Dementia Conference Report
Images from the 2014 BME Dementia Conference Today more than 800,000 people are living with dementia. By 2021, it's expected to rise to more than a million. More people than ever are now getting access to a diagnosis, are being given the right information to help them cope,
Social Phobia and Drinking – Friends or Foes?
Drinking can often seem like a quick and easy way to address problems of stress and nervousness. To mark April’s Alcohol Awareness Month, Touchstone’s IAPT team look at why this is and how it can actually make the problem worse. The IAPT service can help people to observe and understand
Mental Illness and the Media: The Curse of Flight 4U 9525
Following the loss of Germanwings flight 4U 9525, the media once again gluttonously feasts on the alleged mental ill-health of the co-pilot, Andreas Lubitz, - believed to have caused the death of 150 people- so putting back the campaign against stigma and discrimination by several years. These stories can have
New Care Act Will Radically Overhaul Support For Both Users and Carers
Touchstone's Chief Executive Alison Lowe outlines the impact of new legislation on carers and the services provided for them. Last year the Department of Health injected an additional £4 million in funding to enable councils to train their staff in readiness for the implementation of the Care Act from 1 April
Negative Self-talk is What Holds Women Back in Business…Is This Still the Case?
Touchstone CEO Alison Lowe, one of Forward Ladies Women in Business Award Winners in 2014, asks is negative self-talk what holds women back in business? Whilst seven out of ten employees in the voluntary sector are women, only 43% of charities are led by female chief executives or chairs. Why is this?
Positive Pathways: positive results
Touchstone's Housing Service is part of the Positive Pathways partnership, which helps people, who are having difficulties connected to their mental health, to either find a place to live or to better manage their current accommodation. Ultimately, the best measure of our success is the impact we have in the