Press archive

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30/07/2007	Mind comments on Healthcare Commission report into adult mental healthcare services
18/07/2007	New consortium wins £18 million bid to fight growing problem of mental health discrimination
06/07/2007	New research reveals alarming increase in mental health prejudice in England
04/07/2007	Mental Health Bill remains a missed opportunity for humane and progressive legislation, says Alliance
26/06/2007	Calling all service user artists
26/06/2007	Mental health service users need more help to stub out smoking
04/06/2007	Mind comments on new mental health in the workplace report
17/05/2007	Stephen Fry named BT Mind Champion of the Year 2007
17/05/2007	BT Mind Book of the Year 2007 awarded to Michele Hanson for 'Living With Mother - Right To The Very End'
13/05/2007	Go Green to beat the blues
09/05/2007	No respite for ministers until wards scandal is ended
01/05/2007	BT Mind Journalist of the Year Award and Student Journalist of the Year Award shortlists announced
01/05/2007	BT Mind Champion of the Year Award
23/04/2007	BT Mind Awards 2007: Book of the Year shortlist announced
16/04/2007	Mind: Government proposals will damage future of mental health care
13/04/2007	Mind's briefing on the Mental Health Bill second Commons reading, 16 April 2007
11/04/2007	Government’s Mental Health Bill will not help reduce suicides
29/03/2007	New statistics show more people sectioned than ever before
27/03/2007	Mind annual conference 2007: Patricia Hewitt announces computer therapy for all
23/03/2007	Survey reveals grim reality of inpatient care
20/03/2007	Lord Bragg delivers Mental Health Alliance petition to Number 10
07/03/2007	Government's own research shows CTOs will be of no benefit
05/03/2007	Welfare reform requires more carrots than sticks
01/03/2007	Mental Health Bill amendments must not be reversed, says Alliance
26/02/2007	Mental health alliance welcomes important new changes to Mental Health Bill
22/02/2007	Mind comments on regulation of healthcare professionals
20/02/2007	Mind hails victories in House of Lords on Mental Health Bill
20/02/2007	Mental Health Alliance welcomes House of Lords votes on Mental Health Bill
06/02/2007	Dual diagnosis problem needs resources as well as guidance
29/01/2007	Antidepressant gamble is risk to children
20/12/2006	Mind reveals postcode lottery of access to talking therapies
04/12/2006	Government inquiry into homicide and suicide shows need for a very different Mental Health Bill, says Mental Health Alliance
04/12/2006	Mind backs call to support Adult Learning
17/11/2006	Mental health legislation is a wasted opportunity
15/11/2006	Mind comments on Queen's speech
02/11/2006	Department of Health announcement is a first step towards improved patient safety
30/10/2006	NHS failing to act on talking therapies clinical guidance, says new report
23/10/2006	Inquiry report condemns hospital over fatal restraint
18/10/2006	Mind welcomes 'information on prescription' pilots
09/10/2006	Mind comments on Dispatches
04/10/2006	Mind tells employers and NHS: improve environment to improve mental health
15/09/2006	Care before compulsion best route to reduce risk, says Mind
12/09/2006	Social exclusion: no quick fixes, warns Mind
21/07/2006	Mind: Incapacity Benefit reform must consider mental health
19/07/2006	Mind comments on Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health survey of NHS mental health trust finance directors
18/07/2006	Pressure forces Government into releasing shock sexual abuse report
10/07/2006	Mind condemns scandal of sexual abuse on mental health wards – data withheld by Government
04/07/2006	Mind warns: Benefits shake-up will fail if employers' discrimination continues
29/06/2006	Mind responds to Government proposals to safeguard rights of people who lack capacity
18/06/2006	Charities unite to support call for talking therapies for all who need them on the NHS
17/05/2006	Mental health activist Peter Campbell named as Mind Diamond Champion
17/05/2006	Mind announces 2006 Book of the Year award winner
17/05/2006	Mind Journalist of the Year award announced
14/05/2006	New mums failed by services
05/05/2006	Mind responds as Work and Pensions Committee identifies flaws in proposed Incapacity Benefit reforms
05/05/2006	Mind commends positive mental health coverage
26/04/2006	Mind celebrates 60 years of speaking out
20/04/2006	Mind supports mental health nursing review recommendations
10/04/2006	Mind awards 2006: Book of the Year shortlist announced
04/04/2006	Mind celebrates Big Lottery Fund research grant
23/03/2006	Mind hails dropping of draconian Mental Health Bill but key issues still need to be addressed
