Month: February 2024

Young people are now more likely to experience a common mental disorder than any other age group – a complete reversal compared to two decades ago when they were least likely to, according to a report by the Resolution Foundation. It says the economic consequences are also greatest for those whose poor mental comes together with poor educational outcomes, with one-in-three young non-graduates with a common mental disorder being currently workless.

The 2024 National Confidential Inquiry into Suicide and Safety in Mental Health has been published. The report is based on people aged 10 and above who died by suicide between 2011 and 2021 across all of the UK addition to findings and contains key messages relating to mental health patient suicides and acute mental health care; suicide by patients following one-off assessment; suicide by autistic people and/or patients with ADHD; suicide by inpatients aged under 25; suicide by students in England and Wales; and patients who died by suicide in public locations.

NCISH | Annual report 2024: UK patient and general population data 2011-2021 (manchester.ac.uk)

The latest Eating Disorders bulletin produced by the Library Services team at Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust is now available. For the first time, where articles are available directly through e journals access resource Browzine for LSCFT staff, Browzine links are available. If you are unable to access any of the included links please contact academic.library@lscft.nhs.uk.

NHS England has published a framework summarising commissioning guidance for mental health inpatient services.

NHS England » Commissioning framework for mental health inpatient services

A report from think tank the IPPR has found progress on diagnosing and treating cardiovascular disease has stalled. It is calling on government to implement a recovery plan for progress on the disease.

Broken hearted: A spotlight paper on cardiovascular disease | IPPR