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Six companies were recognised for ensuring equal opportunities for people with physical and mental problems yesterday. The Disabilities Advisory Council named Sousa’s Gardens and Aberfeldy Nurseries as businesses that employed people with disabilitie...

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...

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...

Mental health professionals have called for barriers surrounding mental illness to be broken down. And they said the culture of silence around mental health problems needed to end so the subject could be properly discussed and dealt with. “No one tal...

Family are usually the first line of defence for those with mental illness, according to counsellor Chanelle Lawson. But family members also need support, Dr Lawson, who will be the keynote speaker at tonight’s You Are Not Alone forum, told The Roya...