Welcome to our news and views page. We hope that this will be an evolving page which incorporates local news and the views of people who use our services.
You can send us news items or your views on local mental health services and we will post them on this page either as they are or an edited version. We will not be able to post everything we receive but our news and views editorial group will select the items we feel are suitable for us. We will be monitoring and updating the news and views page at the beginning of each month, we have selected the 25th of the month as the deadline for any item which you would like to appear in the following month.
Here is a list of categories under which we will be posting news:
- Local news about new mental health services or projects
- National news about mental health issues
- News about Islington Mind services and activities
- Your views about local or national mental health policy initiatives
We will also be running local polls about issues that affect us all. Although these polls aren't scientific, they will give us an indication of the way that people are feeling and we will be able to use the information from them when we are meeting with local commissioners or other decision-making bodies.
Latest News
Half of schoolgirls bullied over appearance
More than half of young women are bullied at school because of how they look, with some in West Yorkshire missing months of education to avoid their tormentors, according to a report...
Date: 27/Aug/2010
Sensitivity urged over exam results
The anti-suicide charity Papyrus is urging people to be sensitive when dealing with young people in the run-up to exam result announcements....
Date: 27/Aug/2010
Health visitors can help post-natal depression
Training health visitors to assess and support mothers psychologically after childbirth can prevent the development of depression over the following year, according to a report...
Date: 27/Aug/2010
Mental health must not lose out in reforms, says Mind
National Mind has urged the Government to ensure that mental health does not lose out in the NHS shake-up plans. The charity said that...
Date: 30/Jul/2010
Professionals fail to comply with Mental Capacity Act
New data published by the Mental Health Foundation today has revealed that over...
Date: 25/Jun/2010
Experience in Mind website launched
Experience in Mind has launched its website.
Experience in Mind is an innovative volunteering project, led by young people committed to raising awareness about the...
Date: 27/Nov/2009
For the first time everyone's most up-to-date and confidential details are to be held on one massive database.
Over a million NHS employees and central...
Date: 24/Apr/2009
Money and Mental Health
With the current turbulent economic climate and the cost of living getting higher and higher, many people are finding that managing personal finances and good mental health go hand in hand. Struggling...
Date: 24/Apr/2009