Rising Mental Health detentions: Have the ‘pressures’ of the Mental Health Act turned doctors too ‘risk-averse’?
March 20th, 2019
The 1983 Mental Health Act sets out a legal framework for the compulsory detention and treatment of the mentally ill.
In a speech to the Royal College of Psychiatrists, Lady Hale mentioned the following statistic from an independent review of the Mental Health Act that was set up by the government.
‘Over the last 10 years, detentions in England have risen by 47% – from 43,000 in 2005/6 to 63,500 in 2015/16.’
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Self-monitoring of the use of social media can help reduce a risk of mental health issue
March 11th, 2019
In recent months it has become more and more evident that social media has a huge impact on lives of many young people. Many teenagers have reported suicidal thoughts due to social media context. It seems to be an ongoing issue, but a study conducted by University of Pennsylvania, which was published in the Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, showed that this can be prevented, or at least reduced!
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Mental Health and Young Women
December 13th, 2018
According to the findings of a NHS study looking into the mental health of children and young people; nearly one in four young women has a mental illness. These numbers are alarming and are deduced to be based on young girls experiencing body image pressures, exam stresses and the negative effects of social media.
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Theresa May appoints world’s first suicide prevention minister
October 23rd, 2018
Around 4,500 people take their own lives each year in England. Consequently, suicide remains the second leading cause of death globally for young people aged between 15 and 19.
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Justice Secretary announces plans to overhaul divorce law, cutting the “unnecessary antagonism” by introducing “no-fault” divorce
September 14th, 2018
The recent case of Mrs. Tini Owens brings concerns regarding current divorce law into the public light, with leading legal minds calling for the introduction of a standard permitting divorce without having to evidence blameworthiness on the part of one’s spouse.
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