Louise Arsenault provides a fascinating overview on the challenges and complexities of sharing mental health data in the UK.
[read the full story...]Infrastructures fit for purpose? The complex challenges in sharing mental health data
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Talking about self-harm and suicide in primary care: the views of young people
In her debut blog, Jo Lockwood summarises a qualitative paper which finds that young people want GPs to initiate conversations about self-harm and suicide in primary care.
[read the full story...]Overcoming barriers: why adolescents don’t seek mental health support
Emma Ashworth summarises a recent systematic review on the barriers that children and adolescents face in seeking help for their mental health problems.
[read the full story...]Carers’ experiences of involuntary admission under mental health legislation
Juliana Onwumere summarises a recent qualitative review that explores carers’ experiences of involuntary admission of family members or loved ones to mental health inpatient units.
[read the full story...]The science of suicide prevention: Innovative technologies and ethical implications #IASP2019
Tiago Zortea and Karen Wetherall help us prepare for the 30th World Congress of the International Association for Suicide Prevention #IASP2019, which is taking place in Derry this week. This blog summarises what we know about the potential for digital technologies (smartphones, machine learning and virtual reality) to help improve suicide prevention.
[read the full story...]Mental Health Act review: the demise of the nearest relative?
Kathryn Berzins considers the implications of a recent rapid systematic review of the views and experiences of the Nearest Relative provision of the Mental Health Act (1983).
[read the full story...]Coproduction of quality standards for youth mental health in primary care
Lisa Burscheidt reports on a mixed methods study that produced user-generated quality standards for youth mental health in primary care.
[read the full story...]New guidance on domestic violence and information sharing from the Department of Health
The Department of Health have published a new piece of best practice guidance, which they hope will assist those who need to share information about individuals involved in domestic violence, for example at a MARAC (Multi Agency Risk Assessment Conference) – a local, multi agency victim-focused meeting where information is shared on the highest risk [read the full story…]