Nurse working to address ‘big problem’ of suicide in farming
A mental health nurse is embarking on an international study into preventing suicides among farmers. Lucia Slack, who lives on...
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School connectedness may protect against suicidal ideation in adolescents
Suicide is a serious public health issue which has devastating impacts on families, friends and communities. Each year, 720,000 people...
what are the mental health risks?
Psychedelics in research, much like the flower child, was common in the 1960s. After a decline, in part driven by...
Lived experience involvement in co-developing outcome measures.
In recent years there has been a (welcome) trend towards research being carried out ‘with’ or ‘by’ members of the...
Crisis cafés: so much more than a cuppa
There isn’t one definitive way to explain what a crisis is. It is probably best described by the person themselves,...
Mental health nurse becomes first India-trained nursing director
An Indian mental health nurse who has broken barriers to attain a landmark nursing director appointment has said he wants...
Which behaviour change techniques make digital interventions for eating disorders effective?
Eating disorders (EDs) are highly common in Western countries, with recent reports from US data suggesting that, by the age...
When care causes harm: a systematic review of adverse experiences in mental health wards
Inpatient mental health services are meant to provide safe places for people experiencing mental health difficulties to receive support and...
Critical lack of evidence about social media use and youth mental health
Lately, it feels like all the media reporting we encounter about the worsening state of youth mental health inevitably cites...
physical, mental, social, and lifestyle
Did you know, research has suggested that “Attention-Deficit-Hyperactivity-Disorder” (ADHD) has a prevalence of approximately 5% (Polanczyk et al., 2007). That...
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