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Offenders with mental health disorders are being victimised and let down by an out-of-date criminal justice system, according to defence lawyer Saul Dismont. Mr Dismont maintains that some individuals before the courts who suffer from mental health p...

The Bermuda Hospitals Board is expanding its mental health first-aid programme with a new corporate course. It is being launched to complement the regular training and BHB is also looking into bringing sessions for children to the island. “The corpo...

Standing ovations and tears provided the backdrop to inspiring tales of compassion and overcoming adversity yesterday as the island’s first Mental Health Court was officially opened. Although the Mental Health Treatment Court Programme has been succe...

Bermuda’s Mental Health Treatment Court Programme will be officially opened tomorrow. The initiative, which was launched as a pilot programme in October 2013, provides services to people accused of offences and suffering from a mental illness. It ena...

The Bermuda Mental Health Foundation will be hosting a fundraiser to improve support for Bermuda’s mentally ill population. The “Sheltering Our Way Fundraiser” is a month-long event in which people can experience being homeless in Bermuda for 12 hour...

A boy with severe developmental difficulties will return to school on Monday, ending six months of uncertainty for his family. The Ministry of Education informed Marcia Scraders on Wednesday that her ten-year-old son, Omori, can attend Dame Marjorie ...

Cabinet is looking at a range of options put forward by a government steering committee to establish a secure forensic psychiatric unit in Bermuda. Senator Jeff Baron revealed that the committee had been tasked with devising a business case for both ...

Dear Sir, Bermuda has moved a step forward in creating a mental health court. Simply incarcerating or trying in criminal courts those who are truly mental patients is a double crime. But don’t stop there, what are we to do to ensure early detection ...

A short film series highlighting the issues faced by those with mental illnesses was the subject of a special screening last night. The Faces of Mental Illness series, produced by Think Media with the support of the Bermuda Mental Health Foundation, ...

A Southampton man has admitted stalking and using offensive words to a woman he did not know. Damon Deroza, 40, approached Gizelle Lightbourne on several occasions over the summer, making unusual and lewd remarks, until she reported the matter to Ha...

Claudication, which means “to limp”, is defined as a pain or discomfort in the lower limb muscles [legs, thighs, or buttocks] that is made worse by walking and relieved with rest. Although a number of medical problems can cause claudication, the most...

Mental health campaigners are to highlight changes to the law on mental health in the workplace in a series of events. The Bermuda Mental Health Foundation and the Employee Assistance Programme have joined forces to provide lunch and learn sessions o...