Mental health charity Mind is launching a new guide for police officers in England and Wales, providing practical advice on how they can work better with people who have mental health problems...
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September 25, 2009
AACAP Chosen As A Mental Health Charity To Receive Grants
The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) is proud to be selected by the Mental Health, Addiction and Retardation Organization of America (MHAROA) as one of the 31 national charities admitted into the Combined Federal Campaign's (CFC) 2009 workplace giving campaign.
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August 24, 2009
Mind Book Throws Spotlight On Chemical Cosh
Today leading mental health charity Mind has helped to redraw the boundaries in our understanding of psychiatric medication, with the launch of new book Psychiatric Drugs (1).
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July 16, 2009
Mind Welcomes Radical Reform Of Social Care, UK
As the Government sets out proposals to reform social care, leading mental health charity Mind welcomes the move to simplify the process and create a fairer system for the many thousands of people with mental health problems who currently pay for social care services.
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July 1, 2009
Psychotherapy profession faces calls for regulation (Politics.co.uk via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
Regulation of mental health practitioners must be extended to help stamp out abuse, according to mental health charity Mind.
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June 17, 2009
Verdict Reached In Landmark Mental Health Employment Case
Cheltenham Borough Council has today lost its case to sue former employee Christine Laird for £1million for not disclosing her past experience of depression. Leading mental health charity Mind says the landmark ruling serves as an important reminder to employers about the importance of providing adequate support to people with mental health problems in the workplace.
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May 11, 2009
Men suffer more recession blues (BBC News)
Men are struggling to cope with the emotional impact of the recession, a mental health charity has warned.
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April 28, 2009
Equality Bill Ignores Discrimination Faced By Job Seekers With Disabilities, Say Charities
A coalition of charities is calling for an amendment to the Equality Bill to reduce major discrimination faced by job seekers with 'invisible' conditions such as mental illness or HIV. Leading mental health charity Rethink, HIV and sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust and NAT (National AIDS Trust) want to see health-related questions banned until after a job offer has been made. The o
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April 21, 2009
Mind Journalist Of The Year 2009 Shortlist Announced, UK
Today mental health charity Mind announces the shortlist for the Mind Journalist of the Year Award 2009, which rewards excellence in reporting on mental health issues. In a year that has seen an unprecedented level of mental health anti-stigma campaigning, Mind has been inundated with entries for the award, from news and consumer media alike.
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