiety is potentially an indicator of later development of psychotic disorders.