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What makes a good Advocate?
What makes a good Advocacy Service?
Monday 21 October 2013
Workplace depression rise warning from Welsh mental health experts
Economic woes have fuelled rise in mental health issues among Welsh workers
A world away from the trivial rigours of the “Monday blues”, law firms, charities and politicians suggest the worst recession since World War II fuelled a mental health crisis as employees left behind after mass redundancies buckled under heavier workloads.
Plaid Cymru AM Bethan Jenkins, who has fought her own battle with depression, believes Wales’ troubled mental health at work could get worse still as the public sector, still one of the nation’s largest employers, struggles to absorb ongoing cuts.........
Friday 18 October 2013
Poverty gap 'causing thousands of deaths', NHS Health Scotland warns
Poverty gap 'causing thousands of deaths', NHS Health Scotland warns
The report showed a gap in deaths across different social groups
The gap between rich and poor is leading to thousands of unnecessary deaths in Scotland, health experts say.
NHS Health Scotland examined 30 years of health trends and found large differences in preventable causes of death across social groups.
Director of Public Health Science Andrew Fraser said these patterns of death were not inevitable.
NHS Health Scotland called for action to tackle inequality and not just the recognised causes of disease.
The organisation's report noted that decreasing periods of health inequality had previously been observed in the UK, suggesting the situation could change........
Thursday 17 October 2013
How Marcus Trescothick changed cricket
How Marcus Trescothick changed cricket
Few sports people have done more to improve the public understanding of mental health, or so much to make it easier for people with mental health problems
Marcus Trescothick is about to take part in a 450-mile bike ride from Durham to London to raise money for the Tom Maynard Trust and the PCA Benevolent Fund. Photograph: Jim Wileman
COMING BACK TO ME
It has been seven years since Marcus Trescothick last played international cricket, and while he has missed it, he has never regretted quitting. This season was the first in which his form fell short of the standard which, if he wanted, would put him in the running for a place in the Test team. He scored more than 1,250 first-class runs in every summer between 2007 to 2011, his average was invariably over 50 and often up near 80. England wanted him back, would have welcomed him back. In 2009, Kevin Pietersen and Peter Moores both tried to persuade him to come out of retirement. But he has been busy fighting harder battles than those between bat and ball...........
Tuesday 15 October 2013
Brazil tribe plagued by one of the highest suicide rates in the world
Brazil tribe plagued by one of the highest suicide rates in the world
Land losses blamed as study shows Guarani-Kaiowá are 34 times more likely to kill themselves than Brazil's national average
The suicides began among the first generation to grow up on reservations, says ethnologist Tonico Benites. Photograph: Andre Penner/AP
The discovery of an indigenous girl's body hanging from a tree in Bororó de Dourados was as grim as it was familiar for Brazil's Guarani-Kaiowá tribe, which has one of the highest suicide rates in the world, according to a new report.
Ahead of World Mental Health Day on Thursday, figures from Survival International suggest that the Guarani-Kaiowá are 34 times more likely to kill themselves than Brazil's national average.
This has prompted warnings that a "silent genocide" is under way.
The community of 31,000 people, mostly based in the south-western state of Mato Grosso do Sul, is plagued by alcoholism, depression, poverty and violence after losing its ancestral lands to ranchers and biofuel farmers.
The problem is decades-old, but Survival says the rate has increased in recent years. Since the start of the century, one suicide has been reported on average almost every week.................
Friday 11 October 2013
Mental health app now available on Android
Mental health app now available on Android
A successful mental health support app has been released on Android devices for Armed Forces personnel wherever they are across the world.
As today, 10 October 2013, is World Mental Health Day, service personnel are being reminded that the Joining Forces app is available on Android and Apple devices.
The mobile application, or ‘app’, provides tailored information about 11 mental health problems, including anxiety, post-traumatic stress and depression, as well as highlighting where to access help.
Interactive videos from a lead psychiatrist are also available through the app and outline the signs of mental health problems to encourage personnel to seek advice if they feel they have any of these symptoms.
Joining Forces has been developed by a network of National Health Service (NHS) Trusts, led by South Staffordshire and Shropshire Healthcare NHSFoundation Trust.
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/mental-health-app-now-available-on-android
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/mental-health-app-now-available-on-android
Wednesday 9 October 2013
The Sun newspaper's '1,200 killed by mental patients' headline labelled 'irresponsible and wrong'
The Sun newspaper's '1,200 killed by mental patients' headline labelled
'irresponsible and wrong'
The front page of the Sun newspaper has infuriated mental health campaigners with the front page headline “1,200 killed by mental patients”.
Although the full story stresses many of the "high risk patients" who committed murder over the last decade were let down by the system, charities and MPs accused the newspaper of stigmatising those who suffered from ill health.
Labour’s health team wrote on Twitter that the front page “disgracefully reinforced” stigma, while Rethink Mental Illness wrote "Dear @TheSunNewspaper the number of homicides by ppl w/mental health problems has gone *down*. Front page is irresponsible & wrong."
Sue Baker, director of mental health awareness charity Time to Change wrote “We are still picking up the pieces from terrible headlines 'mad psycho killers' mid to late 90s. Whatever the agenda this coverage harmful.”
Alistair Campbell tweeted: “Constant media linkage of violence and mental illness leads to violence against the mentally ill rather than by them. #stigma #timetochange.”
The Sun was also criticised for not giving enough space to figures that showed those suffering from mental illness are up to ten times more likely to be the victim of a crime than the average person.
Paul Burstow MP wrote: “Truth is people with mental health problems more likely to be victims of crime NOT perpetrators of crime."...........
Tuesday 8 October 2013
Stephen Fry reveals 2012 suicide attempt - video
Stephen Fry reveals 2012 suicide attempt - video
Stephen Fry tells how he attempted to kill himself last year, and was found unconscious in a hotel room by his producer. Fry has bipolar disorder, and tells comedian Richard Herring during an interview on his Leicester Square Theatre podcast how without medication he can veer between exuberance and depression. Fry, president of mental health charity Mind, says people should talk about suicide and mood disorders.
Monday 7 October 2013
Politicians: Remember that people on benefits are People Like Us
Politicians: Remember that people on benefits are People Like Us
The shocking truth about 'Benefits Britain' is ... that people receiving benefits are people like us.
Too often, people who have lost their jobs, have a disability or become ill, or who are in low paid work, find that when politicians talk about benefits, they talk about things which say nothing to them about their lives.
Words and images about ‘skivers’ and ‘benefit lifestyles’ may win votes or persuade people to back cuts to welfare benefits, but they mislead the public and don’t capture the experiences or needs of ordinary families.
To see more about this article by Child Poverty Action Group go to........
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