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07 Dec 2021

Serious case reviews after deaths of twins

Serious case reviews into the deaths of teenage twins Sam and Chris Gould were published today, which found multiple failures by a range of differing agencies.

Their parents, Ian Gould and Jane Cannon, said that their daughters’ lives could have been saved had numerous chances not been missed by the …

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01 Dec 2021

CQC survey finds mental health care ‘poorest for years’

An annual survey from the Care Quality Commission (CQC), has found that people’s experiences of mental health care continue to be poor, with people’s experience of some areas of care at their lowest point in eight years.

The CQC’s Community Mental Health Survey shows that nearly half of respondents reported that their mental health …

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23 Nov 2021

Support SANE this Christmas – make one donation with twice the impact

We are delighted to be taking part in this year’s Big Give Christmas Challenge – the online match funding campaign that runs from midday on Tuesday 30 November until midday on Tuesday 7 December. During this time donations made to SANE through our Big Give campaign page will be doubled!

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10 Nov 2021

Understanding cannabis – its history and uses

Cannabis, also known as marijuana, weed, hashish, ganja and puff among other names, is a psychoactive drug from the Cannabis plant. Its uses for fabric and rope dates back to the Neolithic age in China and Japan but how and why can long-term use of cannabis lead to dependence, addiction …

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05 Nov 2021

Understanding the impact of cannabis on young minds

SANE has long campaigned for more research into the effects of using cannabis, as an unknown proportion of people who are vulnerable to mental illness will develop terrifying psychotic symptoms, leading to lifelong mental health issues.

In 1999, Terry Hammond’s son was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia following excessive exposure to …

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05 Nov 2021

SANE is launching a new website

We are thrilled to announce SANE’s new website will soon be launched. It will have improved functionality and navigation, an upgraded Support Forum and will be fully optimised for use on mobile devices.

Over the last year we have been working with a website development team to upgrade and update …

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03 Nov 2021

End-of-life care and assisted dying

Baroness Meacher has introduced a private member’s bill in the House of Lords to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales for people who are terminally ill, mentally competent and who have less than six months to live.

Marjorie Wallace, SANE’s Chief Executive, has given her views on this proposed …

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20 Oct 2021

Friends take on 50km trek for SANE

Two friends recently took on a mighty challenge in aid of SANE. Ross and Richard trekked an incredible 50km across South Wales’ Brecon Beacons as part of TrekFest and raised an incredible £2,904.

Mental Health in an Unequal World

The theme this year for World Mental Health Day was ‘Mental …

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18 Oct 2021

How music helped a rapper cope with BPD

When Wayne was diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) he had to “learn how to rewire his brain”. This meant finding new ways to process his thoughts and fears to help him cope with this mental health condition. This was when he turned to music.

“At the age of 28 …

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10 Oct 2021

World Mental Health Day – A Lost and Lonely Generation

The theme of this year’s World Mental Health Day is ‘Mental Health in an Unequal World’, which was chosen by a global vote of members and supporters of the World Federation for Mental Health.

The inequalities with access to mental health services

The theme highlights areas which SANE has been …

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