New data published this week will allow the Assembly Government to monitor levels of service provision and ill-health across Wales, including mental health…
Mental Health Bill will see huge increase in CTOs says report
A report released today by the King’s Trust warns that under the proposed Mental Health Bill more people could face Community-based Treatment Orders (CTOs) than has previously been thought…
New research into prison suicide rates
Research by the University of Oxford has shown that men in prison are five times more likely to commit suicide than their counterparts in the general population…
National Assembly to tackle workplace stress and depression
A new £5 million project has been launched to target and help people who suffer from stress and depression brought on by their workplace…
Debt insurance unfairly targets people with mental health problems
The Citizens Advice Bureau is making a ‘super complaint’ to the Office of Fair Trading after publishing a report which shows that many people have been mis-sold their debt insurance…
1 in 10 children have a mental health disorder
A survey published this week suggests that one in ten children in Great Britain aged between 5 and 16 has a clinically recognisable mental disorder…