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Parents and mental health professionals are reporting that young people are unlikely to receive inpatient care unless they have reached a serious point of crisis, such as attempting “suicide multiple times”, finds a report from @lookaheadtweets mentalhealthtoday.co.uk/news/children/…

Among Muslim patients, a common concept of distress is the notion that jinn may be the cause of mental health problems. MHT speaks with an expert on Islamic Psychology as to how professionals should engage with cultural-religious beliefs. linkedin.com/pulse/how-shou…

A parliamentary report examining NHS workforce recruitment, training, and retention, released by the cross-party Health and Social Care Committee, has revealed the scale and impact of the workforce crisis in the UK’s public healthcare system. linkedin.com/pulse/new-repo… @EdBjourno

.@Ofstednews latest annual children’s social care data report has underscored the long-standing challenges that have been faced by local authorities in trying to find suitable placements for children in care. Written by @EdBjourno linkedin.com/pulse/children…

After more than three years since the Independent Review of the Mental Health Act, conducted by Sir Simon Wessely, the Government has published the draft Bill reforming the legislation. 🇬🇧👩‍⚖️ Written by @EdBjourno linkedin.com/pulse/draft-me…

Less than half an hour until session 6 of #MHTLive with @Jendaffin. What can our communities do for our mental health? Sign-up here 👇 mentalhealthtoday.co.uk/mental-health-…

Less than half an hour until session 5 of #MHTLive with Joy Hibbins @SuicideCrisis. Learn how to create innovative and impactful suicide crisis services. Sign-up here👇👇 mentalhealthtoday.co.uk/mental-health-…

Our founder and CEO will be giving a free webinar on Friday about creating effective and impactful crisis services which are focused on clients' individual needs and which work tenaciously to help them to survive. It's part of the MHT Live 2022 conference: mentalhealthtoday.co.uk/mental-health-…

Make sure to sign-up to tomorrows #MHTLive webinar on 'Empowering young people affected by self-harm through community activism', with speaker Hannah Morgan @HATW_uk Sign-up for the 10 AM webinar here 👇 mentalhealthtoday.co.uk/mental-health-…

Only a few more hours until session 3 of #MHTLive on 'Delivering informed care for the LGBTQ+ community' 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️, with speakers Rob Ward @JustLikeUsUK and @SilvaNeves3. Sign-up for the 2 PM webinar here 👇 mentalhealthtoday.co.uk/mental-health-…

The still-face experiment is one of the most replicated experiments in psychological research, what can its findings tell us about infant psychology? 👶🧠 linkedin.com/pulse/what-can… Written by @EdBjourno #mentalhealth

Less than an hour to go until our second Mental Health Today Live free webinar on 'Facing the reality of racial inequality in services and building a better one'. With speakers @mowords and @RheianDavies. Sign-up to the event here 👇 mentalhealthtoday.co.uk/mental-health-…

A new @Stanford study shows benefits to dispatching mental health specialists in nonviolent emergencies rather than the police. 🚓 linkedin.com/pulse/should-m… Written by @EdBjourno #mentalhealth #PoliticsLive #Police

Mental Health Today will be hosting an online event on Monday 13th June at 11 AM, Building services without barriers for the deaf community. With presenters Lenka Novakova and Ffion Griffiths. Sign up to the FREE event here👇👇 mentalhealthtoday.co.uk/mental-health-…

Autistic individuals are more likely to experience acute mental health conditions and report lower quality healthcare, @Cambridge_Uni research finds. What can we do to improve access to healthcare services for this community? linkedin.com/pulse/neurodiv… Written by @EdBjourno

Blog: Joy Hibbins, sets out how @SuicideCrisis is adapting to their clients' individual needs to ensure that they have the best possible chance of protecting their lives. 🗨️💡 #mentalhealth #SuicidePrevention #MentalHealthLive linkedin.com/pulse/helping-…

One week to go until #MentalHealthTodayLive: Building services without barriers for the deaf community Mon 13 June @ 11 AM with 🗣️: Lenka Novakova and Ffion Griffiths Find out how we can make mental health services that are truly inclusive 👇👇👇 learn.pavpub.com/mental-health-…

#mentalhealth Today Live webinar session 4: How do we put the person at the centre of mental health care? Monday 20 June @ 10 AM with 🗣️: @Sarah_Rae58 and @RichardBundy20 @valleyssteps. Find out more 👇👇👇 learn.pavpub.com/mental-health-…

What good practices could be implemented to make mental health service more accessible for the deaf and hard of hearing community? 🗨️💡 linkedin.com/pulse/why-we-n… Written by @EdBjourno #MentalHealthMatters #deafawarenessweek #psychology

I’m looking forward to speaking at this event!