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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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Please note that these contact details are for media enquiries only. Find other ways to contact Mind.
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.
If you are looking for comment from Mind Cymru, please contact Ruth Coombs on 02920 346 575 or 07779 727886 out of hours.
Please note, the media office is only able to respond to enquiries from or about the media.
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DecContacting Mind over the holidays
The Mind offices will close on December 23 and re-open on 3 January 2012. Our infoline will be open 28-30 December and from 3 January.
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DecMind responds to latest talking therapy figures
Mind responds to the latest performance figures from the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) scheme.
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DecMost people still afraid to disclose a mental health problem to their employer
Mind and CIPD urge employers to get staff talking about mental health issues in 2012 as economic woes conspire to create the perfect ingredients for a surge in mental ill health.
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DecMind charity shops call for community-wide ‘secret Santas’
Give a gift to someone you don’t know this Christmas by donating an item to a Mind charity shop during your Christmas shopping.
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DecMind fears for those treading the poverty line
New research from Mind has found worrying numbers of people with mental health problems living below the poverty line as they struggle to cope with managing their money.
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DecGovernment to look again at changes to after care services
Mind has persuaded the Government to think again about changes to after care services.
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DecJeremy Clarkson article in The Sun
Jeremy Clarkson's article in The Sun is extraordinarily tasteless, and shows an utter lack of understanding of the tragedy of any suicide says Paul Farmer, Chief Executive.
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DecMind Cymru Listening Conversations 2011 New Event Announced
Mind Cymru has been holding a series of events across Wales at the end of 2011. We’ve now put on an extra event in Blaenau Ffestiniog to look at issues affecting Welsh language speakers and rural communities.
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NovMind Media Awards 2011 winners announced
BBC Radio 4’s All in the Mind, X-Factor judge Tulisa and a Radio Five Live documentary into the suicide of German goalkeeper Robert Enke were among the winners at the Mind Media Awards 2011.
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NovMental health still a taboo in the media, new research shows
The media is failing to give mental health the attention it needs, according to the results of a survey released today.
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NovMind comment on the death of Gary Speed
Following the tragic news of the death of Wales manager Gary Speed, Mind has issued the following comment.
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NovMind voices ongoing concerns with Work Capability Assessment
Mind has today reiterated its concerns about the Work Capability Assessment (WCA) as Professor Malcolm Harrington publishes his second annual review of whether the test is a fair and effective way to determine whether people are fit to work.
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NovMental health emergency treatment inaccessible and ineffective, say patients
People with urgent mental health issues struggle to access the emergency treatment they need, according to a new independent inquiry released by Mind today.
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NovChallenge to discriminatory mental health law
The Mental Health (Discrimination) Bill aims to repeal four pieces of legislation that discriminate against people with mental health problems.
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NovMind responds to new PIP assessment
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has released a second draft of the new assessment for the Personal Independence Payment (PIP) which will replace Disability Living Allowance (DLA) from 2013.