23/03/2006	Updated Mental Health Act must promote civil rights, not damage them, says alliance
27/02/2006	Mind comments on social exclusion minister announcement
21/02/2006	Mind announces new Chief Executive
24/01/2006	Mind disappointed as Incapacity Benefit reform threatens welfare of vulnerable claimants
11/01/2006	Mind comments on Mental Health Act Commission report
15/12/2005	Appalling conditions still plague England's mental health hospitals
07/12/2005	Census supports Mind concerns over racism in the NHS
14/11/2005	Richard Brook to leave Mind
20/10/2005	Mind welcomes NHS investment to provide 'appropriate places of safety'
13/10/2005	Code of Practice rejected in House of Lords ruling: Mind issues urgent plea for its defence
10/10/2005	Mind Cymru responds to Wales Assembly publication of key documents on adult mental health services in Wales
09/10/2005	Mind exposes severe neglect of older people. World mental health day 2005
09/10/2005	Mind exposes severe neglect of older people - Mind Cymru
19/09/2005	Mind comments on Cochrane and King's Fund reports: Goverment figures totally inaccurate
11/09/2005	Mind comments on Healthcare Commission report
08/09/2005	Mind releases latest drugs report: Coping with coming off exposes serious difficulties in doctor-patient relationship
02/09/2005	Mind calls on Government to follow words with firm action
22/08/2005	Mind concerned as new study links Seroxat to increased risk of suicide
28/07/2005	Mind response to launch of Chief Nursing Officer's review of mental health nursing
27/07/2005	Last set of NHS star ratings show progress still to be made in mental healthcare
19/07/2005	Mental health services still falling behind
13/07/2005	Mind concerned as Government still promotes Bill of compulsion not compassion
12/07/2005	Mind response to Department of Health report on mental health investment
09/06/2005	Mind governed by experience
24/05/2005	Mind's Ward Watch findings justified by new reports
20/05/2005	Mind comments on the case of Glaister Earl Butler
19/05/2005	The Archers and Joanna Bennett announced as Mind Champions of the Year
19/05/2005	Journalist of the Year 2005 announced
19/05/2005	Mind Book of the Year Award 2005 winner announced
17/05/2005	Mind response to Queen's Speech
15/05/2005	Badly managed workplace stress costs Britain billions, Mind reveals in new report
28/04/2005	Mind Book of the Year shortlist announced
05/04/2005	Mind welcomes Parliamentary report calling for tighter regulation on prescription drugs
01/04/2005	Mind rewards positive media coverage of mental health
23/03/2005	Mind warns against policy driven by headlines
16/03/2005	Mind comments on the case of Peter Bryan
11/03/2005	Mind's Manifesto launched at annual conference
23/02/2005	Mind comments on new NICE guidelines on restraint
08/02/2005	Mind exhibition paints picture of mixed quality care on inpatient wards
02/02/2005	Charity expresses concern over manipulated image of ‘sicknote Britain’
11/01/2005	Mind welcomes Government’s commitment to 'Delivering Race Equality' but highlights concerns on key issues
14/12/2004	Mind's response to Joint Committee on Human Rights report
13/12/2004	Christmas for £15.90: Mind reveals staggering levels of hardship for over 22,000 mental health inpatients
06/12/2004	Mind welcomes NICE guidance but continues to express serious reservations over role of UK drug regulator
03/12/2004	New Mind research reveals mental health needs of refugees ignored amid public confusion over asylum
26/11/2004	Mind comments on Roger Sylvester inquest jury ruling
23/11/2004	Mind comments on Queen's Speech
16/11/2004	Mind comments in advance of White Paper
11/11/2004	Mind welcomes changes to regulation of medicines - but more progress still needed
10/11/2004	Mental Health Bill will create a 'climate of fear'
05/10/2004	Mind calls on the public to speak out on the Mental Health Bill with launch of national ad campaign
04/10/2004	Mind calls for external investigation into approval of medicines following revelations of insider dealings
02/10/2004	Mind launches online petition on the role of the medicines regulator
29/09/2004	National Service Framework five years on
21/09/2004	Watchdog or lapdog? Mind fringe events explore the role of the regulator
08/09/2004	New Mental Health Bill a missed opportunity
06/09/2004	Ward Watch report finds woeful conditions continue to prevail in many psychiatric hospitals
20/08/2004	Mind comment on ONS study
04/08/2004	Mind says mental health patients survey findings are just "the tip of the iceberg"
27/07/2004	Mind comment on NICE self-harm treatment guidelines
