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Job Opportunity at Viewpoint
(24/07/2010)
Taste of Africa Event
(07/07/2010)
Summer 2010 Newsletter now available
(11/06/2010)
Herts Equality Council looking for trustees
(10/06/2010)
New Horizons: a shared vision for mental health
(12/12/2009)
New minority ethnic communities forums looking for recruits
(30/11/2009)
DISABILITY HATE CRIME: “WE MUST IMPROVE” SAYS HERTFORDSHIRE
(11/11/2009)
People with views on Psychological Therapies wanted
(12/10/2009)
Autumn 2009 Newsletter now available
(30/09/2009)
Troops' mental care failings 'national scandal'
(17/07/2009)
Watford Football event on Wednesday 17th June
(12/06/2009)
Monumental new band for local musician Bob Houlston
(26/05/2009)
Spring 2009 Newsletter now available
(07/05/2009)
Discover the power of Creativity in CMHR workshops
(09/02/2009)
Out now - CSIP Eastern e-bulletin No. 59
(06/02/2009)
Centre for Mental Health Recovery Training Prospectus
(06/02/2009)
Real People Real Power Conference
(06/02/2009)
Prison Reform Trust report criticises the number of mentally ill in jails
(04/02/2009)
Sainsbury Centre welcomes Time to Change campaign
(30/01/2009)
Out now - CSIP Eastern e-bulletin No. 58
(28/01/2009)
MP speaks up for Mental Health Advocacy
(16/01/2009)
The GP Patient Survey 2009 gets underway
(12/01/2009)
New 1 Day course on Cultural Competence available
(13/10/2008)
Voice Hearing drama make difference
(08/05/2008)
Ill health 'costs economy £100bn'
(17/03/2008)
Exercise classes for Mind in Mid Herts
(08/03/2008)
Britain 'is true Prozac Nation'
(08/02/2008)
Exercise aids depression, say GPs
(08/02/2008)
Work stress 'changes your body'
(23/01/2008)
Support for people with Bipolar in West Herts
(16/01/2008)
Mental Health Act FAQs
(15/01/2008)
HMN Launch
(15/01/2008)
Mind in Mid Herts AGM
(15/01/2008)
Bid to rescue Henderson Hospital
(14/01/2008)
Mind Week 08 - debt, poverty and mental health
(08/01/2008)
Mental health 'costs UK billions'
(13/12/2007)
Australian men find solace in a shed
(15/11/2007)
Big boost for local mental health services on the way
(08/11/2007)
Prison 'default' for mentally ill
(24/10/2007)
Illness mental at work: confronting the stigma
(11/10/2007)
More funds for talking therapies
(11/10/2007)
Rethink calls for action after report from Disability Rights Commission
(28/09/2007)
Stress at Work remains a big issue
(28/09/2007)
More people detained in secure hospitals
(10/09/2007)
Schizophrenia trials 'promising'
(05/09/2007)
People with mental health problems neglected globally
(05/09/2007)
Formula 1 star tells of bulimia battle
(21/08/2007)
Government releases mental health stigma information flim
(07/08/2007)
Recovery Conference - Transforming the Journey
(07/08/2007)
New mental health laws questioned
(07/08/2007)
New research shows economic case for mental health service investment
(03/08/2007)
Letchworth service users dig new garden
(02/08/2007)
Hertfordshire becomes a national pilot for talking therapy projects
(31/07/2007)
Hertfordshire Partnership Trust gets Foundation status!
(30/07/2007)
Cannabis 'raises psychosis risk'
(27/07/2007)
New consortium wins £18 million bid to fight growing problem of mental health discrimination
(25/07/2007)
Brain target for stress disorder
(17/07/2007)
Hewitt leaves Cabinet health job
(28/06/2007)
Child mental health ills 'rife'
(20/06/2007)
Compromise on mental health bill
(20/06/2007)
Supporting People Strategy Consultation
(05/06/2007)
Charities welcome talking therapy expansion but call for urgent extra investment
(21/05/2007)
Mind in South West Herts flies High for Mind Week!
