This Week in Mental Health

In case you missed it... here are a selection of this week's leading stories around mental health policy and practice.

Week ending Friday, 31st May.

Top story

Our top story this week:

BACP - Developing a single-session outcome measure using natural language processing on digital mental health transcripts

This new research report explores Kooth's ground-breaking single-session outcomes measurement protocol, known as SWAN-OM (Session Wants And Needs Outcome Measure), as an effective measurement tool for adults in mental health therapy.

The implications of this research report validate Kooth and Qwell's (Kooth's service for adults) approach and underscores the value that just one session of counselling can deliver for adults.

More top stories

The Times -?233 killings: innocent victims of the collapse in mental health care

BBC News - Mental health cited for pupils missing school

BBC News -?'We want to remove the stigma of reaching out for help'

Yahoo! -?Outdated perceptions and practices fuelling mental health crisis, new Economist Impact study reveals

Yahoo! -?Mental health care failings exposed after Leicester university student, 18, dies by suicide

The Independent -?Trebling?social media tax could fund mental health care in schools, say Lib Dems

The Mirror -?Study reveals Gen Z feels a stark disconnect between online and offline personas

Schools Week -?Over 330,000 children waiting for mental health support – Lib Dems

The Guardian -?String of killings have put spotlight on adequacy of mental health care in UK

The Guardian -?‘A place that made sense’: Minecraft is 15 years old and still changing lives

The Guardian -?‘The darkest period of my life’: I struggled to breastfeed – then a drug sent me spiralling

BBC News -?Mum's 'fight' for mental health support for autistic son

Malvern Observer -?Worcestershire's community mental health services rated among best in England

The Herald -?Celtic defender reveals why he has taken to 'hiding in the shadows'

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