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
Family conflict more damaging than single parents, study finds
A report by the Children's Society indicates that childhood unhappiness is far likelier to result from family conflicts than...
Date: 29/Jan/2010
Call for more to be done for military veterans
The Mental Health Foundation has called for more to be done to look after the mental health of military veterans. Although the Mental Health Foundation welcomes recent initiatives...
Date: 29/Jan/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
Extra help to stay in work
The Government has announced plans to extend services to help people with mental health problems manage their condition and stay in their jobs.
Following the success of a series...
Date: 28/Aug/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