A cross-governmental strategy in England into how mental health and well-being can be incorporated into every aspect of daily life was launched today to replace the National Service Framework for Mental Health which came to an end this autumn. Read the full article here
Greater support for mental health sufferers
The Government has revealed a ten-year plan to provide better support for people suffering from mental illness. Read the full article here
New Horizons Launched
A new era for mental healthThe ten-year national service framework (NSF) for mental health, widely acknowledged as the catalyst for a transformation in mental health care, draws to an end in 2009. The Government is united with key stakeholders in seeking a new and equally powerful approach to help Strategic Health Authorities deliver their regional [...]
Ministers target depression in government policy shift
Schools, employers and GPs all have more of a role to play in mental-health care in the UK, ministers say. Read the full article here
Mental health trusts respond to New Horizons
Mental health trusts are pressing the government to look at fresh ways of protecting services given predicted activity increases and the lack of a national tariff. Read the full article here
IAPT programme fills gap in mental health provision
An article about the roll out of IAPT services in the UK Using cognitive behavioural therapy and evidence-based therapies, a programme known as IAPT is filling a void in mental health provision, writes Andrew Mickel New Horizons, the government’s replacement for the national service framework on mental health, entered consultation at the end of July. [...]
