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(7 days ago) WEBThe UK is facing a rapidly rising mental health crisis affecting 1 in 4 people. As a society we are Here are some common misconceptions about mental health: Mental health myths Registered Charity No. England 801130, Scotland SC039714. MYTH: Only some …

https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/sites/default/files/2023-08/Mental_Health_Myths_Resource_2023.pdf

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Myth busters – what’s the truth about mental health?

(8 days ago) WEBQuestions about mental health? 29 MYTH: Only some people have mental health. FACT: Everyone has mental health, just as we all have physical health. MYTH: People who experience mental health problems do not recover. FACT: Lots of people do recover from mental health problems, and most people go on to live happy, fulfilling lives. MYTH: …

https://www.waht.nhs.uk/PageFiles/9579/Myth%20busters%20%20whats%20the%20truth%20about%20mental%20health%20RETHINK.pdf

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Half of UK adults believe there is still a great deal of shame - Mind

(8 days ago) WEBOver half of people in the UK (51%) say they still feel shamed [3] for living with a mental illness, regardless of the progress over the years to break down the stigma around mental health. Alarmingly, nearly half of UK adults believe there is a great deal, or a fair amount, of shame associated with depression (48%), schizophrenia (56%) and

https://www.mind.org.uk/news-campaigns/news/half-of-uk-adults-believe-there-is-still-a-great-deal-of-shame-associated-with-mental-health-conditions/

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Stigma around mental health - Mind

(4 days ago) WEBGet involved in a campaign. Our campaigns page has details of the different ways you can get involved with Mind. If you are in Wales, you could also join the Time to Change Wales campaign to help end mental health stigma and discrimination. I don't choose or want to be psychotic any more than people choose or want any other types of ill health.

https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/types-of-mental-health-problems/mental-health-problems-introduction/stigma-misconceptions/

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9 Myths About Mental Illness Psychology Today United Kingdom

(4 days ago) WEBPeople with mental illness are making it up: Mental illness is a biological phenomenon as well as a psychological one. Your family history (genetic inheritance) and environment, brain chemistry

https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/mental-health-nerd/202101/9-myths-about-mental-illness

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Mental health facts and statistics - Mind

(1 days ago) WEBThe overall number of people reporting mental health problems has been going up in recent years. The amount of people with common mental health problems went up by 20% between 1993 to 2014, in both men and women . The percentage of people reporting severe mental health symptoms in any given week rose from 7% in 1993, to over 9% in …

https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/types-of-mental-health-problems/mental-health-facts-and-statistics/

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Stigma and discrimination Mental Health Foundation

(Just Now) WEBStigma and discrimination can also make someone’s mental health problems worse and delay or stop them from getting help. Social isolation, poor housing, unemployment and poverty are all linked to mental ill health. So stigma and discrimination can trap people in a cycle of illness. You may face more than one type of stigma: for example, you

https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/explore-mental-health/a-z-topics/stigma-and-discrimination

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Therapy myths debunked: The truth behind the UK’s 8 most …

(5 days ago) WEBMental health awareness has come a long way over the past five years but 43% 1 of people in the UK believe there's still a stigma around having counselling and psychotherapy. And one in five (19%) 2 of us believe it's self-indulgent to seek counselling or psychotherapy if you don’t have a serious problem. Longstanding myths about …

https://www.bacp.co.uk/news/news-from-bacp/2023/10-october-therapy-myths-debunked-the-truth-behind-the-uk-s-8-most-common-therapy-misconceptions/

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FUNDAMENTAL FACTS ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH 2016

(Just Now) WEB1.2 What are the main types of mental health problems? 17 1.3 Suicide and self-harm 22 1.4 Challenging myths and stereotypes: Violence and mental health 27 2. Differences in the extent of mental health problems 28 2.1. Mental health across the lifetime 28 2.1.1 Family and parenting 28 2.1.2 Children’s and young people’s mental health 32

https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/sites/default/files/2022-06/The-Fundamental-facts-about-mental-health-2016.pdf

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Busted: 7 myths about mental health UNICEF Parenting

(4 days ago) WEBHere are seven common misconceptions about mental health: 1. Myth: If a person has a mental health condition, it means the person has low intelligence. Fact: Mental illness, like physical illness, can affect anyone regardless of intelligence, social class, or …

https://www.unicef.org/parenting/health/busted-7-myths-about-mental-health

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NHS England » A defining moment in mental health care

(4 days ago) WEBThe answers to all these ‘myths’ about mental ill health is a resounding, evidence based ‘No’. The definition of mental health in the national ‘No Health without Mental Health’ policy is that it is a positive state of mind and body, feeling safe and able to cope, with a sense of connection with people, communities and the wider

https://www.england.nhs.uk/blog/geraldine-strathdee-8/

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The myth of mental illness and violence - BBC

(3 days ago) WEBIn the UK, between 50 and 70 cases of homicide a year do involve people known to have a mental health problem at the time of the crime – but these perpetrators make up a tiny minority of the 7

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20150723-the-myth-of-mental-illness-and-violence

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How has coronavirus affected mental health? - BBC News

(6 days ago) WEBOn an average month, the NHS talking therapies service can expect to receive about 150,000 referrals for treatment of common mental health problems such as depression or anxiety. However, this

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/explainers-55957105

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Professionals know that mental health is complex - The Guardian

(Just Now) WEBThen I began to question everything I’d been told about mental illness, 13 April) claims to expose “the fallacy at the heart of mental healthcare”, arguing that the sector – including but

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/apr/19/professionals-know-that-mental-health-is-complex-and-that-mdma-wont-help

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Mental health myth busters - The Children's Society

