Category Archives: NAMI

“enough is enough” to government on Deaf mental health services

Two bitter blows have been dealt to the Deaf community this week. The Deaf Health Charity SignHealth says “enough is enough.” Recently, NHS England said it wanted to scrap the Clinical Reference Group on Deaf Mental …

SignHealth says “enough is enough” to government on Deaf mental …

'Mental health services for Deaf people are already shockingly poor. These announcements make a bad situation worse. Most Deaf people do not have access to psychological therapies on the same basis as hearing people.

Labour challenges Cameron's record after £1bn mental health pledge

Luciana Berger, shadow Cabinet minister for mental health, said the funding, due to be in place by 2020, was necessary but called on Ministers to ensure they maintain the political will to tackle problems in NHS care.

Disability Rights Fund – News articles – GOV.UK

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'The PTSD stems from this dirty work': new film documents regretful …

Speaking at the Berlin film festival, documentarian Sonia Kennebeck discusses her Wim Wenders-produced film National Bird, which reveals widespread post-traumatic stress disorder among employees of the US's drone …