Tag Archives: Mental Health Services

The Government must triple Mental Health provision for our children

Posted on September 27, 2018 by ianchisnall

This article discloses that “Currently around one in four children and young people who would benefit from mental health provision get help”. The provision comes through a service referred to as CAMHS (Child and adolescent mental health services) which is partly … Continue reading →

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A place of mental safety

Posted on June 1, 2017 by ianchisnall

The promises from the political parties are clear – as mud. Mental health provision matters, but sadly there is little evidence of a thought through set of proposals from either Labour or the Conservatives. Read either of the manifestos and search … Continue reading →

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Lets have some real action

Posted on January 9, 2017 by ianchisnall

The news that our Prime Minister has woken up to the damage caused to men, women and especially adolescents and children by mental ill-health is of course very welcome. In terms of the speech she is due to make at … Continue reading →

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A well deserved award

Posted on October 10, 2016 by ianchisnall

Today is a special day, and this photo and the story of Sarah Gates help to remind us how important today is. Sarah has worked for Sussex Police in Crawley for ten years where she has been at the forefront … Continue reading →

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The need for face to face assessments

Posted on June 8, 2015 by ianchisnall

Police forces and other public services across the nation are all working intensively to find ways of meeting the needs of the communities they are intended to serve, in the most efficient manner. The pressure to save more money following several years … Continue reading →

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Command and Control Politics

Posted on March 28, 2015 by ianchisnall

This morning on BBC Radio4 Today Jeremy Hunt spoke in calm but bold terms about the changes that a Conservative Government would bring about in the NHS. He entirely ignored the point about previous broken promises and refused to be drawn … Continue reading →

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A mental health sticking plaster?

Posted on December 3, 2014 by ianchisnall

At the beginning of last week the Deputy Prime Minister’s Office announced that Nick Clegg is to establish and Chair a new task force that will involve a number of Government Ministers who will meet within days to examine to urgently examine the … Continue reading →

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