Saturday, November 11, 2006

Mental health - Wales hospital beds decrease deplored


Wales hospital beds decrease deplored
News Wales, UK - Nov 8, 2006... Assembly statistics show that between 2004-05 and 2005-06 the total number of NHS beds, including mental health, learning disability, maternity and geriatric ...

health and safety statistics for 2005/06
Health and Safety Executive (press release), UK - Nov 2, 2006... The statistics also draw on surveillance data from specialist ... million people suffered from ill health which they ... As with self-reported cases, mental ill health ...

Friday, November 10, 2006

Mental health - Kids' mental health at risk, report warns (The Florida Times-Union)


Kids' mental health at risk, report warns (The Florida Times-Union)
One in every five kids in the First Coast suffers from a mental health problem - yet only a third get the help they need, health officials said Wednesday.

AMA worried mental health patients being jailed (ABC via Yahoo!7 News)
The Australian Medical Association (AMA) says rural mental health patients are ending up in jail cells because there are not enough beds in regional areas.

Stolen laptop held mental health data (Calgary Sun)
Alberta's privacy watchdog is fast-tracking a probe into the theft of a CHR laptop holding mental health data on hundreds of child patients.

Thursday, November 09, 2006

Mental health - New legal help for the mentally ill 


New legal help for the mentally ill 
A new legal service is due to be launched by the Northern Ireland Law Centre todaycorrect to increase provision for people with mental health problems.

Wednesday, November 08, 2006

Mental health - Experience with Alzheimers leads to transformation 


Experience with Alzheimers leads to transformation 
For 24 hours, Natalee Watson knew what it was like to have Alzheimer's disease. That experience led Watson, a 1999 alumna, to find her calling in life. Now she has a chance to win the Transformation Nation Contest, sponsored by Kohl's Department Stores.

Tuesday, November 07, 2006

Mental health - Brain drug gives new hope to Parkinson's sufferers


Brain drug gives new hope to Parkinson's sufferers
Scotsman - http://www.parkinsons.org.uk Parkinson's Disease Foundation, Inc. http://www.pdf.org National Parkinson Foundation, Inc. http://www.parkinson.org Related topic Parkinson's Disease http://news.scotsman.com/topics.cfm?tid=296 This article: http://news.scotsman

Parkinsons benefit planned at Wynfrey Hotel
Shelby Reporter - Parkinsons benefit planned at Wynfrey Hotel By MEREDITH DONNELLY / Staff Writer (Updated: Tuesday, September 19, 2006 7:27 PM CDT The bulk of the profits raised at the gala luncheon will go to Parkinson disease research and finding a cure. According