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• Regulation must be extended to help stamp out abuse | in News Story
  Patients will continue to be unprotected if counsellors and psychotherapists are not regulated by the government.
• Mind and WITNESS respond to ruling on Derek Gale case | in News Story
  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.
• Mental health services failing young and old | in News Story
  Two reports published today by the Healthcare Commission show significant failings in the care and treatment offered to mental health service users over and under 65 years old.
• Investment in mental health essential as recession bites | in News Story
  Mind today welcomes the Government’s commitment to invest £93m in mental health services to prepare for the human cost of the recession.
• Long waiting times for psychological therapies harmful, says mental health report | in News Story
  A group of leading mental health charities has today published a report which says that the lives of those stuck on long NHS waiting lists for psychological treatments are being damaged as a result.
• New psychotherapy services cannot arrive fast enough | in News Story
  Three years is too long to make someone wait for help that could transform their life, possibly even save their life.
• Fresh vision makes mental health the priority for all public services | in News Story
  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.
• Real lives | in Men and mental health
  Three men talk about their experiences of mental health problems.
• Access to talking therapies | in Current campaigns
  We are campaigning to improve access to talking treatments for people with mental health problems.
• Spiritual psychology | in Campaign report
  Suman Fernando on the spiritual basis for a multicultural mental health service.
• Men and mental health: Get it off your chest | in Campaign report
  Mind's report shows that men’s help-seeking behaviour is different from women’s, with men being less likely to seek help for both emotional and physical problems.
• We need to talk | in Campaign report
  Psychological therapies are known to be effective for treating a wide range of mental health conditions. However, availability of cognitive behavioural therapy and other evidence-based therapies on the NHS is extremely limited.
• While we are waiting | in Campaign report
  Waiting times for psychological therapies on the NHS for people with mental health problems have long been acknowledged to be too long.
• Why a therapist struck off for malpractice can still 'treat' clients | in Blog Post
  A therapist was recently struck off for abusing clients, and the list of claims made against him is long and often shocking.
• Charities welcome major boost for psychological therapies in England | in News Story
  Five national mental health charities today joined together to welcome the Secretary of State for Health's commitment to ensuring all GPs in England can offer their patients psychological therapies within six years.
• Mind Comments on the Government's Comprehensive Spending Review | in News Story
  We are delighted that on World Mental Health Day, this significant breakthrough in mental health care has occurred, meaning that finally people will be getting the help they want when they are most in need
• Antidepressant gamble is risk to children | in News Story
• Mind reveals postcode lottery of access to talking therapies | in News Story
  Phone interviews with GPs and practice managers conducted by Mind have revealed the postcode lottery of access to talking therapies.
• NHS failing to act on talking therapies clinical guidance, says new report | in News Story
  The NHS is failing millions of people by ignoring clinical guidelines on psychological therapies, a group of charities warn in a report published today.
• Charities unite to support call for talking therapies for all who need them on the NHS | in News Story
  Access to evidence-based talking therapies for those who need them should be as big a priority for the NHS as any other proven and cost-effective treatment.
• NICE guidance must not be used to cut counselling | in News Story
  New NHS guidance risks closing down treatment options for patients seeking counselling services.
• Regulation of counsellors and psychotherapists | in Supervised Community Treatment survey
• Beatrice's story | in Case Study
  My friend has bipolar disorder, PTSD, social anxiety and agoraphobia had her benefits withdrawn earlier this year. When she heard about the withdrawal of benefit she was devastated and she became more ill.
• Cats to set up therapeutic centre? | in Blog Post
  Sorcha, my cat, could technically set herself up as a psychotherapist.
• Psychotherapy needs regulating to protect the public | in Blog Post
  The history of psychotherapy has examples of abuse going right back to the foundations of the profession.
• Are antidepressants helpful for only severe depression? | in Blog Post
  Research from the USA suggests that antipressants don't lift mild depression.
• Therapy turned my life around | in Blog Post
  My voice had finally been heard and didn’t need to be turned into a scream nobody else heard.
