2009 Press Releases

Introduction


09 December 2009 Sainsbury Centre welcomes government health strategy for children and young people in youth justice system This strategy makes a commitment to seize the opportunities to identify and address, at any stage, the needs of young people with complex needs who are at risk of offending or re-offending.
07 December 2009 Whole government signs up to mental health and wellbeing For the first time, the whole of government has today committed to promote mental wellbeing and to make life better for people with mental health problems in the New Horizons strategy, which sets out a new set of ambitions for the next 10 years of mental health policy in England.
07 December 2009 Sainsbury Centre welcomes government commitment to improve mental health at work People with mental health problems should receive better support to get and keep paid employment following the publication of two major government reports today: Working our Way to Better Mental Health and Realising Ambitions.
23 November 2009 Preventing conduct disorder in children can cut crime in later life dramatically, says Sainsbury Centre Children with conduct problems go on to commit four-fifths of all crime in later life, much of which could have been prevented.
17 November 2009 Sainsbury Centre welcomes government plan to implement Bradley report The Government has issued a comprehensive five-year action plan for improving the support people with mental health problems get in the criminal justice system. But it needs clear lines of accountability to make sure it gets delivered.
16 November 2009 Linda Seymour has been appointed to the Board of NICE Linda Seymour, our Head of Policy, has been appointed a Lay Member of the Board of The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE).
12 November 2009 Angela Greatley is the new Chair of the Tavistock and Portman Trust Congratulations to our former Chief Executive, Angela Greatley, on her appointment as Chair of the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust.
12 November 2009 Sainsbury Centre welcomes report on recession and mental health The current recession should lead to more, not less, investment in effective support for people with mental health problems to gain and retain paid employment
09 November 2009 Sainsbury Centre launches Centres of Excellence in employment The nine new Centres of Excellence in supporting people who use mental health services into employment will act as exemplars of how Individual Placement and Support (IPS) can be implemented in localities across England.
05 November 2009 NHS should take a lead in implementing NICE guidance on mental wellbeing at work, says Sainsbury Centre The NHS should be leading by example in the way it manages mental ill health at work. Today's guidance once again shows what needs to be done.
02 November 2009 New Joint Chief Executives begin work at Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health Sean Duggan and Bob Grove today began work as joint chief executives of Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health following the retirement last week of Angela Greatley.
22 October 2009 Denmark's Social Psykiatri Centre visit Sainsbury Centre Staff and partners of the Social Psykiatri Centre ('Danish Psychosocial Rehabilitation Information Centre') in Denmark met Sainsbury Centre staff as part of their week-long trip to the UK.
05 October 2009 Dr Alan Cohen to leave Sainsbury Centre Our senior primary care adviser Dr Alan Cohen is leaving Sainsbury Centre to take up a new post at West London Mental Health NHS Trust.
22 September 2009 Commissioning what works can save millions to the NHS, says Sainsbury Centre report The NHS can make better use of millions of pounds by commissioning the best form of employment support for people with severe or enduring mental health problems, according to a report published today by Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health.
15 September 2009 Sainsbury Centre Director receives major public health award Dr Bob Grove has been honoured with a Royal Society for Public Health J W Starkey Silver Medal for distinguished services to mental health.
09 September 2009 Mental health services need to transform their workforce to implement recovery, says Sainsbury Centre paper Implementing Recovery calls on mental health services in Britain to make radical changes to the way they work with service users and how they are organised. Every interaction with service users should assist them to take control of their lives and increase opportunities for a life beyond illness.
02 September 2009 Prisoners with mental health problems should not be excluded from help to find work, says Sainsbury Centre Only a third of released prisoners have a job or a place in training or education. Yet having a job is the single biggest factor in reducing reoffending.
19 August 2009 Sainsbury Centre welcomes report on health of NHS staff Steve Boorman's proposals offer a promising way forward for the NHS to become an exemplar employer in the UK.
