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Archive for July, 2012
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BBC Panorama, Disabled or Faking it? Shocking exposé of ESA assessments.
BBC Panorama, Disabled or Faking it? Professor Malcolm Harrington Disabled film-maker Kate Ansell directed tonight’s Panorama about Employment Support Allowance and the... -
Benefit cheats ‘colour attitudes to disabled people’. BBC report
Benefit cheats ‘colour attitudes to disabled people’ All disabled benefit claimants are to be reassessed for their capability for work Many disabled... -
Why Cameron’s happiness agenda can only backfire. Guardian.
Why Cameron’s happiness agenda can only backfire The government’s changes to housing and disability benefits, cuts to mental health services and... -
Bottled Water V Tap Water. The truth about how we are being ripped off.
Bottled Water V Tap Water Chemicals, contaminants, pollution, price: new reasons to rethink what you drink and beware of bottled water.... -
Roles of Mental Health Professionals. A guide through the maze of the mental health system..
Roles of Mental Health Professionals Service users and carers are often bewildered by all the different mental health professionals they meet... -
Channel 4’s ‘World’s Maddest Job Interview’. Must see programme that really challenges stigma and stereotypes!
Job candidates for Channel 4’s World’s Maddest Job Interview. Catch up on programme here: http://www.channel4.com/programmes/worlds-maddest-job-interview/4od#3388452 There’s a moment in Channel 4‘s World’s Maddest Job Interview where three... -
‘Shocking discrimination’ in mental health services’. BBC News
‘Shocking discrimination’ in mental health services’ Care Services Minister Paul Burstow: Matters of body as important as matters of mind NHS managers... -
Great new season of activities for carers on Wirral. Groups at Prenton, Pensby and Bebington, Bromborough and Eastham areas. Something for everyone!
Prenton Carers Group 227 Prenton Hall Road, Prenton, Wirral, CH43 34G Tel: 0151 608 0422 Prenton Carers Group runs the first Wednesday... -
Men & Depression. Informative RCPsych article.
This article is for: any man who feels depressed anyone whose husband, partner, brother, father and male friend seems depressed. Men seem to suffer from... -
Wirral Borough Council lists lots of great community links for older people on Wirral.
Community links for older people provided by Wirral Borough Council. http://www.wirral.gov.uk/my-services/social-care-and-health/older-people/help-home/community-links Voluntary & Community Action Wirral (VCAW) Voluntary & Community Action Wirral (V.C.A.W)... -
Scandal of mental illness: only 25% of people in need get help yet millions wasted on not addressing real cause of problems. Guardian.
Scandal of mental illness: only 25% of people in need get right help. Report urges appointment of special cabinet minister and... -
‘Forgotten Lancashire’ A spoof book to make you smile! Support local writers! Plus new video “Lookalikes”.
This is a very funny spoof book! Written by local supporters of mental health. It does make me laugh out loud! Alfred Spatchcock!... -
BBC shock report – Inactivity ‘killing as many as smoking’. Best join APEx 60k challenge then! Chris Shaw comments.
After the hooo-haaa around the urban-myth nonsensical interpretation of the Report into Exercise and depression a few weeks back here... -
Depressed? Don’t blame your genes. Report from the Times Newspaper.
Britain is depressed. Especially its women. Oliver James. Times Newspaper Recently the Irish author Marian Keyes announced on her website that she... -
The Mental Health Benefits of Volunteering – a Personal Account.
The Mental Health Benefits of Volunteering Whilst working for Wirral CVS based in Hamilton Square I have been made aware through... -
Personal experience of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT). Did it work for me?
Personal experience of CBT – did it work for me? I’ve had a long term diagnosis of Bipolar Disorder and experienced... -
The Bipolar Explosion. Excellent article by Darian Reader in the Guardian.
The bipolar explosion. Psychiatry is at last asking the right questions about a remarkable shift in mental health diagnosis. ... -
The Valued Living Questionnaire by Kelly Wilson – Identifying SMART Goals in line with our Values and taking Committed Action for a More Meaningful Life. A personal account.
The Valued Living Questionnaire by Kelly Wilson is a useful tool for assessing and improving the different areas of your life in... -
Feel-good films to watch when feeling low.
Feelgood films to watch when feeling low. It’s a Wonderful Life (1946) Tagline: They’re making memories tonight! Frank Capra’s masterwork is the ultimate... -
Rufus May – Psychologist And Recovered Schizophrenic.
At the age of 18, Rufus May received a diagnosis of schizophrenia. Despite being drugged and hospitalized, he managed to... -
Wirral Carers Group’s Activities in 2012 – Great Free Activities including Walking Groups and Craft Evening!
The following are lists of the groups coordinated by Sue Davies, Family Support Worker from the Ashlea Centre in Pensby. ... -
The Wirral Handyperson and Gardening Service.
The Wirral Handyperson Service is set up to serve elderly, vulnerable and disabled people who live in Wirral. It provides...
