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07 Apr 2021

1 in 3 survivors of severe Covid diagnosed with mental health condition

One in three people who were severely ill with coronavirus were subsequently diagnosed with a neurological or psychiatric condition within six months of infection, a study has found.

The study, which was published in the Lancet Psychiatry, found that these diagnoses were more common in Covid-19 patients than among those …

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08 Mar 2021

UCL RUMS Badminton Team raise £1,530 for SANE

In January, RUMS Badminton organised an event called “Blue January”. Participants were asked to exercise during the whole month to raise awareness of mental health and fundraise in aid of SANE. The students raised £1,530! 

Everyone at SANE thanks the students of University College London (UCL), particularly the UCL Badminton …

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27 Jan 2021

Schizophrenia is risk factor for Covid-19 death

Schizophrenia may be one of the highest risk factors for dying from COVID-19, second only to age, according to a new study. 

Previous studies had found that people with mental illnesses, particularly depression and schizophrenia had a higher risk of becoming infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. But …

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27 Jan 2021

New study on the mental health of Generation Z

The Education Policy Institute (EPI) and The Prince’s Trust have today published a major study on the mental health and wellbeing of young people in Generation Z.

The research shows that while the wellbeing of all young people declines by the end of their teenage years and that there is …

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13 Jan 2021

SANE Comment on Reforming the Mental Health Act

Please find below comment from Marjorie Wallace, chief executive of the mental health charity SANE, on the Reforming the Mental Health Act White Paper:

“What is staggering is that 30 years ago, over ninety per cent of patients in psychiatric hospitals were voluntary while today almost fifty per cent have had to …

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08 Dec 2020

Lunar Shooter supports SANE with new album

SANE is delighted to announce that long-time supporter Lunar Shooter has released a new album with all royalties going to support the charity. 

Reflections is available by digital download and shows that whatever challenges you face, schizophrenia need not stifle creativity. As implied by the name, aim high and anything …

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02 Dec 2020

Marjorie Wallace joins Jeremy Paxman on The Lock In podcast

In the latest episode of Jeremy Paxman’s podcast series, The Lock In, Marjorie Wallace, SANE’s CEO, describes the “winter of the mind” that so many have experienced as a consequence of the lockdowns.

“We’ve had a lot of fear, a lot of loneliness.”

This wide-ranging discussion with other experts and …

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30 Nov 2020

SANE welcomes Linden Centre Parliamentary Debate

Marjorie Wallace, Chief Executive of SANE, comments on the parliamentary debate today on whether there should be a statutory public inquiry into the deaths of Matthew Leahy and 24 other patients at the Linden Centre, a secure mental health unit in Chelmsford, Essex:

“SANE welcomes this important milestone in the …

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23 Nov 2020

Can £500m for mental health transform services?

Marjorie Wallace, Chief Executive of SANE, comments on mental health spending in the Chancellor’s forthcoming Spending Review:

“The additional £500 million to support mental health services in England is welcome, but crisis care is still desperately under-resourced and despite government pledges patients are still being shunted across the country to …

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19 Nov 2020

Hope with Anxiety – Myths and truths

Anxiety is a familiar word, one which seems hard to escape from in today’s busy world. It affects more than 280 million people worldwide from all walks of life, and can be a completely debilitating and isolating mental illness.

In her book, Hope with Anxiety, SANE Champion Lynn Crilly brings …

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