‘Managerialism’ damaging teachers’ mental health – study
Performance targets, curriculum changes, and heavy workload is harming the mental health of teachers in England and Wales, a study suggests.
Mental Health
Government urged to step up action to increase mental health staff numbers
Children with mental health conditions are being “failed” by the NHS and ministers must step up action to increase staff numbers to combat the problem, a group of MPs has said.
Almost half LGBT Scots have experienced depression in last year – research
Almost half LGBT people in Scotland have experienced depression in the last year, according to new research.
Take time to talk to people struggling with mental health, campaigners urge
Mental health campaigners are encouraging more people to reach out to those they believe are struggling ahead of a dedicated Time to Talk day next month.
Mental health treatment time delays condemned
Young people with mental health difficulties have waited more than 1.7 million days over the treatment time target since it was introduced, new figures indicate.
Scots suffering with mental ill health urged to seek help over holidays
Scotland’s Mental Health Minister has encouraged people who are experiencing depression, low moods or anxiety over the holidays to seek help.
£4m pledged to recruit 80 mental health professionals to work with children
Scotland will recruit an extra 80 mental health professionals to work with children and young people with a £4 million investment.
‘Men need to speak out’: Dundee women in early 40s most likely to report mental health condition
The fact that more adults in Dundee have a mental health condition than the Scottish average might not come as much of a surprise.
51% of teachers say work pressure has impacted their mental health, survey finds
Seven out of 10 teachers feel they lack the training to help pupils with mental health problems – while just over half say the pressures of the job have contributed to them suffering from conditions such as depression and anxiety.
Tayside mental health inquiry to be ramped up after HUNDREDS of responses
The independent inquiry into Tayside mental health services is to ramp up its investigation after receiving hundreds of public submissions.
Major investment needed to improve care for mental health patients – report
Major new investment is needed to improve some of the most “dilapidated” estates in the NHS and provide more community care for the sickest and most vulnerable mental health patients, a new report said.
221 youngsters waiting over a year for mental health treatment, figures show
A total of 221 young Scots have been waiting more than a year for specialist help with mental health problems, new figures have shown.
221 youngsters waiting over a year for mental health treatment, figures show
A total of 221 young Scots have been waiting more than a year for specialist help with mental health problems, new figures have shown.
Universities urged to boost support for students with mental health problems
Universities must do more to safeguard students’ mental health by contacting the families of those experiencing problems, Education Secretary Damian Hinds has said.
Nadiya Hussain attacks critics who say she jumped on ‘mental health bandwagon’
Celebrity baker Nadiya Hussain has attacked critics who say she is “jumping on the mental health bandwagon” by talking about her battle with a panic disorder.
Calls for 24/7 drop-in service to help Dundonians tackling mental health issues
The final recommendations of a commission set up to tackle poverty and deprivation in Dundee have been published for the first time.
New brain stimulation study shines light on possible depression relief
Depression sufferers have reported significant improvements in their mood after scientists carried out stimulation treatment on an alternative part of the brain.
One in three teenagers has considered self-harm – poll
A third of teenagers have thought about harming themselves, a new poll has found.
Police ‘face intolerable burden amid national crisis in mental health care’
Police have been left to pick up the pieces amid a national crisis in mental health care, a watchdog report has warned.
Mental health provision to be reviewed after Polmont deaths
Mental health provision for young people entering Polmont Young Offenders Institution will be reviewed after two suicides in four months.