Monday 28 October 2013

Mental Health & Social Care Bulletin No. 414

There are still problems about the fate of people with learning disabilities post Winterbourne; there are concerns that the funding isn't coming through for community placements. There are also concerns about the fate of older people post the Orchard View care home scandal and the Quality Care commission will be conducting a serious case review on the agencies involved. You can read both these articles and research on all aspects of mental health in Bulletin No. 414.

Monday 14 October 2013

Mental Health & Social Care Bulletin No. 412

A Cambridge academic has stated that in his view children as young as seven years old should be screened for mental health problems. His argument for early interventions aired in the British Medical Journal. Bulletin 412  you can read that the repercussions of the Winterbourne scandal rumble on.

Tuesday 8 October 2013

Mental Health & Social Care Bulletin No. 411

In Bulletin No. 411 research on gardening as an intervention for mental health is revisited. Three separate studies examine the effect of debt, social inclusion and  social determinants on mental health