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The Nepal Family Health Survey 1996, Nepal Demographic and Health Surveys, and World Health Organization estimations over time have shown that neonatal mortality in Nepal has been decreasing at a slower rate than infant and child mortality. The Nepal Demographic and Health Survey 2011 has shown 33 neonatal deaths per 1,000 live births, which ...
In 2006 the Mental Health Policy Group at the LSE published 'The Depression Report', commonly referred to as the Layard Report, advocating for the expansion of psychotherapy on the NHS. [ 24 ] [ 25 ] This facilitated the development of IAPT initiatives, [ 26 ] including two demonstration sites (pilot studies) and then training schemes for new ...
In June 2022, the department published the Draft Mental Health Bill, stating the government's intention to modernise the existing Mental Health Act 1983. [ 9 ] In September 2022, the incoming Truss ministry divided the mental health and care portfolios and appointed Caroline Johnson to the former, with responsibility for mental health and ...
Current policy in England is based on the Green Paper (2017) and the NHS Mental Health Implementation Plan (2019). It focuses on mental health promotion, mental ill-health prevention and early intervention, workforce expansion, community-based mental support teams (including school-based mental health workers), and 24/7 crisis services.
In October 2014, NHS England and the Department of Health jointly published Achieving Better Access to Mental Health Services by 2020 [6] as part of the government’s extended commitment to achieving parity of esteem for mental and physical health. The publication was based on and led to further key initiatives and policy documents that ...
Rethink Mental Illness, represented by its Chief Executive Mark Winstanley, was a member of the independent Mental Health Taskforce [4] and is currently the chair of NHS England’s Independent Advisory and Oversight Group on Mental Health which advises NHS England on the strategic direction of its mental health programme. Rethink Mental ...
The increasing trend in suicide is a major public health concern in Nepal. [3] [4] [5] Often suicide indicates an underlying mental health problem or acute stress. [6] [7] Increased access to timely and effective mental health services is associated with a decreased risk of suicide.
The Association of Mental Health Providers (AMHP), known until May 2017 as Mental Health Providers Forum (MHPF), [1] is a registered charity based in London [nb 1] and the representative body for voluntary and community sector mental health organisations in England and Wales, working nationally and regionally to influence practice and policy.