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The NHS in England has been told to push for a rapid rise in dementia diagnosis rates, so that by 2015, two out of three cases are identified.

New report from the Mental Health Foundation highlights how physical activity is beneficial for people’s mental health and wellbeing.

The Fresh Air campaign, supported by Play England, aims to increase the time children throughout the UK spend playing outside through highlighting the issue.

Children in Wales, as part of a Task Force through a Eurochild and European Anti-Poverty Network (EAPN) partnership, have contributed to the development of an Explainer on Child Poverty in the EU.

Carers Trust is currently undertaking research which will help us understand more about the experiences of carers of people with dementia, the challenges they face and the support and advice they may find helpful at key points.

Paul Jenkins, CEO of the charity Rethink Mental Illness, has welcomed a new report from the Royal College of Psychiatrists which outlines what the Government needs to do to put mental health on a par with physical health.

A health watchdog has issued guidelines to help parents distinguish between naughtiness and more worrying behaviour in their children that might need medical intervention.

The new Joint Action, funded under the EU Health Programme, will be running from 1 February 2013 till January 2016 and coordinated by Universidade Nova de Lisboa – Portugal.

Faculty of Public Health supports a major new report from the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) and Royal College of Psychiatrists (RCPsych), which says that smoking in people with mental health conditions is neglected by the NHS.

Workout at Work Day (W@WD) aims to promote physical and mental wellbeing in the work environment.  The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) is encouraging workplaces to run an event on 12 June 2013 to help employees become more physically active.