Thu.Apr 24, 2025

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Why Mental Illness Feels So Lonely: You’re Not Alone with Depression or Bipolar

Nnatasha Tracy

Mental illness lies to you. It says you're alone. But whether you're living with depression, bipolar, or another diagnosis, you're not the only one. Here's why mental illness feels so isolating and what to remember when you're in the dark.

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New private law model substantially improves experiences of children and families, say practitioners

Community Care

Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll. A new approach to private law cases has substantially improved children and families’ experience of the courts, including by reducing the re-traumatisation of domestic abuse victims and survivors, say practitioners Those were among the findings of a Ministry of Justice (MoJ) commissioned evaluation of the implementation of the private law pathfinder pilots in Dorset and North Wales si

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How the Mental Health Bill has been amended by the House of Lords

Community Care

By Tim Spencer-Lane The Mental Health Bill , which seeks to reform the Mental Health Act 1983 (MHA) to strengthen the voice of the patient and ensure that that detention is only used when necessary, received its third reading in the House of Lords on 23 April 2025. Having now been passed by the Lords, the bill is at the halfway stage of its passage through Parliament.

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Government authorises use of synthetic pepper spray in YOIs against Youth Justice Board advice

Community Care

Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll. The government has authorised the use of a synthetic pepper spray on young people in England’s three young offender institutions (YOI) against the advice of its youth justice agency. The Youth Justice Board (YJB) expressed its “extreme disappointment”, after justice secretary Shabana Mahmood announced today that a select group of specially trained staff would be authorised

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The Everyday Donor: Unlocking Prospecting Segments Through Behavior Analysis

Speaker: Tim Sarrantonio, Director of Corporate Brand

Do you really know your donors? Not just what they give, but who they are? 👥 In this interactive session, we’ll break down how nonprofits can use behavioral indicators (affinity, recency, frequency, and monetary value) to build prospecting segments that go beyond wealth screening and actually align with donor identity. You’ll walk away with practical strategies to move beyond basic demographics and cultivate supporters based on how they already engage with you!