Mental health information and news from Community CareRead the latest mental health information and mental health news from Community Care.Campaigners blast 'shambles' that has left safe detention places empty- September 18, 2008 Campaigners blast 'shambles' that has left safe detention places empty. Report claims vulnerable people are placed in police cells because there is...http://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/09/18/109429/campaigners-blast-shambles-that-has-... Mental Health- September 17, 2008 Practice sectionhttp://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/09/17/105464/mental-health.html Elderly people with depression let down by the system- September 17, 2008 Depression among older people often goes untreated, but social care holds the key to keep it at bay, writes Mark Hunterhttp://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/09/17/109444/elderly-people-with-depression-let-d... Dementia strategy will fail without extra funding says sector- September 17, 2008 More funding needed to kick start dementia strategyhttp://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/09/17/109425/dementia-strategy-will-fail-without-... Cafcass chief moots virtual health centres for looked-after children- September 11, 2008 Cafcass chief executive Anthony Douglas is calling for the creation of virtual centres in every area to monitor the physical and mental health of looked-after children.http://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/09/11/109337/cafcass-chief-moots-virtual-health-c... Skilled care workers and sheep-shearers welcome- September 11, 2008 Other headlines in today's papers include: Gordon Brown to unveil fuel poverty package to help families with energy bills; Immigrants' centre set up to keep children out of detention to shuthttp://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/09/11/109378/skilled-care-workers-and-sheep-shear... News round up: Skilled care workers and sheep-shearers welcome- September 11, 2008 Other headlines in today's papers include: Gordon Brown to unveil fuel poverty package to help families with energy bills; Immigrants' centre set up to keep children out of detention to shuthttp://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/09/11/109376/news-round-up-skilled-care-workers-a... Healthcare Commission exposes community mental health gaps- September 11, 2008 The Healthcare Commission warned today of continuing gaps in the provision of essential community mental health services in its annual survey of users.http://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/09/11/109375/healthcare-commission-exposes-commun... IPCC finds 'intolerable' use of police cells for mental health patients- September 10, 2008 An Independent Police Complaints Commission study into the use of police powers under the 1983 Mental Health Act has found twice as many people are being held in cells as hospitals.http://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/09/10/109361/ipcc-finds-intolerable-use-of-police... Findings of a study on the supply of services to the disabled- September 10, 2008 Melanie Henwood reviews the findings of a study that will inform the government's aim of equality for disabled people by 2025http://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/09/10/109342/findings-of-a-study-on-the-supply-of... |