(8 days ago) WEBMental health myth busters. Attention seeking, violent and unpredictable. These are some unfortunately common misconceptions about young people with mental health issues. Clare, one of our emotional health and well-being practitioners, tells us why they're not true and how we can all be more supportive to young people who are battling …

https://www.childrenssociety.org.uk/what-we-do/blogs/mental-health-mythbusters

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What is mental health? — CAMHS

(1 days ago) WEBMYTH BUSTING. Mental illness is common. 450 million people world-wide have a mental health problem, and depression affects around 1 in 12 of the whole population. 1 in 4 people in the UK will experience a mental health problem at some point in their lives, and around 1 in 10 children experience mental health problems.

https://www.camhsnorthderbyshire.nhs.uk/what-is-mental-health

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PIP: Mental health focus of disability benefit overhaul - BBC

(6 days ago) WEBWho can claim it? PIP was introduced in 2013 to replace Disability Living Allowance for people of working age to help with extra living costs caused by long-term disabilities or ill health. How

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn0ry09d50wo

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Mental Health and Wellbeing - Teaching Resources - BBC

(4 days ago) WEBWhen is Children's Mental Health Week 2024? It takes place from 5-11 February and was launched to give voice to all children and young people in the UK. The theme for 2024 is My Voice Matters.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/articles/zk37bdm

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Mental health facts and statistics - Mind

(2 days ago) WEBMental health and wellbeing in England: Adult psychiatric morbidity survey 2014. Leeds: NHS digital. [3] Welsh Health Survey 2015: Health status, illness, and other conditions Key facts and trends The Mental Health Network has produced a short factsheet summarising key facts and trends related to mental health problems (published in March 2016).

https://www.mind.org.uk/media-a/2958/statistics-facts-2017.pdf

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Sunak accused of launching ‘full-on assault on disabled people’

(Just Now) WEBThere are 1.9 million people on a waiting list for mental health treatment in England, meaning the treatment they should be able to access through the NHS is not currently available to them.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/apr/19/sunak-disability-benefit-curbs-sicknote-culture-pip

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3. Asian Americans and the ‘model minority’ stereotype

(9 days ago) WEBMeanwhile, Asian adults 65 and older are more likely to say describing Asian Americans as a model minority is a good thing (36%) than a bad thing (17%). Party: 52% of Asian Democrats say describing Asians as a model minority is a bad thing, about three times the share of Asian Republicans who say the same (17%).

https://www.pewresearch.org/2023/11/30/asian-americans-and-the-model-minority-stereotype/

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Brits with mild mental health issues could be told to get into …

(9 days ago) WEBBRITS with mild mental health issues could be told to get into therapy and go back to the office under a new major welfare crackdown. Disabled people also face having their fixed cash benefits repl…

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/27621007/brits-mild-mental-health-therapy-office/

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Man attacked wife with axe in mental health episode - BBC News

(8 days ago) WEB1 hour ago. A man who attacked his wife with an axe, leaving her with a life-changing brain injury, has been made the subject of an indefinite hospital order. Police were called to mentally ill

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ceq36dgjzdqo

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Five Myths About Mental Health The Pew Charitable Trusts

(3 days ago) WEBMyth 2: There’s no coming back from a mental illness. There’s this idea or worry floating around that once someone goes through a mental health challenge, they are forever broken or changed in a way that can never be fixed. This myth assumes that once a person struggles with mental illness, they are contaminated.

https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/trend/archive/fall-2023/five-myths-about-mental-health

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Mind reveals true extent of crisis in mental healthcare with more …

(Just Now) WEBOn World Mental Health Day, Mind highlights the huge number of serious incident reports submitted by mental health staff in the last year, as it calls on the UK government to take action The UK’s largest mental health charity today publishes previously unseen data laying bare the full scale of the emergency in mental healthcare, …

https://www.mind.org.uk/news-campaigns/news/mind-reveals-true-extent-of-crisis-in-mental-healthcare-with-more-than-17-000-reports-of-serious-incidents-in-past-year-alone/

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Very Popular Food Linked To Anxiety And Depression - PsyBlog

(1 days ago) WEBA high sugar intake is linked to anxiety and depression, research finds. The study found the link only in men who consumed over 67 grams of sugar per day. After five years, their risk of developing common mental health disorders like depression and anxiety was increased by 23 percent. Worryingly the average amount of sugar consumed by …

https://www.spring.org.uk/2024/04/food-mental-h.php

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Charlie Millers: Jury considers conclusion over death of …

(5 days ago) WEBSeventeen-year-old Charlie Millers from Stretford, Greater Manchester, died five days after being found unresponsive in his room at the Junction 17 mental health ward, as a result of self

https://news.sky.com/story/charlie-millers-jury-considers-conclusion-over-death-of-transgender-boy-who-was-treated-on-mental-health-ward-13122211

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Profit warnings, motor insurance rises and the mental health of …

(3 days ago) WEBProfit warnings, motor insurance rises and the mental health of CEOs Monday 29 April 2024 13:08, UK Spreaker This content is provided by Spreaker , which may be using cookies and other technologies.

https://news.sky.com/story/profit-warnings-motor-insurance-rises-and-the-mental-health-of-ceos-13125734

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What are mental health problems? - Mind

(1 days ago) WEBDifferent perspectives on mental health and mental illness. There are various approaches to mental health and mental illness around the world. Most health professionals in the UK agree on a similar set of clinical diagnoses and treatments for mental health problems. We have chosen to reflect this approach in our information, as these are the terms and …

https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/types-of-mental-health-problems/mental-health-problems-introduction/about-mental-health-problems/

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