Community Health

April Bulletin

With thanks to our colleagues from Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust please find the latest bulletin attached. Some articles are freely accessible, others require an Open Athens account. For support accessing any of the articles, please contact academic.library@lscft.nhs.uk

Library Bulletin

Community Mental Health

With thanks to our colleagues at Greater Manchester Mental Health Trust, the latest edition of the Community Mental Health Bulletin is now available to view and download.

Some articles are freely accessible, others may require an Open Athens account. For any support accessing any literature please contact academic.library@lscft.nhs.uk .

Library Bulletin

Community Mental Health

The current bulletin for Community Mental Health, produced by our colleagues at Greater Manchester Mental Health Trust, is now available to view and download.

You may need an Open Athens account to access the full text articles. For any support setting this up please contact: academic.library@lscft.nhs.uk

Library Bulletin

Community mental health services

The June bulletin for Community mental health services, produced by Merseycare NHS Foundation Trust, are now available to view and download.

For support accessing any of the articles within the bulletins please contact: academic.library@lscft.nhs.uk

Library Bulletin

Community mental health services

With thanks to our colleagues at Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust the April bulletin for community mental heath services is now available to view and download.

The links to abstracts have been activated in this bulletin and if you click on the title, it will lead you to the abstract.  

Some of the references contained in the bulletin may be an Open Access reference, which will be available for you download and some may be available to download via a LSCFT Athens Account login. Some of the references may be an abstract only, and the full text will have to be requested directly from the library- please contact academic.library@lscft.nhs.uk with your request.  

Library Bulletins

Mental health current awareness

The current bulletins for Bipolar DisorderSerious Mental IllnessCommunity Mental Health and Perinatal Mental Health, produced by Greater Manchester Mental Health Trust, are now available to view and download.

For support accessing any of the articles within the bulletins please contact: academic.library@lscft.nhs.uk

Library Bulletins

Mental health current awareness

The current bulletins for Bipolar DisorderSerious Mental IllnessCommunity Mental Health and Perinatal Mental Health, produced by Greater Manchester Mental Health Trust, are now available to view and download.

For support accessing any of the articles within the bulletins please contact: academic.library@lscft.nhs.uk

Library Bulletins

Mental health current awareness

The current bulletins for Bipolar DisorderSerious Mental Illness, Community Mental Health and Perinatal Mental Health, produced by Greater Manchester Mental Health Trust, are now available to view and download.

For support accessing any of the articles within the bulletins please contact: academic.library@lscft.nhs.uk

Library Bulletins

Mental health current awareness

The current bulletins for Bipolar Disorder, Serious Mental IllnessPerinatal Mental Health and Community Mental Health, produced by Greater Manchester Mental Health Trust, are now available to view and download.

For support accessing any of the articles within the bulletins please contact: academic.library@lscft.nhs.uk

Men’s Health Week

Trying Something New – Improving boys’ and young men’s mental health through sports and creative activities

Boys and young men can face multiple barriers to accessing mental health support, including gender stereotypes which generate stigma around seeking help, concerns around showing vulnerability, and less positive attitudes towards mental health services. The Covid-19 pandemic has had a profound effect on boys’ and young men’s stress and anxiety levels, and this has been particularly marked for young men experiencing racial injustice.

‘Thriving Not Just Surviving’ was a three-year programme funded by Comic Relief to deliver community-based mental health support tailored to the needs of boys and young men. Trying something new is based on Centre for Mental Health’s evaluation of this programme and provides insights into what works when supporting boys and young men.

Read more and download the report here