Category " Good Practice"

I have begun to use Twitter http://twitter.com/elainehanzak as another way to make connections and spread awareness and reduce stigma around postnatal illness. Last night I did a topic search on postpartum depression to pick up US links. I was thrilled to find this link which informed me that my American contact Diana Lynn Barnes, who […]

Thank you to Jill from Mental Health in Higher Education for the following information Have a look around the New Ways of Working website: http://www.newwaysofworking.org.uk/ One bit I was very pleased to see was • Service users and carers should be actively involved in the development and delivery of training and education, and as partners […]

Have you seen this? Welcome to the Care Quality Commission – the new independent regulator of health, mental health and social care The Care Quality Commission (CQC) launches today bringing together the independent regulation of health and adult social care in England. We will build on the work of our predecessors, the Commission for Social […]

I must recommend Mental Health in Higher Education www.mhhe.heacademy.ac.uk especially their excellent newsletter which has many events and information to anyone involved in the field. See here for the latest and previous editions of mhhenews: http://www.mhhe.heacademy.ac.uk/mhhenews Keep up the great work Jill and team! Elaine www.hanzak.com

Earlier this year I spoke at an event from which I have this update. A report ‘Maternal Mental Health for the Wellbeing of Families in Doncaster: Recommendations’ has been produced based on the recommendations developed by wide range of professionals during Stakeholder event held on 23rd of January 2009 and it is available here: http://www.doncasterpct.nhs.uk/documents/MMHReport2009Recommendations.pdf […]