Scientists in Australia believe that giving obese people counselling based on the same psychological approach as for those with anorexia, could help them with their battle against weight. The researchers revealed their findings after discovering that obese or severely overweight people and those suffering with anorexia, share a similar condition that affects the brain, even read more »

Renewed calls have been made by the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) to have a trained counsellor available at every school in Scotland. The BACP already has over 1,500 members in Scotland and 35,000 across the UK and carry out work with the private, public and voluntary sectors. In 2004, over 55,000 Scottish read more »

Women, who have fallen pregnant and turned to pregnancy counselling centres run by faith-based and anti-abortion organisations for help, are the victims of inaccurate information, scaremongering and emotive language according to a pro-choice charity who conducted an undercover investigation. There are hundreds of crisis pregnancy centres (CPCs) that offer counselling and advice independently of the read more »

A Buckinghamshire based charity that was facing closure following cuts to council spending has been saved by a supermarket giant after they said they would help to raise the funds to save it from the axe. The Milton Keynes Bereavement Service was due to close in 2012 after it had its £7,000 funding cut. However, read more »

A children’s centre in Leeds that local people feared would have to close because of changes to its parent charity, has received news that major refurbishments will be carried out there. The NSPCC centre at Bramley in Leeds is set to gain new counselling rooms, with work due to start at the end of the read more »

A charity based in the South Yorkshire town of Rotherham has launched a phone line, which is aimed at helping victims of sexual abuse and will allow trained professionals to listen to the psychological problems people suffer from as a result. The charity specialises in dealing with the issues people suffer from because of rape, read more »

Thousands of Brit’s have been offering their support in the form of food, clothing, money and toy donations for victims of last weeks riots who lost their homes and businesses. Charity workers, church congregations and town residents alike have been offering their services and support to riot victims throughout London, Birmingham and Manchester, all of read more »

According to a review published in the American Journal of Psychiatry, maltreatment during childhood doubles the risk of developing long-lasting episodes of depression and also makes patients less likely to respond to treatment. According to researchers, almost one in 20 individuals in the UK have this kind of depression as a result of childhood abuse. read more »

Mental health charity Mind have launched a campaign which hopes to encourage individuals to go outdoors and boost their mental health. Back in 2009 the charity launched their Ecominds project which has been helping people with mental health concerns to get outdoors and become more active ever since. We know from research that those of read more »

A recent report compiled by US experts has revealed that DNA mutations play a role in at least 50% of schizophrenia cases, even when there is no history of the illness in the family. The team of researchers from Columbia University Medical Center analysed the genetic code of 225 individuals, some of whom were affected read more »