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Manchester-based researchers have taken an important step towards making it safer for people in prison who are prescribed medication.

Mental health research and innovation saves lives, relieves significant distress, and improves quality of life. It also benefits the whole of society by generating social and economic benefits that contribute to thriving communities built upon resilience, reduced levels of mental ill health, and less stigma and discrimination.

Family Intervention (FI) is a psychological therapy or ‘talking treatment’ that can play a crucial role in creating positive outcomes for service users diagnosed with schizophrenia and other psychoses. NICE (Ref) recommends FI for service users in regular contact with their families. However, FI is rarely offered in services...

This year marks the 19^th anniversary of Baby Loss Awareness Week (9-15^th October) – a time dedicated to raising awareness, providing support, and promoting change for pregnancy and infancy loss. During this time, Sands, the neonatal death charity, collaborates with more than 40 other UK charities to lead the week’s events - culminating with a national “Wave of Light” on October 15^th.

The PATHWAY project set out in 2014 to improve mental health outcomes in cardiac rehabilitation patients experiencing anxiety and depression. The study evaluated the effectiveness of delivering metacognitive therapy alongside normal cardiac rehabilitation in comparison to just receiving usual cardiac rehabilitation. The results were very positive and published in Circulation in June 2021...