Mental Health

News, practice information and opinion on mental health social work

Adults, Mental Health, Workforce

Fast-track mental health social work scheme opens for applications

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Adults, Mental Health, Workforce

Extra Dols assessments and living wage will contribute to £10 billion of funding pressures on councils by 2020

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Mental Health

One in seven mental health patients in ‘out of area’ beds – official figures

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Mental Health, Workforce

Social work students on mental health fast-track scheme to get bursaries equivalent to £19k salary

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Adults, Mental Health, Workforce

‘It was a witch hunt’: Social worker who won unfair dismissal case speaks out

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Children, Mental Health, Workforce

‘Care proceedings can be distressing for parents. My job is to get their voices heard’

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Adults, Mental Health, Workforce

Prejudice from the professionals: mental health anti-stigma initiative targets services

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Adults, Mental Health

Complying with landmark deprivation of liberty ruling would cost extra £1.5bn a year

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Mental Health

Approved mental health professionals set to strike over night shift row

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Mental Health, Children

National Autistic Society urges national intervention over Cumbria CAMHS ‘disarray’

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Adults, Mental Health

Inside the UK’s only ‘wet’ residential care home for men with chronic alcohol problems

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Adults, Mental Health

Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards caseloads reach record level

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Children, Mental Health, Workforce

Cornwall council scraps privatisation plans

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Adults, Mental Health

Deprivation of liberty: How long are BIAs taking to complete assessments?

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Adults, Children, Mental Health, Workforce

Do we talk too much in social work?

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Adults, Mental Health, Workforce

Better outcomes for less cost but under threat: street triage services for vulnerable adults

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