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Emergency mental health referrals for children increase by more than half in the past three years as doctors warns young people are reaching 'crisis point' before receiving care
Data analysed by the Royal College of Psychiatrists shows a 53 per cent rise in referrals to Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) crisis teams in England. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - February 7, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Infant and early childhood mental health: the case for action
This report outlines: the importance of mental health in babies and young children under five; relevant risk factors, protective factors and higher risk groups; effective public mental health interventions to treat mental health conditions, prevent associated impacts, prevent mental healthconditions, and promote mental wellbeing and resilience in babies and young children; the implementation gap for public mental health interventions; and required actions to address the implementation gap. The College is calling on the government to introduce new specialist services and ensure every family has access to the support they ne...
Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection - October 24, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Mental health Source Type: news

Podcast: How the pandemic has affected children and young people ’s mental health
Emma speaks to Dr Elaine Lockhart, chair of the Royal College of Psychiatrists Children and Young People ’s Faculty and a consultant with the learning disability child and adolescent mental health service in Glasgow. (Source: GP Online News)
Source: GP Online News - May 19, 2023 Category: Primary Care Tags: Podcast Source Type: news

Children with eating disorders face ‘ postcode lottery ’
Children and young people in England with eating disorders are facing a ‘postcode lottery’ as overstretched services struggle to meet rising demand, according to the Royal College of Psychiatrists (RCP). Eating disorder services are being ‘flooded’ with referrals for children and young people (CYP), according to the RCP, with a 66% increase in urgent patients... Read moreThe post Children with eating disorders face ‘postcode lottery’ appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - March 2, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Wiliam Hunter Tags: Latest news Source Type: news

People on acute mental health wards need access to talking therapies
This study interviewed staff, patients and carers about access to therapy on acute mental health wards. They found that staff were overworked and lacked the capacity to practice therapy. Staff also thought it may be too difficult for patients to engage with therapy: patients are in hospital for a short time only, they are distressed and might be on strong medications. However, patients often just wanted someone to talk to. The researchers developed recommendations to improve access to therapy. They suggested that psychologists need to be visible on the ward, and that clinicians need training and encouragement to practice ...
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - December 5, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Tackling mental health disparities, Centre for Mental Health
The Covid-19 pandemic is being accompanied by a sharp rise in demand for mental health services – referrals to children ' s mental health services rose 134% from 2019/20 to 2020/21, and emergency crisis care presentations are up 80% (Royal College of Psychiatrists, 2021). Even before the pandemic, mental ill health was one of the most prevalent forms of illness (ONS, 2017) with one in six people experiencing diagnosable symptoms at any time, at a cost of over £ 119 billion in England alone (Centre for Mental Health, 2020). Mental health inequalities mean that while it is true that anyone can experience mental ill healt...
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - May 30, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

GPs advised on how to support mental wellbeing of refugees and asylum seekers
GPs have been warned not to ‘over-medicalise’ care for refugees and asylum seekers who have experienced trauma and distress, in guidance from the Royal College of Psychiatrists (RCPsych). (Source: GP Online News)
Source: GP Online News - April 12, 2022 Category: Primary Care Tags: Clinical News Source Type: news

One third of UK public says their mental health has deteriorated as a result of the pandemic, RCPsyc
A nationwide survey commissioned by the Royal College of Psychiatrists reveals the devastating impact of the pandemic on the nation ' s mental health, with one in three (29%) adults reporting their mental health deteriorated over the past two years. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - March 24, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Millions in England face ‘second pandemic’ of mental health issues
Exclusive: NHS leaders urge ministers to tackle huge rise in depression, anxiety, psychosis and eating disorders since Covid hitGP: ‘Teenagers at risk due to lack of tailored mental health services’Millions of patients in England face dangerously long waits for mental health care unless ministers urgently draw up a recovery plan to tackle a “second pandemic” of depression, anxiety, psychosis and eating disorders, NHS leaders and doctors have warned.The Covid crisis has sparked a dramatic rise in the numbers of people experiencing mental health problems, with 1.6 million waiting for specialised treatment and another...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - February 21, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Andrew Gregory Health editor Tags: Mental health NHS UK news Society Coronavirus Science Source Type: news

Millions of people drink up to FIFTY units a week after alcohol consumption soared during Covid
Statistics from the Royal College of Psychiatrists show that 2 million more people are drinking potentially hazardous amounts of alcohol since the beginning of the pandemic. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 17, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Houseplants to be prescribed as mental health treatment
HOUSEPLANTS, exercise and gardening should all be prescribed as mental health treatments, says the president of the Royal College of Psychiatrists. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - September 22, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

A third of ethnic minority staff working in mental health trusts have experienced harassment, bullying, or abuse at work - Rimmer A.
Thousands of ethnic minority staff working in mental health trusts are subjected to harassment, bullying, or abuse from the public or work colleagues, an analysis by the Royal College of Psychiatrists has found. The college analysed the 2020 NHS annual... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - September 18, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news

One Voice
One of the most important things that the coronavirus pandemic has highlighted over the past year has been that the physical and emotional wellbeing of health and care staff, must be of equal priority to that of patients. This has not always been the case in the past for a number of reasons, including a narrow focus on performance and, sometimes, putting patients’ needs ahead of our own. Staff who are psychosocially healthy are better able to meet the needs and preferences of patients. So, it is essential to respond to needs of staff now as we emerge from the critical stage of the pandemic and the NHS is in its most frag...
Source: UNISON meat hygiene - June 10, 2021 Category: Food Science Authors: Hassan Govia Tags: health Source Type: news

Press release: Doctors call for closure of military barracks housing asylum seekers amid health concerns
Housing asylum seekers and survivors of torture and modern slavery in military barracks during a global pandemic is clinically inappropriate and puts migrant lives and public health at risk, warn UK healthcare professionals. They have written to the Secretary of State for the Home Office and Secretary of State for Health and Social Care to urge them to close barracks housing asylum seekers in England and Wales amid growing concern about conditions in the camps, residents’ complex health needs and poor access to healthcare, and the lack of COVID-19 measures in place. The joint letter has been coordinated by Doctors ...
Source: Doctors of the World News - November 26, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Kim Vlasic Tags: Uncategorised Source Type: news

Number of Britons seeking help for suicidal thoughts 'has TRIPLED since the first lockdown'
The Royal College of Psychiatrists said its survey had revealed six in ten mental health workers were attending more emergency cases than before lockdown was imposed. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 9, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news