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A three-times Olympic runner who has battled bipolar disorder asked people yesterday to drop stigma towards mental illness so they can help others tackle their mental health problems. Suzy Favor Hamilton explained that it could take a long time for s...

A sex offender pleaded to be sent to the Mid-Atlantic Wellness Institute instead of jail after he appeared in court yesterday for breaches of supervision orders. Puisne Judge Charles-Etta Simmons said there was not “sufficient attention or resources ...

Dear Sir, It was with some dismay I read the article published on November 28 with the headline “MWI refuses to admit mentally ill man”. While I cannot discuss individual patient details, I feel it is important that the community understands that any...

A chief executive “mercilessly fired” from a key role at the Bermuda Health Council has been appointed to a top job at the island’s psychiatric hospital. Tawanna Wedderburn will become clinical director of mental health services at the Mid-Atlantic W...

The island’s psychiatric hospital refused to admit a vulnerable homeless man with mental health problems, Magistrates’ Court heard yesterday. Eric Richardson’s lawyer told the court it was a disgrace that the Mid-Atlantic Wellness Institute had refus...

The island’s psychiatric hospital failed to do enough to help a schizophrenic son, his mother has claimed. Carol Burrows, 65, said that the Mid-Atlantic Wellness Institute did little to help her look after 28-year-old Eric Richardson, who she had to...

The mother of a man with psychiatric and drug problems called for sheltered housing options for people with mental illness. Carol Burrows, 65, added that mental health units on the island should be equipped to care for people who face more than one m...

A mentally ill man who committed a “spree” of violent offences, including a serious sexual assault, last year was yesterday detained in hospital under the Mental Health Act. The hospital order imposed restrictions to block the discharge of Jah-Rome H...

Community leaders marked Mental Health Awareness Day with an event on the City Hall steps yesterday. Health minister Kim Wilson, Mid-Atlantic Wellness Institute vice-president of clinical operations Preston Swan and Hamilton mayor Charles Gosling del...

Artwork from Mid-Atlantic Wellness Institute patients has gone on display at the City Hall. The MindFrame PhotoVoice exhibition aims to reduce stigma for patients, allow them to express themselves and help them build bridges with the public. It featu...

A man who admitted a series of violent offences, as well as a serious sexual assault on a woman last year, will be sentenced this month to mental treatment. The Supreme Court also heard that legislation for the court-enforced treatment of mentally il...