27 July 2009 Community Sentences with mental health treatment growing but a missed opportunity for most, says Sainsbury Centre Figures obtained from a Parliamentary Question by Lord Bradley show that 918 Mental Health Treatment Requirements (MHTRs) were given to offenders as part of a community order or a suspended sentence order in 2008, the highest number given to date.
23 July 2009 Sainsbury Centre welcomes New Horizons and calls for investment in better mental health Promoting good mental health for all and better life chances for people affected by mental ill health should be priorities for the whole of government.
21 July 2009 Implementing Bradley report should be priority for government, says Sainsbury Centre Creating a national network of Criminal Justice Mental Health teams should be a priority for the NHS and the National Offender Management Service next year.
07 July 2009 Fresh vision makes mental health the priority for all public services The nature of mental health and that it will effect so many of us means it is time for all services to respond to the challenge and address the fact that good mental health is not only about NHS services and wards.
02 July 2009 Sainsbury Centre welcomes call to cut prison numbers and for reinvestment in communities Replacing short prison sentences with community sanctions would not only be good value for taxpayers' money but would improve mental health and community safety.
02 July 2009 Sainsbury Centre welcomes mental health court pilots Short prison sentences especially cut people from their families and communities at high cost to the taxpayer while doing nothing to stop them offending again.
18 June 2009 Chief Executive's retirement and future developments Sainsbury Centre chief executive Angela Greatley will retire at the end of October 2009. Following Angela's decision, our funder has informed us that in view of its increased funding of other programmes it does not envisage funding the Centre long-term.
09 June 2009 Mental health services urged to measure what matters to help people get and keep jobs Mental health and employment services should report regularly how well they help people to get and keep paid work, according to our new policy paper.
03 June 2009 Sainsbury Centre offers 10 top tips for Primary Care Trusts on mental health of prisoners and offenders 10 top tips for PCT Boards sets out 10 questions primary care trust board members can ask to find out how well their PCT is serving prisoners and offenders in their area.
21 May 2009 Sainsbury Centre welcomes government commitment to 'Doing what works' Too many people's prospects are limited by services that fail to offer the right support and the right time to help them to make their own lives better. If the Government commits to doing what works, it will improve the life chances of some of the most excluded members of our society.
18 May 2009 Sainsbury Centre responds to Howard League survey of prison violence Even a short spell in prison can be disastrous, especially for women and young people. Diverting those who have offended to robust community sanctions with effective mental health support can make all the difference to them and their families and make our communities safer.
07 May 2009 Mental ill health in childhood casts a long shadow over adult life chances, says major new study A major national study published today finds that mental health problems in children and teenagers have a significant impact on their chances of success in employment and family life as well as contact with the criminal justice system.
30 April 2009 Bradley report offers new beginning for mental health and criminal justice, says Sainsbury Centre We strongly support Lord Bradley's plan for a Criminal Justice Mental Health team in every locality in England.
26 March 2009 Community sentences better than prison for offenders with mental health problems, says Sainsbury Centre report Few people are given a Mental Health Treatment Requirement (MHTR) by the courts because it is poorly understood and is prone to long delays.
23 February 2009 Diversion works, says Sainsbury Centre report Diverting people with mental health problems from prison is good value for taxpayers money but existing diversion arrangements are not achieving their potential.
18 February 2009 'Do what works' to help people to gain employment, says Sainsbury Centre briefing paper Individual Placement and Support (IPS) is by far the most effective way of helping people with severe and enduring mental health problems to gain and retain the jobs they want.
04 February 2009 Sainsbury Centre welcomes new report on mental health in prisons Too many people who could be diverted to better alternatives are being imprisoned and returned to their communities without their mental health difficulties being resolved.
29 January 2009 Ground-breaking youth justice schemes get under way Work begins today in six pilot sites to ensure children and young people with mental health, learning disabilities and other difficulties get the help they need as soon as they come into contact with the police.
21 January 2009 Sainsbury Centre welcomes beginning of Time to Change campaign Time to Change gives us a once-in-a-generation opportunity to challenge the myths about mental illness and to enable those who are affected by it to live their lives free of discrimination.

