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Good practice: Luv2meetU friendship project
Natalie Valios reports on a project to promote well-being and fight loneliness that is winning admirers.
03 June 2011
Ministers accused of 'mean-spirited' attack on poorer people
The government has been accused of a "mean-spirited attack" on vulnerable people after deciding to restrict poor families' access to interest-free loans to see them through crises.
03 March 2011
Research and evidence: Social isolation
More awareness of social isolation is needed to offset the risk of serious mental health problems developing, according to a survey.
Lee Quinney looks at the findings
04 February 2011
The New Directions Team's work with excluded adults
Natalie Valios visits a scheme that aims to connect excluded adults to services and society and finds that it could be saving the emergency services money
07 November 2010
International Stammering Awareness Day; stuttering is not funny
Irina Papencheva and Phil Madden demand a fresh start in attitudes towards stammering
14 October 2010
Research realities: Assessing early intervention programmes
Research analyst Susannah Bowyer examines difficulties in assessing the effectiveness of early intervention schemes
23 July 2010
Poverty, debt and hunger dog families of disabled children
camilla.pemberton@rbi.co.uk Almost a quarter of families with disabled children are going without heating while 14% are going without food according...
09 July 2010
Budget predicted to hit poorest and most vulnerable hardest
The UK's poorest families will be the worst hit by the government's emergency Budget to reduce the public sector deficit, experts and sector leaders have...
24 June 2010
London agencies agree 2012 rough sleepers target
London agencies have agreed a new homelessness policy designed to ensure that no-one will sleep rough for a second night in succession in the capital by...
14 June 2010
An asset-based approach to community building
Professor Bob Hudson explores the idea of an asset approach to community building and how it ties in with the concept of the Big Society but says that its development should not be seen as a way of cost cutting
11 June 2010
New grant from 2011 for early intervention work with children
The government has announced a new Children and Young People's grant to help councils continue early intervention and prevention work. The ring-fenced...
29 March 2010
Meeting the needs of the gay community
Despite the high prevalence of mental health issues among the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community there are relatively few services across...
19 February 2010
Count Me In: Racial inequalities in mental health services
The latest Count Me In survey shows that efforts to reduce the number of people from ethnic minorities in the mental health system are failing. Jeremy Dunning reviews the findings while Patrick Vernon and Steve Shrubb debate the way forward
19 February 2010
Chronic exclusion pilots yield better outcomes for adults in need
A Cabinet Office programme to improve support for adults with multiple needs and chaotic lifestyles is reporting "promising" early results.
19 February 2010
First aid courses run for mental health
Mental health first aid courses are being promoted across the UK to equip the public to provide immediate help to people in distress.
19 February 2010
Dementia costs £23bn; Public sector strikes planned
Headlines in today's papers include:- Dementia is 'greatest health challenge' charity warns; Public sector workers plan major strikes in run-up to election;
Fightback over claims on mental illness and its prevalence among black people; Crown Prosecution Service says daughters did not assist mother’s suicide; Institute calls for stability before cuts.
03 February 2010
News round up: Dementia costs £23bn; Public sector strikes
Other headlines in today's papers include:- Fightback over claims on mental illness and its prevalence among black people; Crown Prosecution Service says daughters did not assist mother’s suicide; Institute calls for stability before cuts.
03 February 2010
Council cost cutting; Doncaster 'cover-up'
Other headlines include:- Sarah's Law to go nationwide; 60 sex crimes on kids a day and Ambidextrous children ‘at more risk of having learning difficulties’
25 January 2010
News round-up: Council cost cutting; Doncaster 'cover-up'
Other headlines include:- Sarah's Law to go nationwide; 60 sex crimes on kids a day and Ambidextrous children ‘at more risk of having learning difficulties’
25 January 2010
Loan sharks; Tories want more disabled MPs; family spending falls
Thousands of households have taken out loans with interest rates averaging 825% during "the worst Christmas in a generation" for illegal doorstep lending, according to a new report.
15 January 2010
