Young people in the midst of a mental health crisis need to have attempted suicide several times before they get a bed in an inpatient unit in England, a report has revealed. Admission criteria for beds in child and adolescent mental health units are now so tight that even very vulnerable under-18s who pose a … Read more
Young people in the midst of a mental health crisis need to have attempted suicide several times before they get a bed in an inpatient unit in England, a report has revealed. Admission criteria for beds in child and adolescent mental health units are now so tight that even very vulnerable under-18s who pose a … Read more
British playwright and screenwriter Hanif Kureishi, who suffered a fall a day after Christmas during a walk, twisted his neck and injured the top of his spine. On regaining consciousness, he found himself “in a pool of blood”. Though it is still unclear if he will ever be able to walk or write again, The … Read more
LOCAL TD Deputy Michael Collins TD has said he is ‘furious’ at the news today that the HSE is withdrawing its appeal against the mental health commission’s decision to close beds in Bantry Hospital’s mental health unit. ‘This decision paves the way for bed closures in the much-needed Bantry mental health unit from 18 beds … Read more
Access to critical mental health care on the Gold Coast will soon be bolstered with work to begin this year on a new major 40-bed mental health facility, the Palaszczuk Government has announced. Concept images available here: https://bit.ly/3VMSt7u Palaszczuk Government Minister Meaghan Scanlon said today the tender to build the Gold Coast University Hospital’s new … Read more
Oklahoma County commissioners on Tuesday approved a proposal that authorizes spending up to $40 million to help build a facility that would provide medical and mental health services to Oklahoma County’s future detention center detainees and potentially other county residents. The money comes from an allocation of more than $150 million in Oklahoma County received … Read more
‘This is not just a Midland problem. It’s a provincial problem, it’s a Canadian problem. These are new beds that we need in the region,’ says official Local residents are underserved in one key area of healthcare. And that’s something the folks at Georgian Bay General Hospital (GBGH) say they want to change. The Midland … Read more
‘The first patient I saw here was for concerns of self-harm,’ GBGH chief of staff says. ‘Since then, not a shift goes by that I haven’t seen someone here under the Mental Health Act’ Local residents are underserved in one key area of healthcare. And that’s something the folks at Georgian Bay General Hospital say … Read more
A new report out this week laid out the life-or-death problems facing Virginia’s Community Services Board’s (CSB) Behavioral Health Services and the people who use those services, and laid out suggested fixes to address those issues. The Virginia nonpartisan Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission’s (JLARC) 136-page report, “CSB Community Services Board Behavioral Health Services,” … Read more
Have something to say? Lookout welcomes letters to the editor, within our policies, from readers. Guidelines here. Local police officers and sheriff’s deputies responded to nearly 600 mental health-related 911 calls over a 2½-month period this summer, according to a new report that is the first to analyze how different law enforcement agencies across Santa … Read more