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Dementia declaration reveals the human stories behind the condition

Our Dementia Declaration campaign is gathering pace, with a Facebook page , Twitter Twibbon and an online petition that is fast approaching 300 signatures. Read More...

Published 31 Mar 2010 12:09 PM by Mad World

Filed under: dementia, dementia declaration, social care
Are celebrities spreading bipolar disorder?

Ok, forget for a minute that this story is in the Mail , but apparently a report in the official journal of the Royal College of Psychiatrists is suggesting that there has been an increase in people complaining of bipolar disorder following revelations...

Published 30 Mar 2010 12:48 PM by Mad World

Filed under: bipolar disorder, celebrities, media, Mental Health
Joanna Lumley launches homelessness campaign

It didn't take much encouragement for me to feature a picture of Joanna Lumley in a blog post. Here she is supporting a Thames Reach campaign to raise money for its work with London's homeless. Read More...

Published 29 Mar 2010 5:58 PM by Mad World

Filed under: homelessness, joanna lumley, london, thames reach
The Dementia Declaration petition and badge

Community Care has just launched its Dementia Declaration campaign , calling for politicians to get involved in a real debate over dementia in the forthcoming election. There are two easy ways for you to get involved... Read More...

Published 26 Mar 2010 11:27 AM by Mad World

Filed under: dementia, dementia declaration
What will mental health care look like in 25 years?

The Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health has published a book in which various experts set out what they hope and predict mental health care will look like in 25 years. Read More...

Published 25 Mar 2010 4:57 PM by Mad World

Filed under: future, louis appleby, Mental Health, mind, paul farmer, sainsbury centre for mental health
Social care worker longlisted for blog award

The Winston Smith blog , written by an anonymous project/support worker has been longlisted for the Orwell Prize 2010 . Read More...

Published 25 Mar 2010 3:20 PM by Mad World

Filed under: blogging, social care, social work
Join our dementia campaign

Community Care has today launched its Dementia Declaration - a campaign to get dementia debated during the forthcoming election. Read More...

Published 25 Mar 2010 12:33 PM by Mad World

Filed under: dementia
Social work's future debated on CareSpace

There's a fascinating debate happening on CareSpace in which British Association of Social Workers chief executive Hilton Dawson, Social Work Taskforce member Sue White and lots of knowledgeable CareSpace members debate the pros and cons of BASW's...

Published 24 Mar 2010 4:15 PM by Mad World

Filed under: basw, hilton dawson, social work, social work college
The problem of self-defeating behaviour

Good piece in the New York Times about self-defeating behaviour. Read More...

Published 23 Mar 2010 2:33 PM by Mad World

Filed under: Mental Health, self-defeating behaviour, therapy
Money only makes you happy if it makes you richer than your mates

A study by researchers at the universities of Warwick and Cardiff suggests that money only makes you happier if it makes you richer than those around you and improves your social rank. Read More...

Published 22 Mar 2010 3:43 PM by Mad World

Filed under: happiness, Mental Health, money
Government's failed approach to child protection

There's a well-argued piece by Madeleine Bunting in the The Guardian about the dire consequences of the government's flawed approach to child protection. Read More...

Published 22 Mar 2010 3:30 PM by Mad World

Filed under: child protection, social work
Mentally ill man died of hypothermia as workers afraid to move him

I'd be interested to hear what mental health workers think of this story in the Telegraph . It appears a man with mental health problems died of hypothermia in his squalid home because workers did not want to move him against his will in case it breached...

Published 18 Mar 2010 3:49 PM by Mad World

Filed under: housing, Mental Health
Plans to transform frontline social work outlined by government

The government has pledged £48m to help transform frontline social work in the UK - see the story in Community Care for more details. Read More...

Published 17 Mar 2010 10:06 AM by Mad World

Filed under: baby p, laming, social work
"Former social worker" would rather employ paedophile than soldier

Taunton web design company owner Karl Winn has sent The Sun into outrage overdrive by suggesting he would rather employ a paedophile than a former member of the armed forces, presumably because of his opposition to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Read...

Published 16 Mar 2010 10:58 AM by Mad World

Filed under: armed forces, media, social work, The Sun
Babies perceived negatively by parents linked with later attachment problems

The British Psychological Society has summarised a piece of research linking negative parental perceptions with later attachment problems. Read More...

