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25 Jul 2022

Schizophrenia is becoming less forgotten but there remains much to do

Despite heartening progress in mental health awareness and some advances in treatments, the lives of those affected by schizophrenia are still in the slow lane.

Many services remain ill-equipped to provide consistency of care and there is still a lack of knowledge and fear surrounding a diagnosis. People often receive …

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22 Jul 2022

SANE congratulates Rethink Mental Illness on 50th anniversary celebrations

As Rethink Mental Illness marks its 50th anniversary, people affected by mental health conditions, including families and carers, as well as campaigners owe a great deal to the charity’s remarkable work.

Rethink Mental Illness was founded in 1972 by John Pringle, when it was originally known as The National Schizophrenia …

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04 Jul 2022

Draft Mental Health Bill is a major step forward

The Government has published a draft Mental Health Bill to amend and modernise the Mental Health Act. The bill seeks to take forward recommendations made by the Independent Review of the act led by Professor Sir Simon Wessely. These were subsequently taken forward in the government’s white paper Reforming the …

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01 Jul 2022

SANE Ambassadors’ film highlights a day in the life of an OCD sufferer

SANE Ambassadors Lynn and Sam Crilly are part of the team behind a new film – A Day with OCD – which looks at issues people face living with obsessive compulsive disorder.

A Day with OCD is produced by counsellor and author, Lynn, and written by Sam alongside her friend …

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30 Jun 2022

SANE pays tribute to remarkable supporter and friend, Sir Colin Blakemore

SANE is saddened to hear of the death of world-renowned neuroscientist and University of Oxford professor, Sir Colin Blakemore FRS.

Sir Colin, had motor neurone disease and passed away on Monday, aged 78.

He was a powerful influence and force at SANE in raising awareness and was also instrumental in …

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15 Jun 2022

How to make the most of gardening in a small space

With clever hacks and thrifty tips, you can make the most out of any garden space, whether you have a courtyard patio, new build garden, balcony, or even just a window box. Limited space doesn’t need to hold you back from enjoying the benefits of gardening at home.

David Domoney, …

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07 Jun 2022

Hiking For Good: 5 tips on getting started

Hiking in the outdoors is a great activity and one of the simplest ways to get more active. It has many positive effects on both the body and mind.

Exercise, such as hiking, releases the good hormones – endorphins. Endorphins help to reduce anxiety and can have a positive effect …

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06 Jun 2022

Carers Week: Make caring visible, valued and supported

Carers Week is an annual campaign to raise awareness of caring, highlight the challenges unpaid carers face and recognise the contribution they make to families and communities throughout the UK. It also helps people who don’t think of themselves as having caring responsibilities to identify as carers and access much-needed …

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01 Jun 2022

Volunteering with SANE: How you can make a difference

SANEline was founded in 1992 and from the outset, volunteers had a key role in providing support to anyone affected by mental illness, and those with nowhere else to turn.

Our dedicated and trained team of volunteers come from all walks of life and bring with them their own experiences, …

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27 May 2022

NICE rejects esketamine for treatment-resistant depression

National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has rejected the use of esketmine for treatment-resistant depression for the third time.

Esketamine is said to work by changing brain chemicals responsible for mood, combatting feelings of depression in a matter of hours. 

Marjorie Wallace, Chief Executive of SANE, comments on …

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