09 December 2009
Sainsbury Centre welcomes government health strategy for children and young people in youth justice system
This strategy makes a commitment to seize the opportunities to identify and address, at any stage, the needs of young people with complex needs who are at risk of offending or re-offending.

07 December 2009
Whole government signs up to mental health and wellbeing
For the first time, the whole of government has today committed to promote mental wellbeing and to make life better for people with mental health problems in the New Horizons strategy, which sets out a new set of ambitions for the next 10 years of mental health policy in England.

07 December 2009
Sainsbury Centre welcomes government commitment to improve mental health at work
People with mental health problems should receive better support to get and keep paid employment following the publication of two major government reports today: Working our Way to Better Mental Health and Realising Ambitions.

23 November 2009
Preventing conduct disorder in children can cut crime in later life dramatically, says Sainsbury Centre
Children with conduct problems go on to commit four-fifths of all crime in later life, much of which could have been prevented.

17 November 2009
Sainsbury Centre welcomes government plan to implement Bradley report
The Government has issued a comprehensive five-year action plan for improving the support people with mental health problems get in the criminal justice system. But it needs clear lines of accountability to make sure it gets delivered.

16 November 2009
Linda Seymour has been appointed to the Board of NICE
Linda Seymour, our Head of Policy, has been appointed a Lay Member of the Board of The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE).

12 November 2009
Angela Greatley is the new Chair of the Tavistock and Portman Trust
Congratulations to our former Chief Executive, Angela Greatley, on her appointment as Chair of the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust.

12 November 2009
Sainsbury Centre welcomes report on recession and mental health
The current recession should lead to more, not less, investment in effective support for people with mental health problems to gain and retain paid employment

09 November 2009
Sainsbury Centre launches Centres of Excellence in employment
The nine new Centres of Excellence in supporting people who use mental health services into employment will act as exemplars of how Individual Placement and Support (IPS) can be implemented in localities across England.

05 November 2009
NHS should take a lead in implementing NICE guidance on mental wellbeing at work, says Sainsbury Centre
The NHS should be leading by example in the way it manages mental ill health at work. Today's guidance once again shows what needs to be done.

02 November 2009
New Joint Chief Executives begin work at Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health
Sean Duggan and Bob Grove today began work as joint chief executives of Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health following the retirement last week of Angela Greatley.

22 October 2009
Denmark's Social Psykiatri Centre visit Sainsbury Centre
Staff and partners of the Social Psykiatri Centre ('Danish Psychosocial Rehabilitation Information Centre') in Denmark met Sainsbury Centre staff as part of their week-long trip to the UK.

05 October 2009
Dr Alan Cohen to leave Sainsbury Centre
Our senior primary care adviser Dr Alan Cohen is leaving Sainsbury Centre to take up a new post at West London Mental Health NHS Trust.

22 September 2009
Commissioning what works can save millions to the NHS, says Sainsbury Centre report
The NHS can make better use of millions of pounds by commissioning the best form of employment support for people with severe or enduring mental health problems, according to a report published today by Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health.

15 September 2009
Sainsbury Centre Director receives major public health award
Dr Bob Grove has been honoured with a Royal Society for Public Health J W Starkey Silver Medal for distinguished services to mental health.

09 September 2009
Mental health services need to transform their workforce to implement recovery, says Sainsbury Centre paper
Implementing Recovery calls on mental health services in Britain to make radical changes to the way they work with service users and how they are organised. Every interaction with service users should assist them to take control of their lives and increase opportunities for a life beyond illness.

02 September 2009
Prisoners with mental health problems should not be excluded from help to find work, says Sainsbury Centre
Only a third of released prisoners have a job or a place in training or education. Yet having a job is the single biggest factor in reducing reoffending.

19 August 2009
Sainsbury Centre welcomes report on health of NHS staff
Steve Boorman's proposals offer a promising way forward for the NHS to become an exemplar employer in the UK.

27 July 2009
Community Sentences with mental health treatment growing but a missed opportunity for most, says Sainsbury Centre
Figures obtained from a Parliamentary Question by Lord Bradley show that 918 Mental Health Treatment Requirements (MHTRs) were given to offenders as part of a community order or a suspended sentence order in 2008, the highest number given to date.

