A new series of online events, aimed at promoting support and awareness for mental health issues is starting today. Set up by Bedfordian, Yolanda Copes-Stepney, the series is designed to help tackle the...
An appeal has been launched for veterans - or anyone passionate about care for the armed forces community - to join a steering group to shape NHS support for former service personnel.
The group will include...
In the year since it launched, more than 1,500 detentions have been avoided thanks to a pioneering partnership between mental health professionals and Bedfordshire Police.
The mental health hub partnership between East London NHS Foundation Trust...
Tackling health and social inequalities is a priority for the leader of the NHS Trust providing mental health and community health care across Bedford...
Mental Health Awareness Week (18 -24 May), is an opportunity for all of us to think about a topic that has gained traction in recent years; our mental health. Mental health is...
140-mile trip for Kempston pensioner to visit his wife as no mental health beds in Bedford
Erica Roffe
A Bedford pensioner is currently enduring a 140-mile round trip to visit his wife who is being cared for in East London as there are no suitable mental health inpatient beds in Bedfordshire.
The case highlights...
Mental Health Awareness Week launches this week and Bedford Borough Council is encouraging people to be kind to others and to themselves with this...
New project asks Bedfordians to share their mental health and wellbeing strategies during lockdown
Erica Roffe
A new social media initiative encouraging people to look after their mental health and wellbeing has been launched by Ben Salmons, the founder of the...
In March 2017, a mental health support group launched in Bedford, joining over 20 other towns and cities throughout the UK providing peer support...
A crisis cafe is being launched in Bedford this month, providing support and a safe place for anyone experiencing a mental health crisis...
Bedford & Kempston MP challenges Prime Minister over return of inpatient mental health beds
Erica Roffe
For the third consecutive week, Mohammad Yasin, the MP for Bedford and Kempston, has addressed Boris Johnson at Prime Minister’s Questions...
Bedfordshire Uni research shows poor sleep in prison officers threatens their health and prison safety
Erica Roffe
A recent study by University of Bedfordshire academics has shown a rising number of prison officers who have experienced aggression or assault at work in...