Making Mental Notes Radio Broadcast 29 April 2012
Making Mental Notes is delighted to announce that our next programme about carers for people with dementia and other mental health illnesses, will be broadcast on Sunday 29 April 2012 from 12pm-1pm, on Cambridge 105 (Cambridge Community Radio Station) The programme will feature an interview with Dr Susan Welsh, Consultant Psychiatrist and Clinical Director for [...]
Read MoreSuicide Rate Linked to Mental Health Care
Researchers from the University of Manchester have discovered for the first time that suicide rates have come down after authorities introduced 24-hour crisis teams and other health measures in England and Wales. Click here for full article. With thanks to International Business Times online.
Read MoreThe daily challenges faced by carers
There are around two million people who care for a sick or disabled relative in Britain. Click here for full article. With thanks to Wales online.
Read MoreInitiative helps dementia carers train in empathy
A new training initiative is helping dementia carers empathise with those they look after. Goggles that distort vision, gloves that reduce the sense of touch, and loud white noise – just three things which create a sense of frustration, confusion and loss of control. By evoking the feelings of what it might be like to have dementia, [...]
Read More200,000 ‘help mentally ill parents’
Up to 200,000 young people in the UK are thought to be caring for a parent with severe mental health problems, a report said. Click here for full article. With thanks to Cambridge News online.
Read MoreDementia training puts care staff in residents’ shoes
Training care staff how it feels to have dementia has helped tackle overdependence on antipsychotic drugs. Click here for full article. With thanks to Guardian online.
Read MoreUpdate to Dementia Blog
Check out my latest blog entry on living with and caring for my mother who has dementia. You can find it under “Real Stories”.
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