Making Mental Notes is a community website and podcast created and contributed to by a group of people living in Cambridge, UK, who have experience of Mental & Emotional Health issues. Use the menu at the top of the page or choose a new section with the menu on the right.
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Welcome to our new site, we're going to be posting our radio podcast here plus videos, articles & links- stayed tuned! The MMN Team [...]
Read MoreYounger people 'worry more about loneliness'
One in 10 Britons often feel lonely, and those aged 18-34 are more likely to worry about being isolated than older adults, according to a Read More
Student found dead had been depressed
A Cambridge University student who was being treated for depression in a psychiatric hospital was found dead on a railway track, an inquest heard. For full article click here. With thanks to the Cambridge Evening News [...]
Read MoreFrank Bruno backs the Sunday Mirror’s new mental health campaign
The ex-boxer is one of thousands of men, women and children who have been hit by illnesses such as depression and bipolar disorder Click here for full article With thanks to Mirror online
Read MorePsychiatry divided as mental health ‘bible’ denounced
The world’s biggest mental health research institute is abandoning the new version of psychiatry’s “bible” – the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, questioning its validity and stating that “patients with mental disorders deserve better”. Click here for full article With thanks to NewScientist Health online
Read MoreManchester’s Unsung Heroes: Charity campaigners crusade against mental health stigma and discrimination
Mental health problems are sometimes brushed under the carpet, but tackling the stigma surrounding the illness is something that a Greater Manchester charity is trying to tackle. Click here for full article With thanks to Mancunian Matters online
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