Published 15 Mar 2010 12:27 PM by Mad World

Filed under: attachment, children, social work
Social work can also learn from banned words list

The LGA has published its annual list of words (pdf) which public services are discouraged from using when speaking to the public and there are some real crackers in there. Read More...

Published 11 Mar 2010 12:38 PM by Mad World

Filed under: language, local government, social work
The mental health benefits of music and dance

A couple of articles in Psychology Today illustrate the mental health benefits and music and dance . Read More...

Published 10 Mar 2010 2:43 PM by Mad World

Filed under: anxiety, dance, Mental Health, music, wellbeing
The real risk of schizophrenia is not violence

There's a good piece in The Times by Dr Mark Porter about mental illness, and particularly schizophrenia, and how it's not helpful or accurate to focus on dangerousness. Read More...

Published 9 Mar 2010 2:37 PM by Mad World

Filed under: julian hendy, mark porter, Mental Health, schizophrenia, violence
Precious wins two Oscars

As we've been covering the film Precious for a while, chiefly because of the Mariah Carey social worker role, I thought I'd round things off by informing you, in case you didn't know, that the film picked up two Oscars last night. Read More...

Published 8 Mar 2010 10:44 AM by Mad World

Filed under: precious, social work
The social worker and the zombie

No, that's not a picture of me, it's a zombie called Randall Skeffington, who features in a new US cartoon in which the lead character is a social worker. Read More...

Published 4 Mar 2010 12:23 PM by Mad World

Filed under: cartoon, comic, media, social work, ugly americans
Can psychiatry be a science?

There's an excellent and intelligent article in the New Yorke r examining depression, psychiatry and its critics. Read More...

Published 3 Mar 2010 4:42 PM by Mad World

Filed under: antidepressants, depression, Mental Health, new yorker, psychiatry
Renee Zellweger's social work horror really is a horror...

...if the critics are to be believed anyway. I did a post about the film a couple of days ago as it features a social worker in the lead role. However, a quick look on meta review site Rotten Tomatoes reveals that Case 39, the new horror film starring...

Published 3 Mar 2010 10:56 AM by Mad World

Filed under: films, renee zellwegger, social work
Mental health charity on Times best employers list

Here's a mental health good news story. Leeds-based Community Links, a mental health charity, (staff pictured left) feature in The Sunday Times 100 Best Small Companies to Work For list. Read More...

Published 2 Mar 2010 11:47 AM by Mad World

Filed under: employers, Mental Health
Mental health on TV: Why did you kill my dad?

There is a programme at 9pm on BBC2 tonight, called Why did you kill my dad , by a documentary maker whose father was killed by a man with long-term mental health problems. Read More...

Published 1 Mar 2010 12:28 PM by Mad World

Filed under: Mental Health, tv, violence
Renee Zellweger in social work horror

Under the strapline "some cases should never be opened" a new horror film called Case 39, featuring Renee Zellweger, opens in the UK this week. Read More...

Published 1 Mar 2010 11:02 AM by Mad World

Filed under: case 39, horror, renee zellwegger, social work

March 2010 - Mad World

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Dementia declaration reveals the human stories behind the condition

Are celebrities spreading bipolar disorder?

Joanna Lumley launches homelessness campaign

The Dementia Declaration petition and badge

What will mental health care look like in 25 years?

Social care worker longlisted for blog award

Join our dementia campaign

Social work's future debated on CareSpace

The problem of self-defeating behaviour

Money only makes you happy if it makes you richer than your mates

Government's failed approach to child protection

Mentally ill man died of hypothermia as workers afraid to move him

Plans to transform frontline social work outlined by government

"Former social worker" would rather employ paedophile than soldier

Babies perceived negatively by parents linked with later attachment problems

Social work can also learn from banned words list

The mental health benefits of music and dance

The real risk of schizophrenia is not violence

Precious wins two Oscars

The social worker and the zombie

Can psychiatry be a science?

Renee Zellweger's social work horror really is a horror...

Mental health charity on Times best employers list

Mental health on TV: Why did you kill my dad?

Renee Zellweger in social work horror