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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...

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...

When I was much younger, my interests perhaps could have been best described as mechanical and mathematical. I certainly had no inclination towards sociology or psychology. However, a series of events led me along a path that resulted in baccalaureat...

After spending ten weeks in Kenya, a Bermudian mental health expert has vowed to tackle two of the African nation’s most serious problems: drug addiction and religious radicalisation. Maxim Alkon is seeking funding from the country’s government to im...

Amendments aimed at prohibiting discrimination on the grounds of mental illness were roundly supported in the House of Assembly on Friday. Sylvan Richards, the Minister of Social Development and Sport, explained that the primary purpose of the Human ...

A defence lawyer has expressed disappointment after jurors convicted his client of a frenzied knife attack despite hearing two expert psychiatric opinions stating that he was legally insane at the time of the crime. Saul Dismont believes Alan Robinso...

Bermuda should be more aware of the effects of depression and how it can be recognised and addressed following a one-month campaign. Organised by the Bermuda Mental Health Foundation, the “Message In A Bottle Campaign” aimed to improve depression awa...

The Bermuda Mental Health Foundation is continuing with its Message in a Bottle Campaign aimed at depression awareness and suicide prevention. The campaign requires companies and individuals to leave a USB message in a bottle after which it is passed...

The demand for mental health services in Bermuda has spiralled in recent months, while the Mid-Atlantic Wellness Institute continues to face inflationary rises and government funding cuts. In 2015 711 patients were seen by the MWI Acute Care Clinic; ...