Community Care

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Under section 117 of the Mental Health Act 1983 (MHA) there is the added ingredient that the person cannot be charged for services and therefore the costs for the relevant local authority are often higher. What does section 117 say? The MHA code of practice (paragraphs 33.20

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MQ Mental Health

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

The theme for Children’s Mental Health Week (5 to 11 February 2024) this year, the campaign’s 10 th year, is ‘My Voice Matters’. Autonomy can positively benefit mental health and lack of independence can, for adults, increase symptoms of depression. Childhood doesn’t usually involve much autonomy.

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MQ Mental Health

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

A new supportive ecosystem for UK innovators working on immersive digital mental health therapeutics is being launched. The UKRI Mindset XR Innovator Support Programme is going to be led by the Health Innovation Network (HIN) South London it was announced today. Delivering a learning package on a range of key topics.

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Stop Abuse Campaign

MAY 20, 2022

Shocking Barriers Killing Our Mental Health. Mental health can be a very traumatizing thing to open up about due to the stigma surrounding it. Seeking mental health help can almost feel like admitting that something is wrong with you. Little known facts about mental health. It’s not our fault.

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MQ Mental Health

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

The theme for Children’s Mental Health Week (5 to 11 February 2024) this year, the campaign’s 10 th year, is ‘My Voice Matters’. Autonomy can positively benefit mental health and lack of independence can, for adults, increase symptoms of depression. Childhood doesn’t usually involve much autonomy.

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Beautiful Voyager

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Fear not, I’m using my day wisely to write you all, wherever you may be, about artificial intelligence 1 and mental health. That said, it’s an easy topic to get sick of. you may be saying to yourself , “Isn’t AI the bad guy? Don’t we hate AI?” To me, AI is not a prison.

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Blurt It Out

JANUARY 2, 2024

The last few years have been tough on us all, impacting everyone’s mental health. Teen mental health is no exception. Even though schools often try to support our mental health it’s still difficult. THINGS THAT HELP: MENTAL HEALTH Moments of calm reflection can help to settle our anxieties.

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My Brains Not Broken

MARCH 13, 2024

The intrusive thoughts have changed course, attacking different areas of my mental health. Instead of learning as much about the topic as I could, I needed to learn more about myself. I didn’t really know myself, and that lack of self-knowledge was a barrier to mental wellness. Let me know in the comments!

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The International Association Of Schools Of Social

OCTOBER 29, 2022

The theme for 2022’s World Mental Health day was “Make Mental Health for all a Global Priority”. IASSW hosted a fireside chat with mental health specialists. The enriching discussions motivated the participants to contribute their experiences and insights related to the above-mentioned topics.

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My Brains Not Broken

APRIL 17, 2024

But it is the lead-in to an important question that, in my opinion, we don’t ask ourselves enough when considering our mental health. One of the reasons I used to find this topic so daunting is because I thought about this in the context of ‘self-care,’ which to me meant something else entirely.

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My Brains Not Broken

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

I’ve written before that one of the topics I’ve learned most about in the four years I’ve done this blog is suicide prevention. If there was one thing I wish people talked more about when we discuss mental health, it’s how nuanced the topic can be.

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Bipolar Bandit

MAY 11, 2023

Mental health is a topic that has been gaining more attention in recent years as society moves towards breaking the stigmas surrounding it. With the rise of mental health awareness campaigns, increased people are becoming aware of the importance of mental health and its effects on a person’s life.

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Society of Clinical Psychology

DECEMBER 9, 2023

The benefits of cultivating compassion have been described for thousands of years and, over the last two decades, an increasing number of therapeutic approaches have been promoting its use in addressing mental health difficulties. This approach proves particularly helpful in addressing issues like self-criticism and shame.

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My Brains Not Broken

JANUARY 24, 2024

I often write about how challenging the wintertime can be for our mental health, and it happens every year. It improves my health (physical, mental, emotional, etc.); calms me down when I’m riddled with anxiety; and plays a vital role in my mental health toolkit. I know the benefits of rest.

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My Brains Not Broken

DECEMBER 28, 2022

I feel like there’s always something new to write about or say when it comes to anxiety, depression and mental health in general. I was fortunate to have multiple people write guest posts about their experiences surrounding mental illness and mental health. What Does Depression Look Like? More Than You Think.

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My Brains Not Broken

JUNE 15, 2023

When I say the words “mental health,” where does you mind go? When I think of the words “mental health,” my instinct is to think about myself, and I suspect I’m not alone. We have a tendency to think about issues and topics through our own lens. What is the first thing you think of?

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My Brains Not Broken

MAY 9, 2023

During Mental Health Awareness Month , there’s a lot of talk about shrinking the stigma. While it might look different than it used to, the stigma surrounding mental health is alive and well. There are plenty of ways we can shrink the stigma around mental health. How Do We Shrink the Stigma?

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Clinical Psychology of Social Interaction

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

What mental health topics are important to you? Help us select the most relevant research topics! All people aged 16 and over who have had personal experience with mental health problems or who are close to someone affected are invited to contribute their topics.

