Category Archives: mental health
It’s time to break the silence surrounding male suicide
The bleak darkness suffered by so many young men
I spoke to a psychiatrist recently about depression in young people.
“Young women tend to cry for help,” he told me. “Young men are more likely to suddenly kill themselves”.
It was a generalisation, yes, but also a point well made. Recent figures suggest the number of young men who kill themselves continues to rise.
Mental health cuts ‘put lives at risk’
Cuts to adult mental health services in England have started damaging the quality of care given to patients, a report suggests.
The review by the King’s Fund think tank found there was now “widespread evidence of poor quality care”.
Researchers linked this to the use of unproven, cheaper services in a bid to balance the books.
Welcome boost as Norfolk mental health support line becomes free
A Norwich charity has pledged to do all it can to help those struggling with mental health problems after making a recently at risk helpline free of charge to all users.
Earlier this year, we told how the helpline, run by Norwich and Central Norfolk Mind, was at risk after Norfolk’s clinical commissioning groups pulled their funding.
However, the Norfolk and Suffolk Foundation Trust (NSFT) stepped in to provide funding for the service to continue until March 2016, but only for people in north Norfolk, Norwich, south Norfolk and west Norfolk and at a cost to the user.
Now, Norwich Mind has announced a new number, 08088 020288, which will be free of charge and available to provide support and practical advice to eligible clients when they feel they are not coping well with life, are highly anxious or are at risk of going into crisis.
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