Posted by Devon Partnership Trust in Mental health, News, Recovery and wellbeing on 17th December, 2018
Click the image to take the training course we have developed in partnership with Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust for the Zero Suicide Alliance. This training will enable you to identify when someone is presenting with suicidal thoughts/behaviour, so you are able to speak out in a supportive manner, and will empower...
Posted by Devon Partnership Trust in #ProudofDPT, News on 14th December, 2018
The Little Something Fund has received a boost after the band Above & Beyond raised almost £800 by auctioning a number of special edition Christmas jumpers featured in a recent social media video. The auction came about after the band saw a video of rapper 50cent enjoying one of their songs...
Posted by Devon Partnership Trust in Mental health, News, Recovery and wellbeing on 13th December, 2018
Helen, Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner at our Talking Health service, spoke openly to local freelance journalist Fran McElhone about mental health and the menopause: A Devon mental health practitioner has spoken candidly about the impact the menopause had on her own mental health. Helen from North Devon is a psychological wellbeing practitioner for...
Posted by Devon Partnership Trust in #ProudofDPT, Mental health, News on 7th December, 2018
As part of a £50 million investment for Devon we have been successful in our bid to secure £8 million for a new adult mental health ward at Torbay Hospital. The Government money, part of a £963 million national package designed to modernise and transform services, will fund four key projects in Devon. At...
Posted by Devon Partnership Trust in #ProudofDPT, News on 5th December, 2018
Congratulations to Dr Phil Yates, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, who has been nominated and awarded the title of Fellow (FBPsS) of the British Psychological Society. Phil is the DPT Strategic Lead for the Clinical Health Psychology & Neuropsychology Services which interface with the RDE and North Devon acute hospitals Trusts. Notification was...