• Sarah's story | in Case Study
  I don’t know why I experience depression. What is important is that I now recognise it as an illness, rather than seeing myself as a useless failure, and can therefore recover to better health.
• What do the party manifestos mean for mental health? | in Blog Post
  The signs are encouraging, says Mind's Chief Executive, Paul Farmer.
• Why I choked on my breakfast cereal this morning... | in Blog Post
  Days after parties pledged to protect them, mental health services are already being targeted for extra spending cuts.
• Mental heath coalition welcomes new Government spending on psychological therapies | in News Story
  We Need to Talk Coalition pleased with commitment to talking therapies from new government.
• New look NHS must deliver on mental health | in News Story
  The Government has outlined proposals to overhaul the structure of the NHS including transferring the responsibility for commissioning to GPs.
• Music, cats and talking therapies | in Blog Post
  Mind's Mariam muses on non-medicated approaches to treating anxiety in felines — and humans.
• New report shows we still need to talk | in News Story
  The We Need To Talk coalition, led by Mind, calls on the Government to fulfil its promise to make psychological therapies available across the country.
• Waiting more than a year? We need to talk now. | in Blog Post
  We're making the case to Government that everyone should have access to the right psychological therapies within 28 days.
• Comprehensive Spending Review | in Blog Post
  Leave your thoughts about the Spending Review here, and we'll be checking them and responding throughout the day.
• What does the Spending Review mean? | in Blog Post
  As the dust settles, we are starting to get a clearer picture of the what the Comprehensive Spending Review will mean for people with experience of mental distress.
• Please, I’m desperate. Can somebody help me? | in Blog Post
  Our guest blogger writes of the real cost of inadequate talking therapies in her area.
• Government commitment to widening NHS access to psychological therapies welcomed | in News Story
  News on improvements planned for access to psychological therapies announced by Minister of State for Care Services Paul Burstow.
• Mind responds to Government’s new mental health strategy | in News Story
  Today sees the launch of the first cross government mental health strategy, laying out plans for the future of mental health care in England. Mind's Chief Executive, Paul Farmer responds.
• Mental health strategy | in Policy and issues
• Plan B on Psychotherapy Regulation | in Blog Post
  Mental health nurse and blogger Zarathustra returns to the Mind blog with a warning that plans to regulate psychotherapy are being watered down by the Coalition Government.
• Mind responds to latest talking therapy figures | in News Story
  Mind responds to the latest performance figures from the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) scheme.
• My creative therapy | in Blog Post
  Agata, who has been diagnosed with borderline personality disorder, describes how art has provided an important creative outlet, soothing her symptoms and helping her through life.
• Mental health in relationships | in Blog Post
  Denise, a Relate counsellor, blogs about how difficult it can be to talk and deal with a mental health problem when you're in a relationship.
• The race of my life | in Blog Post
  Three years ago, Amy's agoraphobia made it difficult to leave the house. Next month she'll be lining up in a crowd of thousands to run the London Marathon.
• I couldn’t pretend anymore | in Blog Post
  When Sandra was struggling with cancer and depression, it was her mental health problems that those around her found most difficult to deal with. Here, she blogs about the support she found through her local Mind.
• Agoraphobia and the fear of 'what if' | in Blog Post
  Often you need to talk to someone so badly it hurts. After struggling with agoraphobia for 16 years, Laura hopes that starting talking therapy with her local Mind will help her to take control of her life.
• Let's Befriends: volunteering at Mind | in Blog Post
  Back in 2010 I was going through a particularly challenging time – a breakdown of a relationship, health problems and subsequently a very low mood - so I decided to give and connect with people through volunteering.
• Managing self harm on my own terms | in Blog Post
  In a follow up to her post about starting talking therapy with her local Mind, Laura blogs about how this support is helping her to manage her anxiety and thoughts of self harm.
• The importance of a good mental health team | in Blog Post
  Today, Skye talks about her positive experiences of talking therapies and the excellent mental health support she has received over the last four years.
