Current Mental Health News Today
Mental health lawyers concerned over tender contracts
Mental health lawyers have expressed concern at the impact of the Legal Services Commissions recent tender process as national firm Duncan Lewis seeks to recruit 28 mental health lawyers under a new consultancy model to fulfil its contracts. Duncan Lewis, an established legal aid provider in London with a team of 11 qualified mental health solicitors, has been given contracts to deliver mental ...
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:06:07 -0700
Mental health center reports on annual meeting
West Iowa Community Mental Health Center conducted its 39th annual meeting in July to update the public on activities during the last year.
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:04:09 -0700
Mental health diagnoses mask the real problems | Dorothy Rowe
A textbook of mental health disorders makes it far too easy for doctors to label patients and disregard the roots of suffering The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, whose updated fifth edition will include a range of new diagnoses, is a mythology, not a scientific text. It is created by American psychiatrists who meet in groups to consider whether or not a certain diagnosis should be included ...
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 02:55:09 -0700
Mental Health Stigma Keeps Many from Seeking Help
There may be a significant difference between the number of people suffering from mental health problems and the number that actually seek treatment for their mental distress. The reason for the discrepancy? The stigma that comes with mental health issues. About 20 percent of residents of California report a need for mental health services, while one in 25 report serious psychological distress ...
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:45:26 -0700
Mental health advocacy Hogg Foundation offers grants
A new generation of Texas advocates for mental health will get intensive training, education and experience in policy and advocacy work through a new fellowship program created by the Hogg Foundation for Mental Health.
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 05:55:48 -0700
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