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£5m to tackle loneliness, improve wellbeing and recovery from COVID-19
Funding of £5m has been awarded to The National Academy for Social Prescribing (NASP) to help maintain people's health and wellbeing following the COVID-19...
The Wellbeing Business: exploring workplace mental health
The Wellbeing Business founder Zoe Eccleston speaks with HEQ about the importance of good mental health in the workplace.
Workplace health and wellbeing expert Zoe...
COVID-19 and mental health at work and school
The COVID-19 pandemic has created a growing mental health crisis.
Isolation, uncertainty, and fear have all been significant factors in worsening mental health during the...
Drug policy reform group urges Home Office to reschedule psilocybin
The Conservative Drug Policy Reform Group (CDPRG) has published a new report with the Adam Smith Institute outlining the potential medical benefits of psilocybin...
Telehealth and mental health in lockdown
Jo Hillier, Digital Clinical Lead at Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, speaks with HEQ about digital remote mental health support provision during the pandemic.
Health...
The benefits of remote consultation for mental health treatment
HEQ speaks with Kara Connect’s Thorbjorg Vigfusdóttir about the benefits of remote consultation in providing mental health treatment to young people.
Thorbjorg Vigfusdóttir, a cognitive...
Quarantine, telemedicine, and mental health in Iceland
Remote consultation may be the key to mental health treatment for young people.
The National University Hospital of Iceland (Landspítali) has adopted Kara Connect’s online...
Boosting mental health: patent filed for Omega-3 and CBD formulation
CanaQuest has filed a provisional Omega-3 and CBD formulation patent which aims to help address mental health.
CanaQuest, a company developing unique health products and...
Reduce esketamine price to manage treatment-resistant depression
Researchers are hoping their new paper will encourage policymakers, insurers, and healthcare leaders to work to reduce the price of esketamine nasal spray to...
Using trauma-informed care principles to deliver healthcare with telehealth
A new study has put forward outlines for the best methods of delivering healthcare through telehealth following the surge in its use during the...
Supporting frontline nurses’ mental health and wellbeing during COVID-19
The European Federation of Nurses Associations (EFN) and GAMIAN-Europe have released a joint statement calling for the prioritisation of frontline workers mental health and...
New review shows telehealth more effective for therapy delivery
A new review and analysis has demonstrated that telehealth delivery of cognitive behavioural therapy is more effective than face-to face.
The review, carried out by...
Could ibogaine offer a revolutionary long-term solution to addiction?
Derived from the iboga plant, ibogaine is a psychoactive compound that could have huge potential as a long-term solution to addiction. ATAI Life Sciences...
Virtual infection control and mental health education
The virtual Mental Health First Aid and Infection Control education courses have been created to help support people working or volunteering in the care...
Could arketamine be a breakthrough therapy for depression?
Clinical trials are being carried out to test the efficacy of arketamine as therapy for depression, with the aim of offering an alternative to...
UN gives recommendations on mental health support following COVID-19
COVID-19 is a physical health crisis that is straining healthcare systems across the globe, however, it is also having a severe impact on mental...
Remote mental health treatment for young people with depression
A new, remote mental health treatment that helps young people suffering from anxiety and depression will now be made available on the NHS.
The online...
Plant-based health solutions for weight and mental health management
Weight and mental health management can be difficult at the best of times, but COVID-19 is compounding these problems for many people, and there...
Young people in Europe are reporting mental health concerns
This week is Mental Health Awareness Week, and a new report from the World Health Organization has shown that young people in Europe are...
Digital therapy is an enabler, not a barrier, to mental health support
In this article Andy Blackwell, Chief Scientific Officer at Ieso Digital Health, discusses how digital therapy can be an enabler to mental health support.
Digital...