23 July 2009
Sainsbury Centre welcomes New Horizons and calls for investment in better mental health
Promoting good mental health for all and better life chances for people affected by mental ill health should be priorities for the whole of government.

21 July 2009
Implementing Bradley report should be priority for government, says Sainsbury Centre
Creating a national network of Criminal Justice Mental Health teams should be a priority for the NHS and the National Offender Management Service next year.

07 July 2009
Fresh vision makes mental health the priority for all public services
The nature of mental health and that it will effect so many of us means it is time for all services to respond to the challenge and address the fact that good mental health is not only about NHS services and wards.

02 July 2009
Sainsbury Centre welcomes call to cut prison numbers and for reinvestment in communities
Replacing short prison sentences with community sanctions would not only be good value for taxpayers' money but would improve mental health and community safety.

02 July 2009
Sainsbury Centre welcomes mental health court pilots
Short prison sentences especially cut people from their families and communities at high cost to the taxpayer while doing nothing to stop them offending again.

18 June 2009
Chief Executive's retirement and future developments
Sainsbury Centre chief executive Angela Greatley will retire at the end of October 2009. Following Angela's decision, our funder has informed us that in view of its increased funding of other programmes it does not envisage funding the Centre long-term.

09 June 2009
Mental health services urged to measure what matters to help people get and keep jobs
Mental health and employment services should report regularly how well they help people to get and keep paid work, according to our new policy paper.

03 June 2009
Sainsbury Centre offers 10 top tips for Primary Care Trusts on mental health of prisoners and offenders
10 top tips for PCT Boards sets out 10 questions primary care trust board members can ask to find out how well their PCT is serving prisoners and offenders in their area.

21 May 2009
Sainsbury Centre welcomes government commitment to 'Doing what works'
Too many people's prospects are limited by services that fail to offer the right support and the right time to help them to make their own lives better. If the Government commits to doing what works, it will improve the life chances of some of the most excluded members of our society.

18 May 2009
Sainsbury Centre responds to Howard League survey of prison violence
Even a short spell in prison can be disastrous, especially for women and young people. Diverting those who have offended to robust community sanctions with effective mental health support can make all the difference to them and their families and make our communities safer.

07 May 2009
Mental ill health in childhood casts a long shadow over adult life chances, says major new study
A major national study published today finds that mental health problems in children and teenagers have a significant impact on their chances of success in employment and family life as well as contact with the criminal justice system.

30 April 2009
Bradley report offers new beginning for mental health and criminal justice, says Sainsbury Centre
We strongly support Lord Bradley's plan for a Criminal Justice Mental Health team in every locality in England.

26 March 2009
Community sentences better than prison for offenders with mental health problems, says Sainsbury Centre report
Few people are given a Mental Health Treatment Requirement (MHTR) by the courts because it is poorly understood and is prone to long delays.

23 February 2009
Diversion works, says Sainsbury Centre report
Diverting people with mental health problems from prison is good value for taxpayers money but existing diversion arrangements are not achieving their potential.

18 February 2009
'Do what works' to help people to gain employment, says Sainsbury Centre briefing paper
Individual Placement and Support (IPS) is by far the most effective way of helping people with severe and enduring mental health problems to gain and retain the jobs they want.

04 February 2009
Sainsbury Centre welcomes new report on mental health in prisons
Too many people who could be diverted to better alternatives are being imprisoned and returned to their communities without their mental health difficulties being resolved.

29 January 2009
Ground-breaking youth justice schemes get under way
Work begins today in six pilot sites to ensure children and young people with mental health, learning disabilities and other difficulties get the help they need as soon as they come into contact with the police.

21 January 2009
Sainsbury Centre welcomes beginning of Time to Change campaign
Time to Change gives us a once-in-a-generation opportunity to challenge the myths about mental illness and to enable those who are affected by it to live their lives free of discrimination.

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2009 Press Releases