Category Archives: mental health

Children wait 16 months for mental health care in Kent

Children wait 16 months for mental health care in Kent

 
Mental health services had been ‘neglected’ in West Kent, Mr Clark said.

Children in need of mental health care in West Kent have been waiting up to 16 months for treatment.

The delay was revealed in a survey of GPs carried out by MP for Tunbridge Wells, Greg Clark, which also raised concerns about inappropriate referrals.

Putting your mental health first at the march on May 11th

Putting your mental health first at the march

As we prepare for the Hardest Hit march and lobby of Parliament on

Wednesday 11 May 2011, Mind has developed a simple guide to looking after

yourself and your mental health on the day.

Take breather on a sofa – and talk about mental health

Sofa is talking point in busy market place

May 3, 2011

PEOPLE browsing the market in Barnard Castle last week had the chance to take breather on a sofa  – and talk about mental health. 
The bright red sofa was set out in the busy street by England’s leading mental health anti-discrimination programme, Time to Change, to help end the silence around mental health problems.