Law schools should offer on-campus counseling services (i.e., at the law school rather than at the main university) and other mental health resources and widely advertise them through all course ...

January 29, 2025 • Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced senators today in a contentious confirmation hearing to serve as Health and Human Services Secretary under President Trump. He's a former Democrat ...

We expect you to meet the standards of practice and conduct outlined in the Code of Practice for Mental Health (PDF 147 KB). The application process takes around six to eight weeks. It can take longer ...

The MSc in Mental Health and Mental Capacity Law provides the required training for social workers to undertake the role of Approved Social Worker under the Mental Health (Northern Ireland) Order 1986 ...

In vivid ways, these two incidents contain the troubling intersection of mental health and gun violence at ... down to strengthening the state's gun laws to keep children, families, schools ...

Jan. 28, 2025 — Schizophrenia is a serious mental disorder that affects around 1% of the world's population. Researchers have identified a deficit in contrast perception in people with ...

Mental health charity LawCare has launched its Life in the Law 2025 surveys. Two surveys, one for individuals in the legal sector and another for organisations such as firms, chambers and in-house ...

Those with mental health conditions may be labeled, stereotyped, or discriminated against as a result. For example, someone with a mental health condition may be called “crazy” or “dangerous”.

Jan. 23, 2025 — Adults who have been diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may be living shorter lives than they should, finds a new ...

Hochul said that she’ll push to expand laws that provide court-ordered outpatient treatment for people deemed to be in need of mental health services. On the 18th Street platform where the ...

We also pointed out that policy makers would need to consider how the Mental Health Act 1983 and Mental Capacity (Amendment) Act 2019 overlap. We've highlighted the need for reform to uphold the rule ...

In the latest attempt to address a worsening youth mental health crisis ... package — composed of four separate but interconnected laws — aims to create more “safe, structured” spaces ...