(15/05/2007)
NHS computer hit by fresh glitch
(08/05/2007)
Award nod for mental health survivor
(24/04/2007)
Charles Walker MP stands up against stigma
(17/04/2007)
Funding boost for Anorexia research
(10/04/2007)
Disabled people 'suffer healthcare gap'
(10/04/2007)
SCOTLAND: Mental health fears 'kept secret'
(10/04/2007)
Hertfordshire ahead of the game
(28/03/2007)
Hertfordshire Partnership Trust governors elected
(23/03/2007)
SANE launch SANEMail
(20/03/2007)
Review of Independent Living Funds published today
(16/03/2007)
Social care hit by NHS deficits
(16/03/2007)
'Personal' health websites sought
(07/03/2007)
NHS closures approach challenged
(27/02/2007)
Suicidal girls calling for help
(26/02/2007)
Senior DoH staff 'dissatisfied'
(20/02/2007)
NHS 'paying too much for drugs'
(20/02/2007)
NHS deficits progress report due
(20/02/2007)
Ministers lose mental health vote
(20/02/2007)
Mental health law plan challenged
(19/02/2007)
New Job vacancy at the University of Hertfordshire
(13/02/2007)
Mental health nurses go on strike
(01/02/2007)
Viewpoint takes collection of new minibus!
(30/01/2007)
Patient forum changes 'will fail'
(25/01/2007)
Call for better NHS gambling help
(15/01/2007)
Mental health drugs overused
(15/01/2007)
Lords consider mental health laws
(09/01/2007)
Nurse shortage hits mental care
(08/01/2007)
Phobias 'to be cured on the web'
(04/01/2007)
VIEWPOINT AWARDS 2006
(14/12/2006)
Taste test 'may show depression'
(07/12/2006)
Scans may help predict schizophrenia
(07/12/2006)
Mental health row set to reopen
(15/11/2006)
Viewpoint AGM 2006
(13/11/2006)
More choice for better mental health...
(08/11/2006)
New job vacancy at Viewpoint
(06/11/2006)
Gene link to schizophrenia found
(30/10/2006)
Mental health services 'failing'
(02/10/2006)
Mental health units should not be exempt from smoking ban
(30/08/2006)
NHS: Serious shortcomings persist, says report
(14/08/2006)
Breaking down barriers for the Third Sector
(08/08/2006)
Money diverted from mental health, finds new survey
(08/08/2006)
Psychiatric hospital campaigners' bed push challenge
(08/08/2006)
Summer newsletter now available
(11/07/2006)
New East of England Strategic Health Authority formed
(05/07/2006)
Primary Care mental health pilot
(03/07/2006)
New guide to tackle self harm
(03/07/2006)
Ministers reveal welfare overhaul
(03/07/2006)
Hertfordshire clients and carers unite for their Services
(23/05/2006)
Local clients and carers to demonstrate against cuts
(10/05/2006)
Spring Newsletter now Available
(05/04/2006)
Hertfordshire faces significant cuts to mental health finances
(20/03/2006)
Churchill sculpture sparks uproar
(13/03/2006)
NHS '£750m in the red' this year
(13/03/2006)
Hewitt sticks to her guns as problems grow
(09/03/2006)
FEATURE: Friends tuk to the road
(05/03/2006)
Project cuts anti-depressant use
(03/03/2006)
Lack of access to 'talking therapies' leads to inappropriate use of Antidepressants
(02/03/2006)
Benefit assessment changes urged
(02/03/2006)
The Internet and Mental Health Research Project
(01/03/2006)
ARTICLE: The stigma of Psychiatric drugs
(01/03/2006)
FEATURE: AMERICA:- Understanding of mental illness is essential
(01/03/2006)
How design can be good for health
(24/02/2006)
Almost 80 MPs condemn mental health bill
(24/02/2006)
Information sharing critical in improving care for mental health clients
(24/02/2006)
Call to aid school mental health
(22/02/2006)
FEATURE: Experience of Self Harm (BEWARE, MAY TRIGGER)
(21/02/2006)
NHS is set to approve online therapy
(21/02/2006)
£2 billion to modernise NHS land, buildings and equipment
(20/02/2006)
FEATURE: New Zealand :- Community acute houses a positive trend
(13/02/2006)
Local band 'Lithium' Rock for mental health!
(06/02/2006)
Hertfordshire Partnership Trust launch new website!
(06/02/2006)
Have your say on the white paper in a webchat with No. 10 Downing Street
(06/02/2006)
Reward and Recognition - DoH guidlines on payment
(01/02/2006)
Better services and more choice, on your doorstep - new White Paper
(01/02/2006)
Porridge Makes you Happy?
(01/02/2006)
FEATURE: AMERICA:- Virtual Therapy
(27/01/2006)
Download site is in tune with mental health
(27/01/2006)
FEATURE: Depression And Anxiety Improve After Epilepsy Surgery
(25/01/2006)
FEATURE: Men recovering from mental health problems support in East London
(25/01/2006)
Reform should be supportive, not punitive says Mental Health Foundation
(25/01/2006)
Blair defends benefits shake-up
(24/01/2006)
Mind over matter: improving media reporting of mental health
(24/01/2006)
Viewpoint moves forwards with RSS!
