Mind news and press releases

Better deal for people with experience of mental distress

Jonathan Morgan AM is leading on trying to provide additional rights for people living in Wales who experience mental distress, through a Legislative Competence Order.

Mind welcomes radical reform of social care

Mind welcomes the Government's move to simplify the process and create a fairer system for the many thousands of people with mental health problems who currently pay for social care services.

Fresh vision makes mental health the priority for all public services

Police, teachers and other public sector workers should be trained in spotting signs of mental ill-health as a new report from a coalition of mental health groups sets out its vision for mental health services that spans across public services.

Regulation must be extended to help stamp out abuse

Patients will continue to be unprotected if counsellors and psychotherapists are not regulated by the government.

Verdict reached in landmark mental health employment case

Cheltenham Borough Council has today lost its case to sue a former employee for not disclosing her past experience of depression.

Attitudes towards mental health heading for tipping point

New Government figures suggest public attitudes towards mental health are finally changing.

£13K cheque given to Durham Ecominds project

A local Durham charity was today handed a giant cheque of £13K from grants scheme Ecominds. The award will give trainees from the college, many of whom experience mental distress, the opportunity to enter a conservation themed garden into the 2009 RHS Tat

Mind and WITNESS respond to ruling on Derek Gale case

The Health Care Professionals Council has today struck off an Arts Therapist following wide ranging incidents of misconduct and abuse towards patients in his care.

Alastair Campbell gets majority vote! Mind Champion of the Year 2009

Local journalist Eleanor Harding wins Mind Journalist of the Year

A local journalist who has tackled often overlooked mental health issues has been crowned Mind Journalist of the Year 2009.

Mind and EastEnders work together

Britain's best loved continuing drama has developed a new storyline in and consultation with a variety of mental health charities including Mind and MDF The Bipolar Organisation.

Top notch topknot: Times journalist Sathnam Sanghera wins Mind Book of the Year Award 2009

Times journalist Sathnam Sanghera has won this year's Mind Book of the Year Award for 'The Boy with the Topknot'

Recession puts mental health of men at risk

Leading mental health charity Mind today (Monday 11 May) publishes a shocking new report presenting evidence that the recession is having an adverse affect on men's mental health.

Local charity shop wants the shirt off your back

Mind charity shops across England and Wales are calling on men to Get it off their chest this Mind week by donating the shirt off their back to the stores.

Record breaking 200K to be raised for mental health by 160 marathon runners

More runners than ever are running the Flora London Marathon on 26 April for leading mental health charity Mind.