This year whilst many of us were enjoying Christmas with our families, Childline took calls, texts and emails from 1,005 young people in distress, an increase of 11% since last year. Childline Manager, Margie Rose explained that children who contacted the service this year on Christmas day did so for a variety of reasons, but read more »

Denise Welch and Tim Healy’s annual ball has raised a staggering £10k for the work of mental health charity Mind. The fundraising bash which was held in November at the Lancashire Country Cricket Club’s The Point, had a psychedelic sixties theme which saw some of our favourite TV faces transported back in time. 750 guests read more »

Young people who are unemployed stand a high risk of suffering from depression and panic attacks, says study. According to a recent study conducted by the Prince’s Trust Charity, unemployment among young people is resulting in increased levels of mental health problems. The survey, which involved 2,170 participants, found that almost half of all the read more »

Scientists from the University College London have discovered a new test which could be used as a way of detecting those at a high risk of Alzheimer’s before symptoms actually begin to develop. The experts studied 105 individuals in their 70s and 80s with no signs of mental deterioration. They closely observed those with a read more »

A recent study conducted by the University of Edinburgh has found that using brain scans on young adults with a family history of schizophrenia, could help to predict the disease before it sets in, reports the Daily Mail. Schizophrenia, which is thought to affect around one in every 100 individuals, is a condition which is read more »

According to a recent article featured in the Independent, individuals suffering with mental health issues still face huge prejudice in the workplace, meaning many choose to hide their problems from both colleagues and employers. A new poll of 500 business leaders carried out by Trajectory has revealed that four in 10 managers believe recruiting individuals read more »

Now we all know what Christmas is supposed to be like, a picture postcard scene with the family gathered around the tree exchanging gifts and laughter, but unfortunately many of us will be facing a festive season which is far less glossy. Debt, in-laws you can’t get along with, stepchildren that make life difficult and read more »

An audit conducted by the Royal College of Psychiatrists looking into the standards of Dementia care in hospitals across England and Wales, has found that a huge number of patients are not receiving the nutritional and mental health support they should be. According to the report, only one fifth of hospitals had implemented a system read more »

According to a recent study which set out to investigate bad attitudes towards those with poor mental health, young people in the UK stand a high chance of being verbally abused when they are in distress. The study involved questioning 2,629 individuals between the ages of nine and 25 about verbal abuse. The researchers found read more »

According to the Alzheimer’s Society there are more than twice the amount dementia sufferers in the UK than official NHS figures suggest. As it stands many cases go undiagnosed simply because sufferers are reluctant to seek medical help. The most recent NHS statistics show that 249,463 people in England have been diagnosed with dementia by read more »