Managing patients with complex needsThis report, published by the Centre for Mental Health, reviews an innovative service that helps GPs in the City of London and Hackney to support people who fall through the gaps in existing service provision. Read more »
Suicide in primary care in England: 2002-2011This report, published by the National Confidential Inquiry into Suicide and Homicide by People with Mental Illness, examines aspects of primary healthcare prior to suicide to inform prevention. Read more »
Psychological therapies for looked after children in HertfordshireThis service in Hertfordshire provides a fast response and time limited intervention of up to six talking therapy sessions, alongside the wider multi-disciplinary CAMHS Generic team, for children who are looked after by the local authority. Read more »
Specialised Services for ValueIn this presentation, Dr Felicity Taylor, Clinical Fellow, NHS England, outlines the five-year commissioning strategy for specialised services. Read more »
STORM Skills TrainingSTORM is a self-harm mitigation model developed at the University of Manchester. It offers skills based training in risk assessment and safety planning to frontline staff and members of the community. STORM also addresses ‘postvention’ i.e. what to do after a serious incident has occurred. Read more »
Mental health tariff programme stocktake eventThis storify compiled by James Woollard, @Psycle_Doc, provides a social media commentary of the Royal College of Psychiatrist’s mental health tariff programme stocktake and forward planning event, which took place on 19th March 2014. Read more »
Mobile apps for armed forces personnel and service veteransSouth Staffordshire and Shropshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust have developed mobile apps for armed forces personnel and service veterans, which give information on signs and symptoms of core mental health problems and where to get help. Read more »
LIFT psychologyLIFT psychology provides a primary care psychology service covering Swindon, Wiltshire, Bristol, South Gloucestershire, Bath and North Somerset. Interventions include psycho-educational courses, self-help materials, online computer packages and individual sessions. Read more »
Northamptonshire prison in reach serviceThis service working across several prisons in Northhampton and Leicester provides psychological therapy for those prisoners that are in distress, particularly prisoners suffering from post traumatic stress disorder. Read more »
Therapeutic interventions for young people in EssexThe Wilderness Foundation deliver three different therapeutic interventions for young people, many of whom have mental health and behavioural issues, in the heart of the Essex wilderness. Read more »
Leicester Open Mind serviceThe Open Mind Service provides evidence based psychological therapies for common mental health problems to offenders subject to community supervision in Leicester. Read more »
Physical health risks for people with severe mental health problemsThis infographic illustrates that people with severe mental health problems face increased risk of physical health problems, including diabetes, hypertension, coronary heart disease and cardiovascular disease. Read more »