(23/01/2006)
New rights under the Mental Capacity Act
(23/01/2006)
ARTICLE: Managing Bipolar Disorder
(23/01/2006)
GP cash plan in benefit shake-up
(23/01/2006)
Alzheimer's drugs policy reviewed
(23/01/2006)
Benefit reforms propose increased private sector role
(18/01/2006)
Comedy films 'good for the heart'
(17/01/2006)
FEATURE: ENGLAND:- ‘Change attitudes’ call on mental health
(16/01/2006)
Mental health link to diet change
(16/01/2006)
Stress busting campaign launched
(13/01/2006)
FEATURE: AMERICA:- Family education series on mental illness to be offered
(13/01/2006)
Confused about cannabis?
(12/01/2006)
Fish oil study at special school
(10/01/2006)
Burn out amongst mental health social workers
(09/01/2006)
Light cafe to beat winter blues
(09/01/2006)
FEATURE: AMERICA :- Kids with mental illness determined to succeed
(06/01/2006)
Patients and staff to benefit from £1.2 million programme to improve mental health hospitals
(05/01/2006)
Income Level May Predict Response To Depression Treatment
(05/01/2006)
Mental health overhaul demanded
(05/01/2006)
Countryside boosts mental health
(05/01/2006)
Concern as anti-depressant prescriptions rise by two million
(21/12/2005)
FEATURE AMERICA: On campus, confronting depression head-on
(19/12/2005)
Sex hormone boost for Alzheimer's
(14/12/2005)
Spirituality and Mental Health
(13/12/2005)
Football and Mental Health
(13/12/2005)
Crisis centres, retreats and "sanctuaries" should replace psychiatric hospitals, report urges
(13/12/2005)
Stress 'hinders healing process'
(06/12/2005)
FEATURE: AMERICA:- Training to help police officers aid mentally ill
(02/12/2005)
Let nurses nurse
(01/12/2005)
'Emotional literacy' to be taught
(29/11/2005)
FEATURE: AMERICA: - 'Shattered Ice'
(29/11/2005)
One in 10 pre-schoolers may be suffering mental illness
(29/11/2005)
Dolphin therapy fights depression
(28/11/2005)
Sense of failure: the scale of teenage self-harm
(28/11/2005)
Mums 'hide' post-natal depression
(28/11/2005)
GPs get obsessive disorder advice
(24/11/2005)
Access all ages art and creative writing competition
(22/11/2005)
Unexpected medication side effects reduces compliance
(22/11/2005)
Unhappy workers 'at illness risk'
(18/11/2005)
Cybertherapy effective for depression
(17/11/2005)
Website support for self-harmers
(17/11/2005)
Autumn 2005 Newsletter now online!
(15/11/2005)
Plans unveiled to resolve "tensions" between psychiatrists and patients
(15/11/2005)
CHINA: Police and teachers taught to identify mental problems
(15/11/2005)
Cancer Patients' Mental Health Untreated
(15/11/2005)
AMERICA: Crisis Intervention team teaches emergency response skills
(14/11/2005)
CHINA: Draft law on mental health in the work place
(11/11/2005)
Can Cannabis treble the risk of developing Schizophrenia?
(11/11/2005)
Call for longer GP surgery hours
(11/11/2005)
Nurse and pharmacist prescribing powers extended
(11/11/2005)
Exhibition focuses on 'journey through depression'
(07/11/2005)
NHS staff stress rife, bosses say
(02/11/2005)
Web psychotherapy 'just as good'
(01/11/2005)
Met admits stigmatising mentally ill
(27/10/2005)
Promoting the Public's Mental Health: a changing mentality
(27/10/2005)
Medicines which affect the mind: a guide for service users
(25/10/2005)
European Commission adopts Green Paper on mental health
(24/10/2005)
Mental health essential for healthy heart
(24/10/2005)
Alarm over student health
(24/10/2005)
£130 million to be invested nationally in mental health
(24/10/2005)
World Mental Health Day 2005!
(25/09/2005)
Summer 2005 Newsletter now available!
(21/07/2005)
Sea view helps cut stress levels
(20/07/2005)
Teen girls have healthier stress response than boys
(19/07/2005)
Mental Health Bill Concessions Fail To Meet Serious Concerns, Says Alliance
(18/07/2005)
Draft Mental Health Bill: Royal College of Psychiatrists disappointed at Government's response
(18/07/2005)
Next steps for Mental Health Bill
(13/07/2005)
Antidepressants induce remission in most patients
(13/07/2005)
Key targets hit in mental health reform programme
(12/07/2005)
Questions don't provoke suicide thoughts
(11/07/2005)
Child early intervention programmes make for healthier adults
(07/07/2005)
Problem gamblers share personality profiles of substance abusers
(06/07/2005)
And now it's ... MadforPoetry!
