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For further information about the following press releases please contact Margaret Edwards on 020 7375 1002 or medwards@saneline.org
13th January 2004
Comment by Marjorie Wallace
Commnet from SANE on the death of Harold Shipman.
4th December 2002
Comment by Marjorie Wallace
Comment by Marjorie Wallace, Chief Executive of mental health charity SANE, on the NICE clinical guideline on NHS care in schizophrenia.
8th June 2001
CASE OF JAMES LAWSON
Commenting prior to the expected sentencing, on Friday 8 June, of James Lawson the father of Sarah Lawson, who pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of his daughter on the grounds of his diminished responsibility, mental health charity SANE calls for unconditional care for people with mental illness.
15th May 2001
CASE OF SARAH LAWSON
SANE, the mental health charity, today commented on the case of Sarah Lawson, whose father has pleaded guilty to manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility. Sarah, with a long history of depression and attempted suicide, died following discharge from hospital despite having tried to kill herself.
7 April 2001
GOVERNMENT PLEDGE ON HOSPITAL WARDS
Commenting on the government's announcement of £30m to improve conditions in psychiatric wards, Marjorie Wallace, chief executive of the mental health charity SANE, said...
27 March 2001
NATIONAL SERVICE FRAMEWORK FOR OLDER PEOPLE
Commenting on the government's announcement of a National Service Framework for Older People, Marjorie Wallace, chief executive of mental health charity SANE, said...
20 March 2001
IDENTIFICATION OF SCHIZOPHRENIA GENE
Scientists from the Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy at the Julius Maximilians University in Wuerzburg, in Germany, have announced the identification of a gene mutation that they say helps to cause a particularly severe form of the schizophrenia in families - catatonic schizophrenia.
16 March 2001
SANE ON NATIONAL CONFIDENTIAL INQUIRY INTO HOMICIDE AND SUICIDE BY PEOPLE WITH MENTAL ILLNESS
SANE, the national mental health charity, today (Friday 16 March) commented on the five year report of the National Confidential Inquiry into Suicide and Homicide by People with Mental Illness, 'Safety First'.
6 March 2001
INDEPENDENT INQUIRY INTO CARE AND TREATMENT OF JOHN PICCOLO
SANE, the mental health charity, today commented on the independent inquiry into the care and treatment provided for John Piccolo by North Essex Health Authority. Mr Piccolo was receiving treatment for depression when he shot his son Darren Piccolo, his ex-girlfriend Jane Smith, her boyfriend Martyn Cass and himself in September 1998. Martyn Cass and John Piccolo died as a result of the shootings.
30 January 2001
SANELINE INUNDATED BY DEPRESSION CALLERS
The national mental health helpline, SANELINE (0845 767 8000), has been inundated with calls since it first appeared on GMTV on Monday morning, as part of a series of features on depression being shown this week.
23 January 2001
SANE'S RESPONSE TO 'USERS VOICES' BY THE SAINSBURY CENTRE FOR MENTAL HEALTH
The Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health has today published a report, 'Users Voices', documenting the experiences of 500 people with mental illness living in England. The report found that for the majority of people, the linchpin of community mental health services, the Care Programme Approach, was meaningless.
20 December 2000
SANE RESPONDS TO WHITE PAPER ON REFORM OF MENTAL HEALTH ACT
SANE, the mental health charity, today welcomed the White Paper on reform of the Mental Health Act. SANE has campaigned for reform to reflect the fact that the majority of people with mental illness are now cared for in the community. Under its Balance of Rights campaign SANE has called for...
7 December 2000
SANELINE ASKS THE RETIRED TO VOLUNTEER
SANELINE, the national mental health telephone helpline, is targeting the 'grey market' in a search for volunteers to answer the thousand calls it receives, on average, each week.
5 December 2000
JOHN BOWIS JOINS SANE'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Former Minister for Health John Bowis OBE, has accepted the offer from SANE's Chairman Ian Hay Davison to join the charity's Board of Directors.
Self Portrait, 24 May 1991 (above) is part of a unique series of images painted by artist Bryan Charnley, who had a diagnosis of paranoid schizophrenia. Over the summer of 1991 Bryan made a deliberate attempt at self-investigation by using his art to express his changing state of mind under the influence of three different drug treatments prescribed for his condition. Sadly, Bryan died in July 1991 but he left us with an incredible insight into his thoughts and feelings.
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