21/07/2004	Mind launches national art contest to highlight scandal of "unsafe, un-therapeutic" wards
21/07/2004	Government has "allowed its own priorities to slip off the radar", accuses Mind
15/07/2004	Mind statement on draft Mental Health Bill announcement
15/07/2004	Proposed changes to Disability Discrimination Law hailed as "significant victory" by Mind
18/06/2004	Inquiry into pharmaceutical industry a victory for consumer rights - Mind Chief Executive
14/06/2004	Mind welcomes SEU report as "step in the right direction towards combating injustices"
27/05/2004	Mind claims victory in the face of Government opposition on Disability Discrimination Bill
16/05/2004	Mind week 2004 - New report reveals the extent of isolation in Britain
06/05/2004	Short-list announced for Mind Journalist of the Year 2004
05/05/2004	Mind's reaction to DoH plans to give patients a role in reporting side-effects
05/05/2004	Mental health crisis amongst male prisoners
27/04/2004	High calibre short-list for Mind Book of Year 2004 announced
13/03/2004	Mind's Chief Executive resigns from expert panel over lack of openness in UK drug regulation
11/03/2004	Ineffective UK drugs regulators exposed by Seroxat revelations
10/03/2004	New Mind research blows away myth of "stress benefits scroungers"
12/02/2004	Mind calls on Health Secretary to implement recommendations of Rocky Bennett Report
06/02/2004	Mind comments on leaked inquiry findings into the death of Rocky Bennett
03/02/2004	New booklet gives guidance on hospital admissions
03/02/2004	Mind calls for better regulation of drugs in wake of evidence against GSK
29/01/2004	Advance notice
07/01/2004	New Year 2004 - Parachute for Mind
18/12/2003	Mind says quality of mental health services remains inconsistent
18/12/2003	Traditional family Christmas is good for our mental health
10/12/2003	Mind believes drug regulation in the UK is flawed
09/12/2003	Mind response to Government choices report
08/12/2003	9000 live on £15.50 a week
26/11/2003	Mind urges Government to get Mental Health Act reform back on track
17/11/2003	Is psychiatry for sale?
29/10/2003	Mind responds to announcement of new Commission for Equality and Human Rights
28/10/2003	5,000 add their voices to campaign to end mental health poverty
24/10/2003	Mind calls for urgent action on mental health promotion campaigns as inquiry finds fear of stigma led to deaths of psychiatrist and her child
10/10/2003	New Mind project seeks feedback on coming off psychiatric drugs
09/10/2003	Mind launches new booklet for World Mental Health Day
03/10/2003	Sylvester verdict: Mind calls for restraint review
19/09/2003	Call for urgent action on drug regulation as second SSRI is withdrawn for under 18s
12/09/2003	Newcastle joins Mind benefits campaign
09/09/2003	Mind and University College London launch LGB report
08/09/2003	Mind submission to Social Exclusion Unit Mental Health project
14/08/2003	London screening for Mind award winning animation
17/07/2003	Let us re-write Government benefits forms, says Mind
16/07/2003	Mind celebrates as Court of Appeal upholds its argument in seclusion case
27/06/2003	Mind welcomes Incapacity Bill
17/06/2003	Experts debate if sanity exists
10/06/2003	Mind questions role of MHRA over Seroxat
05/06/2003	Mind Book of the Year winner announced
01/06/2003	Brand overhaul for largest mental health charity
01/06/2003	The hidden costs of mental health care
01/04/2003	As inquiry into the death of David 'Rocky' Bennett opens, Mind gives evidence
27/03/2003	Mind hails bed-blocking amendment as victory
26/03/2003	Psychiatrists' appeal to NICE to drop new restrictions on ECT fails as users' views win respect
19/03/2003	Joint Committee on Human Rights House of Lords and House of Commons The Case for a Human Rights Commission
10/03/2003	Mind hopes new government report will help stamp out institutional racism in Mental Health Services
07/03/2003	Mind calls for Government to take responsibility and speed up pace of change following reports of abuse in Broadmoor
07/03/2003	Mind comment on ECT report in the Lancet
06/03/2003	Mind seminar discusses urgent mental health needs of black and ethnic minorities in the run up to government report
05/03/2003	Mind welcomes social exclusion project announcement on mental health
13/02/2003	Mind welcomes compensation for patients kept in hospital by delayed mental health review tribunals
06/01/2003	Mind's New Year Boost
19/12/2002	New research highlights extent of 'winter blues' suffered by public as shortest day of the year draws near
12/12/2002	The Mayfair Agency supports Mind
11/12/2002	New chair of trustees for Mind
05/12/2002	Run alongside Eastender in marathon for Mind!