(05/07/2005)
New funding boost to 'Food and Mood' resources
(04/07/2005)
Petting Puppies Puts People in Positive Moods
(01/07/2005)
Chronic stress is bad for the brain
(01/07/2005)
Depression link to tiny babies
(01/07/2005)
Psychiatrists should read more novels to understand patients, conference hears
(01/07/2005)
Mental health care 'not holistic'
(29/06/2005)
We are happier in the summer
(29/06/2005)
Girls' autism 'under-diagnosed'
(29/06/2005)
Playing music can keep you healthy
(28/06/2005)
Mental health charity warns of consequences of online gambling
(28/06/2005)
'Brain pacemaker' lifts depression
(28/06/2005)
WATFORD - Volunteers dig deep to create a new garden
(23/06/2005)
Sleep studied as potential treatment for depression
(22/06/2005)
Your views on smokefree public places
(21/06/2005)
New moves to spot mental illness
(20/06/2005)
Technology's gentle touch helps ease dementia
(17/06/2005)
Healthy employees walk to work
(16/06/2005)
Fish maintain your Brain
(16/06/2005)
Women urged to get up and go for mental health!
(16/06/2005)
Call for bereavement therapy
(16/06/2005)
Psychological distress common in heart patients
(15/06/2005)
Call for mental health rethink
(15/06/2005)
Guidance sought on drugs labelling
(14/06/2005)
Mental health 'must be priority'
(14/06/2005)
Winterton announces next steps in boosting patient involvement in NHS services
(09/06/2005)
Repainting the picture
(08/06/2005)
Workforce Health and Well-being must be a priority for business
(07/06/2005)
Unemployed given jobs in NHS report huge health improvement
(07/06/2005)
'The Archers' wins mental health award
(06/06/2005)
Jackie Chan throws his weight behind mental health campaign
(06/06/2005)
Computer programmes are to be used to defeat depression
(06/06/2005)
Public mental health should no longer be nobody's business, says SCMH
(03/06/2005)
Fatty acids may be key to unlock autism
(02/06/2005)
Garden theory over mental health
(02/06/2005)
Clients' project is a blooming sucess!
(02/06/2005)
SANE's spokes-woman!
(01/06/2005)
Schizophrenia more common in developed nations
(01/06/2005)
Kelly Holmes 'reveals self-harm plague'
(01/06/2005)
Motherwell FC back mental health campaign
(26/05/2005)
Child with autism reaches Junior Mastermind Final
(24/05/2005)
Americans use net to stay healthy
(24/05/2005)
Mental Health Foundation launches site for 16-25 year olds
(23/05/2005)
Badly managed workplace stress costs Britain billions
(17/05/2005)
'Hearing voices' group set up for people who are deaf
(16/05/2005)
Investing in Your Mental Health - Consultation begins
(11/05/2005)
Summertime - An online mental health survey
(27/04/2005)
Mental Fight Club exhibition: To the Lighthouse (and back)
(08/04/2005)
Depression 'top sick leave cause'
(08/04/2005)
Depression Alliance prepares for National Depression Week
(05/04/2005)
NIMHE tackle stigma with SHIFT campaign
(05/04/2005)
Mental Health Alliance welcomes scrutiny committee report into Draft Mental Health Bill
(30/03/2005)
Calls for GPs to prescribe excercise for depression
(29/03/2005)
Stuart Baker Brown treks to Everest to combat stigma
(15/03/2005)
Emerging Best Practises In Mental Health Recovery
(05/03/2005)
Local Libraries for Learning
(22/02/2005)
People with depression to be protected against discrimination
(22/02/2005)
Major review of mental health nursing announced
(10/02/2005)
Find out about the new HPT service user Council
(04/02/2005)
Service User wanted for Reseach & Development Committee
(02/02/2005)
Guardian article re American style restraint:straps and spit guards. Join the debate
(02/02/2005)
Success story for self-help
(02/02/2005)
Take part in a short television film for MadforArts
(24/01/2005)
UK signs up to World Health Organisation declaration on Mental Health
(17/01/2005)
World Mental Health Day in Watford
(02/12/2004)
Viewpoint Website Countdown!
(16/11/2004)
Investing in Your Mental Health
(11/11/2004)