• A policeman's battle with depression | in Blog Post
  Today, Ron blogs for us on his three year battle with depression; how it started, what it felt like and how he made it through to the other side.
• How I used OCD to my advantage, despite its debilitating effects | in Blog Post
  Amanda talks about her experiences of living with OCD and how she was able to use this part of her life to achieve a personal ambition.
• I believe talking therapy saved my life | in Blog Post
  Gemma blogs about the difference talking therapy made to her life and tells us why she is supporting the We Need to Talk campaign.
• Mind the gap - my experience of health anxiety | in Blog Post
  Al talks about his experience of health anxiety, and his achievements and aspirations for the future.
• "Pull yourself together" | in Blog Post
  Kafayat blogs for us on her experiences of post natal depression and the difficulties in gaining support from family and friends.
• My battle with schizophrenia and depression | in Blog Post
  Misty blogs for us about how being bullied at school became the start of a long battle with depression, schizophrenia and self harm. Now largely in recovery, she has a message for others who are struggling.
• Building a business and managing mental health | in Blog Post
  Having battled depression and struggled with mental health at work, Paul started his own business. Today he shares his experiences of managing depression and building his own company.
• A tough transition | in Blog Post
  Today Anna shares her story of how moving from child mental health services to adult mental health services gave her the determination she needed to move towards recovery.
• Depression: Turning the light back on | in Blog Post
  On World Mental Health Day, Beverley describes her struggle with depression and how she began to recover.
• Starting the debate: antidepressants or dandelions | in Blog Post
  Suzie Grogran asks whether we should stop using antidepressants as 'weed killers' and look for more holistic ways to live with our mental health problems.
• Studying with depression | in Blog Post
  Today we hear how one student copes with depression whilst studying at university. They talk about the fear of moving to a new town, managing the demands of academic life and the importance of having support around you.
• Depression in sport | in Blog Post
  Ahead of Sunday's London Wasps rugby match, Fabio blogs for us on the existence and portrayal of depression in sport.
• My daughter's struggle to access crisis care | in Blog Post
  Lynn blogs in support of our crisis care campaign, she talks about her daughter's poor experience of crisis care and how worried they are about the next time she needs support from this vital service.
• Creatively coping with depression | in Blog Post
  Hannah blogs for us about how creative poetry and journaling have helped her in her daily struggles with depression, and includes some examples of her poetry.
• Talking treatments | in Information and Advice article
  Explains what talking treatments are used for, what happens during therapy and how to find a therapist.
• Cognitive behaviour therapy | in Information and Advice article
  Explains what Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) is, what it is for, what happens during therapy and how to find a therapist.
• Dialectical behaviour therapy | in Information and Advice article
  Explains what dialectical behaviour therapy is, what it is for, what happens during therapy and how to find a therapist.
• Coming to terms with a sudden and devastating change | in Blog Post
  John blogs about coping with a sudden decline in his son's health, and how CBT helped him deal with everything that happened.
• My experience of the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) service | in Blog Post
  In Paul's second blog for Mind, he talks about how using the IAPT service helped him through a difficult period in his life and about his plans for the future.
• My journey through dialectical behaviour therapy | in Blog Post
  Today, Vickie shares her experience of dialectical behaviour therapy for borderline personality disorder, and how she feels it has benefited her.
• Borderline Personality Disorder: choosing a life worth living | in Blog Post
  Jessica blogs about her experience of living with borderline personality disorder: "I dislike the term, having seen it associated with ‘insane’, ‘manipulative’, ‘untreatable’."
• Coping with University Stress | in Blog Post
  Anna blogs with her top tips for keeping well at university.
• Getting mental health support at work made all the difference to me | in Blog Post
  When David became ill with depression and anxiety, it was the support from his boss at a large City law firm that had the biggest impact.
• Learning to break the rules | in Blog Post
  "SHOULD. It's just a little word, six letters, but oh so powerful". Meg blogs for us about how letting go of the rules of 'should' has helped her to overcome her anxiety.
• My name is Jess | in Other
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