Centre for Mental Health

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Centre for Mental Health

Centre for Mental Health aims to help to create a society in which people with mental health problems enjoy equal chances in life to those without.

We focus on criminal justice, employment, mental health at work, recovery and children, with supporting work on broader mental health and public policy.

What's new

Criminal Behaviour Orders must not ‘fast track’ children with mental health problems towards custody

Diversion is a key element of a more effective approach for young adults in the criminal justice process

Mental health and armed forces charities call for more research into the impact of mental ill health on Armed Forces families

Working in Mental Health: Practice and policy in a changing environment

Centre calls for a greater use of the mental health treatment requirement for offenders with mental health problems

Centre welcomes commitment from government to fulfil Care not Custody pledge for vulnerable offenders

Community sentence proposals welcome but must be focused on needs of those with mental health conditions or learning disabilities, say charities

Centre welcomes proposals to raise age of criminal responsibility and calls for care, not custody for girls with poor mental health

Employment services for prisoners must include mental health support

Charities call for new public health body to drive the integration of mental health and substance misuse services

Centre welcomes further Government investment in mental health support for children and young people

Failure to identify and address mental health problems costing NHS billions

Centre welcomes the House of Lords vote for mental health 'parity of esteem'

‘Regional trainer’ for IPS services more than doubles rates of employment for people with mental illness, Sussex pilot study finds

Centre for Mental Health welcomes government's Public Health Outcomes Framework for England

Centre for Mental Health welcomes NHS Future Forum recommendations on integration

Housing instability is linked to poor mental health and offending, says Centre for Mental Health

Centre for Mental Health supports Howard League call to end overnight police custody for children under 14

Centre for Mental Health welcomes focus on mental health in new NHS Operating Framework

Latest Policy Watch

New research on race equality in mental health 23/05/2012
Delirium guidelines updated by NICE 17/05/2012
Children with behavioural and anxiety disorders can benefit from telephone-based therapy 17/05/2012
What promotes and hinders joint and integrated working between health and social care services 11/05/2012
Study finds the care of people with people with long-term conditions is poorly co-ordinated and inefficient 11/05/2012

New research on race equality in mental health 23/05/2012

Delirium guidelines updated by NICE 17/05/2012

Children with behavioural and anxiety disorders can benefit from telephone-based therapy 17/05/2012

What promotes and hinders joint and integrated working between health and social care services 11/05/2012

Study finds the care of people with people with long-term conditions is poorly co-ordinated and inefficient 11/05/2012