Category: Mental Health
Charity relaunches advice page recommending volunteering and getting involved in local civic causes during traumatic world events After Donald Trump’s US presidential election victory this week, a briefing handily re-appeared in the “most popular topics” section of the Mental Health Foundation website: “Tips to look after your mental health during traumatic world events.” The briefing […]
From inappropriate behaviour to encouraging patients to stop medication, reckless therapists can cause real damage Government urged to regulate psychotherapists and counsellors When Karin Blak’s troubled marriage ended, she was recommended a therapist by a friend. But she grew increasingly uncomfortable as he made inappropriate personal disclosures, including around his sexual health, touched her and […]
MPs with experience in mental health say lack of statutory regulation leaves people vulnerable to harm ‘A therapist shouldn’t be giving you hugs’: readers share bad counselling experiences MPs with experience in mental health have urged the government to introduce statutory regulation for all psychotherapists and counsellors, warning that the current system is leaving people […]
Donald Trump has triumphed again, and collective amnesia means any lessons Democrats and Republicans may learn from Trump 2.0, they will also forget; influencers have declared the trend for ‘duck lips’ over and many people are seeking to reverse their cosmetic treatment – often with painful and disfiguring results; and ‘Lies, manipulation and fear’ – […]
PCC funds project giving mental health support to children and young people South Wales Argus
Watching a pumpkin, crayons or a Furby get squashed isn’t just fun – it can also serve as an emotional release There are lots of ways to unwind. You can go on a walk, call a friend or read a book. But sometimes it rains, friends are busy or your book is boring. What then? […]
‘Still work to be done’: Oxfordshire charity reacts to new Mental Health Bill Oxford Mail
‘Still work to be done’: Oxfordshire charity reacts to new Mental Health Bill Yahoo News UK
Thomas Carrick’s parents wonder what would happen to another child in the same position after a magistrate found he had been ‘groomed’ by the undercover officer Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast It was Thomas Carrick’s* 14th birthday, and his parents could hardly believe their luck. The police officers and […]
The mediating effect of social intelligence in the association between social anxiety and mental health among Chinese nursing students Nature.com