Posts Tagged ‘mental health’
Hackney’s diagnosed depression rates highest of any London borough
Council and mental health charity Mind say figures show local services are better at finding and supporting people with depression
Read MoreMental health assessment rooms set for overhaul amid fears over ‘safety and dignity’
Accessibility, privacy and staffing issues cited at Homerton Hospital as mental health boss says: ‘We need to do something soon’
Read MoreHackney school’s mental health charity to launch pop-up arts shop curated by top DJ
Safaplace and Gilles Peterson’s week-long collaboration will feature daily appearances from authors and performers
Read MoreClosure of Homerton’s Cedar Lodge will see dementia patients move to Mile End
Doctors say the five patients’ move to Thames House Ward will improve ‘quality of care’
Read MoreHackney Council reaffirms efforts to make borough ‘dementia-friendly’ at Town Hall meeting
Cllr Yvonne Maxwell’s motion was welcomed by the Alzheimers’ Society
Read MoreRichmond Road Medical Centre to showcase range of borough’s mental health services for awareness week
Tomorrow’s event at the GP practice will feature mindfulness and yoga taster sessions and more
Read MoreKaren Prosser convicted of harbouring absconder Cornell Destouche during manhunt
Police highlight drain on resources spent searching for patient after he escaped from John Howard Centre while on escorted leave
Read MoreEast London NHS Foundation Trust rated outstanding by health watchdog
Regulator the Care Quality Commission visited sites including Hackney base in grounds of Homerton Hospital
Read MoreHelping hoarders to make room
Charity event at Hackney Picturehouse to offer advice and support to declutter the lives of people with hoarding conditions
Read MorePolice warning over ‘violent and dangerous’ escaped mental health patient
Safdar Shah absconded from the John Howard Centre
Read MoreNumber of mental health emergencies spikes
Help hotline gets more calls as ambulances struggle to cope
Read MoreSwimmers take the plunge with new dementia-friendly classes
Award-winning scheme making waves comes to Hackney
Read More'Totally rock 'n' roll' play' about depression to open in Hackney
Punk-poet Brigitte Aphrodite brings her acclaimed musical My Beautiful Black Dog about mental health to Hackney Showroom
Read MoreWas R.D. Laing a mental health pioneer or a dangerous maverick?
A new play at the Arcola looks at the legacy of the ‘anti-psychiatrist’ whose mental illness centre in Bow became notorious for its controversial methods
Read MoreWhy are some mentally ill patients treated like criminals?
When Linda Morgan’s son Joe Paraskeva was sectioned, he tried to escape from hospital and was given a prison sentence that could see him spend the rest of his life behind bars. His mother has launched a campaign, Justice for Joe, to highlight his case
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