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Concordat demonstrates unity of purpose

Posted by: Mark Osterloh, Posted on: 30 November 2015 - Categories: Events, Mental health

Sometimes, the power of an idea transcends the barriers to its realisation. The second Mental Health Crisis Care Concordat summit, held last week at the Oval in south London, was a time for the great and the good of mental …

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Mental health crisis care concordat summit today

Posted by: Mark Osterloh, Posted on: 24 November 2015 - Categories: Events, Mental health

Today, representatives from the health and care sector, the police, the charity and voluntary sector, and government are gathering at the Oval in Vauxhall, South London to discuss, debate and celebrate the work of the Mental Health Crisis Care Concordat. …

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World Mental Health Day and the power of small gestures

Posted by: Mark Osterloh, Posted on: 10 October 2015 - Categories: Mental health, News

Today, if you didn't know it already, is World Mental Health Day. It's an opportunity, not just to raise awareness and understanding of mental health problems, but to also celebrate successes in the battle to eliminate stigma, discrimination and help …

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In praise of help in unexpected places

Posted by: Mark Osterloh, Posted on: 29 June 2015 - Categories: Mental health, Viewpoint

The way we search for and receive information is changing all the time. So too is the way we seek and receive help. As professionals, service users and communicators within the health and care sector, we are increasingly aware of …

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Preventing the most tragic of outcomes

Posted by: Dr Caroline Dollery, Posted on: 5 February 2015 - Categories: Mental health, Viewpoint

Today is Time to Talk Day – a day encouraging us all to open up and share our mental health concerns. What better day than this to post a guest blog on suicide prevention? Dr Caroline Dollery is Clinical Director …

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Mental health attitudes: empathy winning over austerity

Posted by: Mark Osterloh, Posted on: 4 July 2014 - Categories: Mental health

Sometimes, our faith in human nature can be rewarded. A recently published study by The Lancet Psychiatry Journal seems to show that Time to Change - Mind and Rethink Mental Illness's mental health anti-stigma programme - is having a positive …

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