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Moving People Is Changing Its Name To 'Time To Change' (Medical News Today)
You may have heard that Moving People, the major anti-discrimination programme in mental health, has been looking for a new name - and you may have helped find one by taking part in one of our surveys. The programme, in which Mind is a partner along with Mental Health Media, Rethink and the Institute of Psychiatry, is now delighted to be able to unveil our new identity - Time to Change.
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Africans Must Curb Harmful Use Of Alcohol (Medical News Today)
African countries have been called upon to curb the harmful use of alcohol, a practice which experts say poses a serious threat to the Region's health and development efforts. The call was made in Yaoundé, Cameroon, by the WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr Luis Sambo, in a report to the annual meeting of health ministers from 46 countries which constitute the WHO African Region.
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High Incidence Of Mental Disorders Revealed In Young Offender Institutions (Medical News Today)
Adolescent girls in young offender institutions are particularly vulnerable to depression, a large-scale study led by Oxford University has shown. The researchers have found incidences of mental health problems in both boys and girls are many times greater in juvenile detention centres than in the general population.
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Germanton Man Charged With Kidnapping, Sexual Assault (WXII-TV Winston-Salem)
Anthony Davin Bowers, 18, of 1046 Styers Road, Germanton, has been arrested and charged with one count of kidnapping and one count of sexual offense.
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Parents worry more about kids' mental health (The Jackson Sun)
Parents of about 15 percent of kids spoke to school staff or health care providers about their children’s emotional and behavior problems in the last year, according to a survey out Wednesday, the first ever to gauge the issue.
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Children With TVs In Their Room Sleep Less (Medical News Today)
Middle school children who have a television or computer in their room sleep less during the school year, watch more TV, play more computer games and surf the net more than their peers who don't - reveals joint research conducted by the University of Haifa and Jezreel Valley College. The research, conducted by Prof. Yael Latzer and Dr. Tamar Shochat of the University of Haifa and Prof.
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Low Birth-Weight Associated With Psychiatric Problems In Children (Medical News Today)
There appears to be a higher risk for psychiatric disturbance in the childhood and young adult years in babies with low birth-weight, in comparison with those of normal birth-weight, according to a report released on September 1, 2008 in the Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
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Low Birth Weight Children Appear At Higher Risk Of Psychiatric Disturbances (Science Daily)
Low-birth-weight children appear to be at higher risk for psychiatric disturbances from childhood through high school than normal-birth-weight children, according to a new report. In addition, low-birth-weight children from urban communities may be more likely to have attention problems than suburban low-birth-weight children.
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Low-Birth Weight Kids at Risk for Mental Problems (Psych Central)
A new study finds low-birth-weight children appear to be at higher risk for psychiatric disturbances — from childhood through high school — than normal-birth-weight children. In addition, low-birth-weight children from urban communities may be more likely to have attention problems than suburban low-birth-weight children. The report is found in the September issue of Archives of [...]
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Help wanted ad for nanny (WABC-TV New York)
Help-wanted ad for nanny. Mom says her kids are a pain.
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