02/12/2002	Help is at Hand for Parents Experiencing Mental Distress at Xmas - Mind launches New Booklet on Parenting in a Crisis
13/11/2002	Draft mental health bill must not be forgotten
08/11/2002	Cannons Interchallenge raises cash for Mind
10/10/2002	Multi-lingual Mental Illness Booklet for Excluded Minorities Launched as Distress Increases Across the Globe
19/09/2002	Take the panic out of university life with new troubleshooters tips from Mind
18/09/2002	New survey reveals that eating pattern changes can vastly improve mood swings, reduce anxiety and depression
18/09/2002	Survey highlights harassment and safety problems for patients on mixed sex psychiatric wards in east london
16/09/2002	Government's suicide prevention strategy will be undermined by draft mental health bill and lack of funds
12/09/2002	One in three people would avoid their doctors under new mental health law, says Mind
11/09/2002	Mental health groups call on Welsh Assembly to oppose draft mental health bill
15/08/2002	New Mind guide cuts through the myths surrounding borderline personality disorder
29/07/2002	Psychiatrists, service users and nurses join forces for the first time to march on Department of Health
12/07/2002	Andrew Lincoln backs Peru Trek
04/07/2002	Michael Abram
25/06/2002	Bold speech enhances current debate on future of mental health services
25/06/2002	Draft mental health bill retains fundamental flaws, and is worse than the current act
21/06/2002	Merseyside support group for people who have lost loved ones to suicide goes from strength to strength
12/06/2002	New survey reveals how exercise has benefits beyond the body
06/06/2002	NICE guidelines welcomed but fears that £70million needed will 'erode' mental health budgets
21/05/2002	Excellent investigative journalism wins Mind journalist of the year award
13/05/2002	Mind's Music Poll Reveals the Nation's Favourite Happy, Sad, and Chilled mood music
10/05/2002	A Spiritual journey through bereavement, a landmark exploration of depression, and an account of childhood trauma are on Mind book of the year shortlist
02/05/2002	Andrew Solomon's landmark work on depression wins Mind book of the year 2002
24/04/2002	Mind survey reveals sexual harassment on mixed-sex wards remains a major problem despite Government targets
23/04/2002	Mind welcomes ruling that long delays to tribunal hearings breach human rights of detained patients
12/04/2002	A Compelling Funny and Often Shocking Account of Manic-Depression is Brought to Print with Help of of Mind
09/04/2002	Football as a positive force
28/03/2002	Vote for your favourite mood music in Mind poll
27/02/2002	Mind launches campaign for more choice of mental health services at GP level
13/02/2002	Mind lecture by Dr David Healy reveals latest drug marketing methods
08/02/2002	Huge boost for rural communities still emotionally traumatised by foot and mouth
05/02/2002	Coroner's inquest into patient's death raises concerns about hospital procedures
03/01/2002	Mind’s New Year Boost - 20 ways to make 2002 the best year ever!
21/12/2001	Mind welcomes research findings that people with mental health problems are more likely to be victims of murder
20/12/2001	Ten top tips to beat Xmas stress and MindinfoLine open for Christmas distress
07/12/2001	Mind coins it in
15/11/2001	Mind Annual Conference - Minister's speech provides optimism for future improvement to mental health
07/11/2001	Latest Mind survey provides good news
23/10/2001	Mind welcomes confirmation that Human Rights Act applies to forcibly treated psychiatric patients
10/10/2001	Government release new research for world mental health day
04/10/2001	WHO finding is a "sad reflection" of global mental health care that, in Britain, is too restrictive and lacks choice
25/09/2001	Report highlights "appalling" drug prescribing, worse for patients from black and minority ethnic communities
16/07/2001	Stop press: Publicity seeker takes to skies for Mind
13/07/2001	Fatal shooting of Andrew Kernan
12/07/2001	Mental Health Alliance pushes Government for care before compulsion with launch of new charter
20/06/2001	Mental Health Alliance press release: Delay for controversial Mental Health Bill as it drops from Queen’s Speech
07/06/2001	Lawson case shouldn't send out negative message about quality of life
22/05/2001	Mind provides people with mental health problems with fantastic opportunity to change direction
21/05/2001	Three new surveys released for Mind Week 2001
18/05/2001	Outgoing Chief Executive questions progress of understanding mental health issues, Lord Bragg is announced as Mind's new President
02/05/2001	Mind launches unique quality system to promote excellence in local mind associations
