Mind news and press releases
The latest news from the leading mental health charity in England and Wales.
Below you'll find all the latest news from Mind. In this section you can also learn about the services our media office can provide, and find a list of Mind's spokespeople.
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For comment, interviews, case studies or information on our latest news and campaigns, journalists contact the Mind media team on media@mind.org.uk or phone 020 8522 1743 or 07850 788514 out of hours.
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Please note, the media office is only able to respond to enquiries from or about the media.
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15 December 2008
Mind takes up legal challenge of tackling mental health discrimination
Mind has launched Time to Challenge, a groundbreaking legal project which will help people with mental health problems who have experienced discrimination to get their cases through the courts.
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11 December 2008
Mind wins important legal battle over patients' 'right to life'
Yesterday, in a major victory for patients and their families, the House of Lords ruled that people detained under the Mental Health Act have the same ‘right to life’ as those in prison.
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3 December 2008
Queen's Speech: Welfare reforms 'must support people with mental health problems', say four leading organisations
Four leading mental health organisations have today called on the Government to ensure that any welfare reform measures in the Queen's Speech give the best possible support for people with mental health problems.
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27 November 2008
Mind comments on Government 'fit note' plan
Today the Government announced that it will implement Dame Carol Black's 'Fit for Work' proposals and replace sickness absence 'sick notes' with 'fit notes'.
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27 November 2008
Still no progress: mixed sex wards and racial inequalities
Patient research released today by the Healthcare Commission has revealed that a shocking 68 per cent of mental health inpatients are still being housed on mixed sex wards.
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21 November 2008
The human cost of recession
As the Conservative party predicts that we will see a staggering 26 per cent increase in the number of people experiencing mental health problems by 2010 as a direct result of Britain's economic crisis, Mind says that more investment is needed in service
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14 November 2008
Mind on Countryfile
On 16 November 2008, Countryfile on BBC2 did a segment on Ecotherapy, Mind’s long-running campaign to put green exercise on the mental health agenda.
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3 November 2008
Government delays put patients at risk
Patients who will be subjected to new compulsory powers under the Mental Health Act face being denied access to critical support and protection.
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30 October 2008
Mental health charity shops have music in Mind
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26 October 2008
Employers must work on mental health
As the first of the Government's measures to get people back to work are introduced, Mind reveals shocking new evidence that employers are not willing to take on people who have experience of mental distress.
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21 October 2008
A vision for mental health in the future
Foresight, the Government's futures think tank, today publishes a report detailing how we can take on the challenges facing mental health over the next 20 years.
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21 October 2008
Charities join forces to amplify voices of people with mental health problems
Mental Health Media has taken the decision to join forces with Mind to put a powerful infrastructure behind its work in giving a strong voice to people with direct experience of mental distress.
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9 October 2008
Olympian Phillips Idowu, Joe McGann and Sophie Anderton join thousands to Get Moving on World Mental Health Day
Friday 10 October - mass participation event boosting wellbeing and breaking down the barriers of mental health stigma in Battersea Park, London
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7 October 2008
BBC Radio 4 mental health special
BBC Radio 4 Woman's Hour will discuss mental health stigma in a special edition of the programme today.
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3 October 2008
Get Moving for mental health
England's first mass participation event boosting wellbeing and breaking down the barriers of mental health stigma on 4 - 12 October 2008