News round-up: Media does mental health
It's Friday and this is when we give a rundown of media stories about disability. So let's dwell on media a bit before we list all the headlines ...
On Monday, Stephen Fry hosted Mind charity's Mental Health Media awards. In a ceremony at BFI Southbank in London, awards were presented to TV, radio and the press for their portrayal of mental health issues. See how many of these you remember from the last year.
The Daily Mail published . Frankie Sandford from pop group The Saturdays, who has spoken out about her own mental health problems in the past, presented Ö÷²¥´óÐã Three documentary Britain's Biggest Hoarders with one of their two gongs.
Ö÷²¥´óÐã Radio 4 drama Henry's Demons received the award for best speech radio and Julia George from Ö÷²¥´óÐã Radio Kent was crowned journalist of the year.
Channel 4's US import series Ö÷²¥´óÐãland won best drama for their handling of lead character Carrie Mathison's bipolar disorder and ITV's Emmerdale received the soap award for their tackling of Zach Dingle's depression.
Elsewhere in the news
Quality of care suffering, says regulator (Ö÷²¥´óÐã News, 23 November)
ADHD treatment 'may reduce risk of criminal behaviour' (Ö÷²¥´óÐã News, Thursday 22 November)
(Guardian Small Business Network, Thursday 22 November)
(Guardian Professional, Thursday 22 November)
(Guardian Professional, Thursday 22 November)
Work test centres 'lack disabled access' (Ö÷²¥´óÐã News, Wednesday 21 November)
Enrico Dandolo and the way history overlooks disability (Ö÷²¥´óÐã News, Wednesday 21 November.
'Fat' drug could treat epilepsy (Ö÷²¥´óÐã News, Wednesday 21 November)
(Enable Magazine, Wednesday 21 November)
(The Guardian, Tuesday 20 November)
(The Guardian, Tuesday 20 November)
(The Telegraph, Tuesday 20 November)
Cameron 'calls time' on Labour's equality impact assessments (Ö÷²¥´óÐã News, Monday 19 November)
Possession, Jinn and Britain's backstreet exorcists (Ö÷²¥´óÐã News, Monday 19 November)
(The Guardian, Monday 19 November)
(The guardian, Monday 19 November)
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