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My Brains Not Broken

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

I write that to say when we talk about mental health, knowledge certainly is power. But reducing the stigma around mental health is so much more than saying that – it’s also encouraging difficult conversations that unfortunately, most people don’t want, or don’t know how, to have.

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Blurt It Out

APRIL 15, 2024

These toxic family environments can have profound effects on our mental health, shaping our emotional well-being and sense of self. In this article, we’ll explore the signs of a toxic family, delve into its impact on mental health, and discuss strategies for coping and healing.

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Karen Zgoda

AUGUST 21, 2020

As a Routledge author , I was asked to create a short video for their Mental Health Experts site. These accessible, short videos cover topics from self-care tips, to advice on supporting patients’ and clients’ multiple concerns, to ideas for remote clinical practice. Some rights reserved by soukup.

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My Brains Not Broken

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

It’s a public health issue, and we should do everything we can to push for more education and awareness around suicide prevention. But what does it mean to have more education and awareness around this topic? How do we tackle such a seemingly overwhelming subject? It might seem difficult, but it’s possible.

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My Brains Not Broken

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

After working on this blog for nearly five years, I understand how difficult conversations about mental health can be. Ignoring the issues hasn’t helped; instead, the topic becomes even harder for us to talk about. I guess the crux of my post today is to pose the question: can we have conversations about sensitive topics?

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A Splintered Mind

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

I picked up TIME Mental Health: A New Understanding a year ago in the grocery store and slowly worked my way through it. The Bourdain piece was a kind and thoughtful retrospective of his career until the end, but didn’t delve into the mental health issues behind suicide, nor offer solutions, so I ultimately found it wanting.

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Social Care

DECEMBER 18, 2023

The NHS Older Adult’s Mental Health Team commissioned EL Learning Design to develop new e-learning resources to help those caring for older adults to recognise the symptoms and to support conversations they may initially feel quite daunting. These would be visually appealing and easy-to-understand, bringing complex concepts to life.

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My Brains Not Broken

MARCH 28, 2023

I write a lot of posts about the way weather impacts my mental health, and today’s post is a similar one. I know it’s a popular topic to make small talk about, but I mention it more than I should. It’s safe to say the weather impacts my mood and often, my mental health.

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Blurt It Out

APRIL 9, 2024

Facing depression, anxiety, and other mental health challenges can feel like walking through a dense fog with no end in sight. Random Yet Effective Therapy Tools For Your Mental Health Emotion UNO: Name a color (of the cards) with emotion and discuss a time when you felt that way in the past week with others.

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Relias

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

As with many mental health conditions, American society has unfortunately applied stigma to suicide and those coping with suicidal ideation. mental health crisis and decrease the yearly rates of suicide, we must address these stigmas. The increasing rates of suicide in the United States has been an issue for decades.

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My Brains Not Broken

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

I have said it many times on My Brain’s Not Broken – I am not a mental health professional. I have life experience and have discussed the topic with many professionals over the years, but this isn’t my line of work. However, I love to do research and find out what the experts are saying.

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Community Care

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Producing a raft of guidance on a variety of topics or practice areas including on assessment , transitional safeguarding , adult safeguarding more generally , mental health , strengths-based practice and dementia.

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Community Care

APRIL 15, 2024

Sibling contact is associated with positive wellbeing outcomes for children including identity formation, a sense of belonging and overall mental health, as well as long-term possibilities for a supportive relationship throughout a child’s life, and children themselves often express a strong desire to stay connected to their siblings.

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My Brains Not Broken

AUGUST 18, 2022

No matter what the topic was or how I felt about it, everything came back to me saying “I’m tired.” Physically, mentally, emotionally, we are tired and need rest to prepare for what’s next. On My Brain’s Not Broken, I make no secret of the exhaustion that can often happen along my mental health journey.

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MQ Mental Health

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Lead by experienced mental health epidemiologists, the workshop was one in a series aimed at supporting early career researchers who are just starting out in Data science and mental health research. Saira, thank you so much for chatting with MQ Mental Health Research. Can you tell us a bit about yourself?

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MQ Mental Health

OCTOBER 17, 2023

MQ LEE Network is a global community of people with lived experience of having and or caring for somebody with mental health conditions who are keen to contribute to designing, shaping, and delivering mental health research. It is an incredible experience to be involved in MQ Mental Health research projects.”

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Relias

JANUARY 23, 2023

On Maternal Health Awareness Day , I would like to bring awareness to the publication of our peer-reviewed article in the Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine , “ Improving maternal mental health: Assessing the extent of screening and training about peripartum depression.”

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Prosper Health Collective

DECEMBER 7, 2022

If there are some conversational topics you feel uncomfortable around, have a think about what they are. If it is you are uncomfortable discussing the topic with specific individuals, drawing boundaries can be helpful. Cope ahead. Drawing boundaries. Is it the one friend or family that you have not seen for a whole year?

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Society of Clinical Psychology

OCTOBER 20, 2023

We welcome your submissions on topics relevant to evaluating, improving, and implementing empirically supported treatments to improve access to patients who are in desperate need of these services. We are interested in receiving submissions on the scientific study of mental health among older adults. Please consider submitting.

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