Roger was one of the 20,000 people affected by mental illness who shared their opinions and experiences with the Mental Health Taskforce. The aim was to help shape the future of mental health services. Having taken part, it was difficult for Roger to know whether it really made a difference, until Monday, when the Taskforce’s recommendations were finally published.
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Our supporter Alika is one of the stars of Stephen Fry's documentary, 'The Not-So-Secret Life of the Manic Depressive', which forms part of the BBC's #InTheMind season. The programme investigates the realities of life with bipolar disorder, and Alika shares his experience of being part of such a high profile project...
1.5 million carers in the UK look after someone with a mental health problem (Carers Trust, 2013). Caring can be a rewarding and fulfilling experience, but it does present particular challenges.
Caring can affect a person’s ability to work, socialise, look after yourself and live fully day-to-day. Caring can put strain on an individual’s finances, especially if the carer has to give up paid employment. It can also lead to social isolation, and 87% carers feel that it undermines their own mental health (Age UK et al, 2012).
‘Progress through Partnership’, a new report released today by Rethink Mental Illness, has revealed that the majority of Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) do not have clear plans in place for involving people with experience of mental illness in the design and commissioning of mental health services, also known as “co-production”
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A mental health teaching centre for medical undergraduates has been shortlisted for an NHS health education award after encouraging its students to listen and learn from those who know best: the people who use mental health services.
The Psychiatry Teaching Unit (PTU) has been selected as a finalist at Health Education England’s 2017 Excellence in Education Awards, for its innovative approach to educating the psychiatrists of tomorrow – by arranging for them to be taught and assessed by people with personal experience of mental ill health.
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