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“Lonely” Christmas Tree goes online to raise awareness of mental health issues at Christmas (24 December 2013)

A Yorkshire woman has planted a “lonely” Christmas tree on a golf course in Skelton to raise awareness of mental health issues over the Christmas period.  Read more...

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Trust exonerated by coroner, after mental health patient hangs himself on hospital leave (19 December 2013)

A mental health patient who had previously tried to take his own life while at home on hospital leave was found hanged after being discharged, an inquest has heard.  Read more...

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Mental health services in England “at breaking point” as funds are cut (16 December 2013)

Data collated by the BBC has revealed that mental health trusts in England have had their funding cut by the equivalent of 2.36% in real terms over the last two years – and the Royal College of Psychiatrists has warned that mental health services are reaching “breaking point”.  Read more...

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York council signs up to the Mental Health Challenge (9 December 2013)

City of York Council has pledged to take up the Mental Health Challenge to help reduce inequalities in mental health services across York.  Read more...

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“Massive” support for Norfolk and Suffolk mental health campaign (6 December 2013)

A campaign to prevent drastic cuts to mental health budgets in Norfolk and Suffolk has gained 1,000 Facebook supporters just one week after it was launched, with a further 13,000 viewing the campaign page.  Read more...

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Some mental health conditions may be passed down the generations via memories (2 December 2013)

Some mental health conditions may be passed down the generations via memories  Read more...

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NHS cuts mean longer waits for mental health patients (29 November 2013)

A group of mental health charities – the We Need To Talk Coalition – has said that NHS cuts to mental health services mean more than half of all patients may have to wait for an average of three months before accessing the mental health services they need.  Read more...

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Inquiry into care of mental health patient who beheaded woman (27 November 2013)

The Healthcare Inspectorate Wales (HIW) has announced an inquiry into the release of a mental health patient who later went on to behead a woman in Tenerife.  Read more...

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Campaign launched to save mental health services in Norfolk and Suffolk (26 November 2013)

A campaign by frontline mental health workers in Norfolk and Suffolk attracted standing room only crowds at its first meeting in Norwich on Monday evening (25/11/13).  Read more...

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Mental health issues linked to debt, says new report (21 November 2013)

A new report by think tank the Centre for Social Justice has found that personal debt in the UK almost equals the country’s entire output.  Read more...

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Wales tackles Section 136 detentions to improve mental health care (20 November 2013)

A rise in the number of police detentions for mental health patients in South Wales has promoted calls for more measures to reduce the number of detentions under Section 136 of the Mental Health Act 1983.  Read more...

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Cambridgeshire mental health app launches on 11 December (18 November 2013)

Cambridgeshire is to launch a new mental health mobile phone app to offer tips and advice to mental health patients.  Read more...

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IPCC criminal investigation into Section 136 custody death (14 November 2013)

The IPCC (Independent Police Complaints Commission) has launched a criminal investigation into the death of a Luton man with mental health issues, who died in hospital after falling ill in police custody.  Read more...

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Mental health bed shortages in north and east England (11 November 2013)

Mental health campaigners and patients in York have staged a protest over long waiting lists and a shortage of beds in local mental health services – and the reorganisation of St Andrew’s psychotherapy unit in York.  Read more...

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Should the NHS introduce targets for mental health treatment? (4 November 2013)

LibDem MP for North Norfolk, Norman Lamb, has called for the introduction of targets for mental health services to bring them into line with other NHS services.  Read more...


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