To support our members during this difficult time, ukactive has launched the Mental Health Resource Hub, a platform which collates the latest information, resources and best practice surrounding mental health. Mental Health in Numbers –Poor mental health costs UK employers up to £45 billion eve...
Discover the truth about teenage mental health in the UK with our groundbreaking research. While NHS data suggests that 1 in 6 teenagers have mental health problems, our study reveals that the scale of the crisis is worse than previously thought. ...
Systemic racism, the COVID health crisis and an economic meltdown are the cataclysmic events that have caused significant increases in mental health and substance‐related disorders in the United States this year, according to a new report released Aug. 24 by the American Mental Health Counselors ...
We have witnessed this mental health crisis up close. One of us is Naomi’s younger daughter, Ashley; the other is the U.S. secretary of Health and Human Services. In Naomi’s memory and the memory of so many other lost loved ones, we have worked together to elevate our national discu...
Socioeconomic inequalities in mental health and wellbeing among UK students during the COVID-19 pandemic: Clarifying underlying mechanisms Universities are seeing growing numbers of students with poor mental health and wellbeing. Given that lower socioeconomic status (SES) students typically h......
In the past, long-term institutionalization was common, but emphasis has gradually evolved towards health promotion, early crisis intervention, and community-based approaches. BOX 7.1 Global Prevalence of Mental Illness Sources: World Health Organization. Mental health. Available at: http://www.who....
(Florence2020). First, such an approach would include a strong commitment to communication, dialogue and the presence with the person in crisis: ‘The reality or the belief that it is impossible to be heard and understood is often central to an individual’s mental health crisis’ (Stastny ...
The UK government perceived the use of national lockdowns as necessary, primarily to control the virus, protect the National Health Service (NHS) and save lives. However, such strategies may have unintended negative consequences for all strata of society. As has been pointed out elsewhere, ...
Separate assessments were made for different types of professionals, support groups, self-help groups, mental health crisis hotlines (assumed to be visits with nonpsychiatrist mental health specialists), CAM therapies, and use of other treatment settings, including admissions to hospitals and other ...
Mental health Physical activity Sedentary behaviour COVID-19 Pandemic 1. Introduction The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on students'mental healthis a concern for higher education institutions across the world. In response to the pandemic, the UK government imposed a nationwide ‘lockdown’ meaning...