A recent article featured in The Daily Mail has reported that mental illness does indeed run in the family and a breakthrough has been made in finding the genetic cause.
Manic depression is characterised by frantic highs, known as ‘manias’ and periods of depression. Scientists have now made a breakthrough in finding the genetic cause read more »

In a follow up to Mondays story about those suffering from depression receiving online counselling, a recent story featured in The Guardian reported that research shows instant messaging has been proven to help.
That ping of the instant message window popping up may now just seem like a reminder to many, of our yester years of read more »

A new project in cornwall is to help people living with post tramatic stress disorder (PTSD) after a career in the armed forces reports the BBC.
One of the most difficult aspects of PTSD is that it isn’t apparent straight away and can often go unnoticed for years before it rears its head. Suffers have described read more »

Christians Against Poverty operate a huge number of church based debt counselling centres across the U.K. As a result of the recession and the growing number of people forcing themselves into unmanageable debt they have announced they plan to double their rate of expansion in what they have named the ‘Ultimate Challenge’.
CAP (Chirstians Against read more »

According to the Office for National Statistics, the number of women dying drug-related deaths in England and Wales rose by 17% in 2008, and the number of men rose by 8%. The increase in female drug-related deaths came after a period of decline during 2005 and 2007.
The figures include both legal and illegal drugs and read more »

As reality T.V producers introduce more and more vulnerable contestants in order to up their ratings, are they doing enough to help the contestants cope with the fallout from their fifteen minutes in the limelight.
With Television broadcasters constantly having to push the boundaries to keep their viewers interested they are more often than not introducing read more »

A recent report featured in The Telegraph looks into new research suggessting that online counselling should be offered to those who are depressed in a bid to avoid long waiting times to see a doctor. With one in six adults suffering from depression or chronic anxiety, online counselling may offer an alternative to a growing read more »

A recent report featured on eGov monitor discussed the voluntary counselling and testing services scheme which has been introduced in sub-Saharan Africa in a bid to raise HIV awareness. However, certain areas aren’t utilising the counselling services available.
VCT services for HIV play a huge role in the national AIDS programme in sub-Saharan Africa. These services read more »

Survivors of sexual attacks are to receive increased support thanks to £20,000 worth of government funding, reports Portsmouth based paper, The News.
The Treetops Sexual Assault Referral Centre will use the government payout to offer more counselling services for victims.
Since the centres opening in 2006 victims from the Isle of Wight have been travelling across the read more »

Students leaving education without qualifications are twice as likely to sign on than those who left with qualifications, reports the BBC.
The Prince’s Trust and Sheffield University have spent time analysing previous recessions and have predicted that one in five of the teenagers who are set to receive their GCSE results next week could be receiving read more »