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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Real lives | in Men and mental health
Three men talk about their experiences of mental health problems.
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Access to talking therapies | in Current campaigns
We are campaigning to improve access to talking treatments for people with mental health problems.
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Spiritual psychology | in Campaign report
Suman Fernando on the spiritual basis for a multicultural mental health service.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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Antidepressant gamble is risk to children | in News Story
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Regulation of counsellors and psychotherapists | in Supervised Community Treatment survey
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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.
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Cats to set up therapeutic centre? | in Blog Post
Sorcha, my cat, could technically set herself up as a psychotherapist.
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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.
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Are antidepressants helpful for only severe depression? | in Blog Post
Research from the USA suggests that antipressants don't lift mild depression.
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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.
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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.
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What do the party manifestos mean for mental health? | in Blog Post
The signs are encouraging, says Mind's Chief Executive, Paul Farmer.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Music, cats and talking therapies | in Blog Post
Mind's Mariam muses on non-medicated approaches to treating anxiety in felines — and humans.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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No longer a second class citizen | in Blog Post
Paul Farmer on why the mental health strategy must work for all people who experience mental health problems.
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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.
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Mental health strategy | in Policy and issues
Mind's quick guide to the Government’s mental health strategy, No Health Without Mental Health, launched in February 2011.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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My name is Jess | in Diagnoses & treatment
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