Time to Change is England’s most ambitious programme to end the discrimination faced by people with mental health problems, and to improve the nation’s wellbeing.
The programme of 35 projects is led by Mental Health Media, Mind, and Rethink. It is funded with £16 million from the Big Lottery Fund and £2 million from Comic Relief, and will be evaluated by the Institute of Psychiatry at King’s College, London.
New research from Geisinger PTSD expert Dr. Joseph Boscarino sheds light on what factors may predispose someone to posttraumatic stress. In a recently published study, Dr. Boscarino concludes that low self esteem, negative life events and lack of a support network greatly increase the likelihood of PTSD [continue reading…]
Researchers at the University of Alberta are suggesting that people who behaved badly at school are more likely to suffer mental health and social difficulties as adults. Research published in the British Medical Journal examined data from 3,500 people from the age of 13 until they reached their 40s or 50s. Link to read more
Source: BBC, British Medical Journal
Can a test reveal if a person has a subconscious desire to kill himself? Peter Bebergal, who lost a brother to suicide, goes inside Mass. General, where Harvard researchers are trying to find out.
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Source: Boston Globe Magazine
