Mental Health

News, practice information and opinion on mental health social work

Mental Health

‘None of us are fireproof’: a social worker’s experience of depression

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Mental Health

Mental health crisis teams ‘given too many high risk cases’

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Mental Health

‘Why I’m backing the Think Ahead social work scheme’

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Adults, Mental Health

Urgent deprivation of liberty cases ‘not signed off for seven months’

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Adults, Mental Health

Mental health patients ‘detained after refusing out-of-area beds’

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Adults, Mental Health

DoLS checks ‘exposing care failings missed by other assessments’

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Adults, Mental Health

Thousands of ‘unnecessary’ DoLS inquests causing families distress

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Adults, Mental Health

Warning over ‘severe’ AMHP shortages as hundreds leave

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Mental Health

‘Overwhelming but exciting’: inside social work’s latest graduate scheme

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Children, Mental Health

Guide to the law on deprivation of liberty of children

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Adults, Mental Health

‘Demands of deprivation of liberty cases mean delays are inevitable’

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Adults, Mental Health, Workforce

Guidance on applying the law on deprivation of liberty

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Adults, Mental Health, Workforce

Resources to resolve your mental capacity and DoLS practice issues

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Mental Health

Chief executive of under fire Southern Health keeps job

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Adults, Mental Health

How to manage deprivations of liberty outside of the DoLS framework

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Adults, Mental Health

Ruling on privately-funded care adds to deprivation of liberty caseloads

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