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Unsung Heroes

Unsung heroes As the UK Armed Forces are going through unprecedented restructuring to deliver a new employment model, this report draws together what we know about how the families and children of Service personnel are supported to deal with the emotional and psychological impact of deployment and training.

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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.

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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

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Annual Review 2011

Annual Review 2011 cover imageOur latest annual review is available to download now. It covers a busy year for mental health policy, one of significant achievements for Centre for Mental Health and our work.

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Briefing 44: Implementing what works

Centre for Mental Health worked alongside Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and Southdown Supported Employment, a not-for-profit sector provider of employment services that works in partnership with the mental health trust, to test whether locating a 'regional trainer' across both the Trust and Southdown could speed up the development and efficacy of Individual Placement and Support (IPS) within their services.

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