06/04/2001	Mind praises government funds to improve 'depressing' and un-therapeutic psychiatric wards
05/04/2001	Mind calls on Black and minority ethnic communities to report harmful effects of psychiatric drugs
05/04/2001	"Exercise on prescription" is welcome addition to non-drug 'treatments'
04/04/2001	Day of Action for Mental Health Campaigners in Cornwall
30/03/2001	Foot and Mouth Farmers`"Trauma" Causing Mental Health Crisis For Severely Isolated Farming Communities
28/03/2001	New Chief Executive for Mind
16/03/2001	Mind re-launches scheme to report harmful effects of psychiatric drugs
16/03/2001	New inquiry report reveals tragedy of unnecessary suicides
15/03/2001	Lorraine Kelly says "Hats off to Vietnam Bike Riders"
14/03/2001	Charity appalled as new survey reveals the extent of the damage still being caused by ECT
22/02/2001	Sleeping pills – Curse or cure for insomnia? New booklet from Mind offers the facts about sleeping pills
08/02/2001	Landmark settlement for wrong diagnosis of schizophrenia offers hope for hundreds misdiagnosed
29/01/2001	Ex-EastEnders star Melanie Clark Pullin speaks out about her experience of depression
22/01/2001	Mind Guide to Relaxation
18/01/2001	Judi Clements to leave Mind
12/01/2001	Take up the Chancellor's Challenge and Volunteer for Mind's Information Line
03/01/2001	Mind launches new booklet to help deal with anger
20/12/2000	Mind`s response to White Paper on Reform of the Mental Health Act 1983
19/12/2000	Advance Notice Press Release
11/12/2000	Joanna Lumley supports Mind's sponsored bike ride through Vietnam
13/11/2000	New Survey Reveals Un-Therapeutic and 'Depressing' Conditions on Psychiatric Wards
10/10/2000	Mental Distress in the 21st Century, Mind survey released for World Mental Health Day
08/10/2000	Ground-Breaking New Book Could Revolutionise Psychiatric Treatment Of People Who Hear Voices
27/09/2000	Mind and Royal College of Psychiatrists condemn McQueen’s ‘Insanity Chic’ as negative and outdated
14/09/2000	People Turned Away from Mental Services say their Lives have been “Thrown Away” like Rubbish
08/09/2000	Mental Health Groups Unite to Criticise New Carrey Comedy
23/08/2000	Mind Hears of Woman on her 40th day of Hunger Strike to Protest Against Mixed-Sex Wards
16/08/2000	People with mental health problems helped to stand up for their rights with Mind’s new advocacy booklet
16/08/2000	Mental Health Information online for GP Practices
09/08/2000	Mind looks at holistic ways to tackle mental distress with the A-Z of Complementary and Alternative Therapies
25/07/2000	New network launched to increase numbers of people with mental health problems in work
24/07/2000	Health Committee's Report on Future Mental Health Services is Welcome Recognition of Mind's Concerns
24/07/2000	Mind Celebrates Outstanding Success of the Mind Millenium Awards with Royal Gala Event
12/07/2000	Understanding Phobias Booklet
10/07/2000	Government Must Replace Outdated Institutions
23/06/2000	Artists Paints the `Madly Famous`
19/06/2000	A-Z of Social Security Benefits
16/06/2000	Mind launches Understanding obsessive-compulsive disorder booklet in response to public demand
06/06/2000	Mental Health Alliance Parliamentary Lobby - Mind`s Press release
02/06/2000	Mental Health Alliance Parliamentary Lobby
23/05/2000	Mind Journalist of the Year
23/05/2000	Mind Book of the Year
17/05/2000	'Silenced Witnesses'. Snapshot survey uncovers the victims of crime left without justice
15/05/2000	2. Lift Your Mood With Food
15/05/2000	1. Mind Week survey
14/04/2000	Mind Broadly Welcomes The Appointment of a ‘Mental Health Tsar’
16/03/2000	New Project Run By Ex-Refugee Tackles Trauma Experienced By Former Yugoslavians
16/03/2000	Jewish Women Tackle The Taboo Of Mental Health Problems In New Poetry Booklet
16/03/2000	Black People With Mental Health Problems Reveal Experiences Of The Psychiatric System In Groundbreaking Show
15/03/2000	New Approach to Manic Depression Launched in Bromley
15/03/2000	Former Patients Remember Their Days in Old `Asylum`
15/03/2000	New Project Provides Support for Young Gay People Subjected to Homophobic Bullying
14/03/2000	Mixed Response to Select Committee Report on Managing Dangerous People with Severe Personality Disorder
17/02/2000	Royal Visit for Mind
15/02/2000	Well-known director and actress collaborate on video that will document journey through psychosis
15/02/2000	Ground-breaking group tackles the taboo subject of Asian women with mental health problems
09/02/2000	Mental health problems increased by negative media coverage says new report
08/07/1999	Mind renews call for restrictions on use of CS spray on people with mental health problems