The IAPT London regional recruitment process will begin today. Positions will be advertised for services London wide on NHS jobs by the end of today (June 14th 2011). The adverts will be hosted by NHS North Central London Cluster. The easiest way to find these adverts is to click on ‘employers list’ at the top [...]

A focus on famous people risks blurring the message that mental illness can happen to anyone Read the full article here

Paul Farmer, chief executive of the mental health charity Mind, said that having a job can help an individual to develop structure and purpose in their life. Read the full article here

The cross-Government Mental Health Outcomes Strategy was launched today. The strategy’s theme is that mental health is everyone’s business, whether employers, education, third sector or criminal justice and it takes a life course approach covering children and young people, adults to older people, in order to: improve the mental health and wellbeing of the population [...]

As some sector specialists predict 2011 will be a ‘bloodbath’, LVSC’s Steve Kerr outlines why charities should be investing in the mental health of their staff this year. Read the full article here

According to survey of 2,000 girls and women, around two-thirds have had mild to moderate mental health problems Read the full article here

At the recent New Savoy Psychological Therapies Conference, Paul Burstow gave a speech on his vision for the future of IAPT New Savoy Partnership Ministerial Speech

Shaun Crowe, Louise Kendall and Brendan McLoughlin ask what implications the ‘big society’ might have for employment, and review the impact of an award-winning employment project. Mental Health and Employment Article. BJW_Nov2010

Richmond Fellowship will join forces with 2Care by April next year, with job losses not ruled out Read the full article here

“Taking early retirement is beneficial, at least for your mental health,” BBC News has reported. Read the full article here