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Court requests for mental health reports have rocketed by nearly 300 per cent in the past three years, the Bermuda Hospitals Board has revealed. The BHB said that delays in delivering reports to courts were because of a shortage of professionals as w...

Art therapy has helped Kevin Dill deal with the “clutter” in his head. The 50-year-old, who has bipolar disorder, is one of the artists taking part in an art show designed to highlight the work of patients at the island’s psychiatric hospital. Mr Di...

Halting the rise in obesity and diabetes will be the focus of a symposium in January. As the island marks World Diabetes Day today, the Ministry of Health repeated that it is working towards a national strategy to deal with the problem. Health mini...

Obesity and diabetes could cost Bermuda $26 million in health insurance claims over the next decade, Kim Wilson warned today. The Minister of Health told the House of Assembly that this figure does not include indirect costs, such as the impact on o...

Campaigners fear the public are “turned off” by obesity risks despite its crippling impact on Bermuda’s health and economy. More than 8,000 people suffer from lifestyle and diet-linked type 2 diabetes, with 157 patients on dialysis at the hospital, a...

A pair of new scholarships for nurses pursuing mental health paths was unveiled as the Bermuda Government kicked off Mental Health Awareness Week this morning. Kim Wilson, Minister of Health, said the scholarships — valued at $40,000 each — will be ...

Music executive Shanti Das is to visit Bermuda to highlight her mental health awareness drive Silence the Shame. Ms Das, who has been at the forefront of the American music industry for more than 20 years, was invited to the island by local group Sav...

Chelsea Nicholson wanted a safe place to talk about her bipolar disorder with people who could understand what she was going through. But the 27-year-old struggled to find support in the community, so she decided to set up a group for people with de...

A lack of research on Bermuda’s mental health means the care system is struggling to cope, according to experts. Jodi Lewis, of the Bermuda Mental Health Foundation, said accurate statistics did not exist. She added: “You’re going to be looking for C...

Gang members in prison could be suffering from severe mental health problems. Sebastian Henagulph, forensic psychiatrist at the Mid-Atlantic Wellness Institute and Westgate Correctional Facility, cited British research that reported gang membership c...

Dear Sir, A happy life consists of tranquillity of the mind. The instrument of that is the brain, which is part of the physical body. It is impossible to have this tranquillity of the mind if the brain is suffering from malnutrition. Most brains in ...

Profiles on local and international support groups have been listed on the Bermuda Mental Health Foundation website. They include details on groups offering services for mental illness and other types of health-related issues that require support, re...