LATEST BLOGS

15 January 2025
Local councils championing mental health in 2025
Ed shares the latest developments from the Mentally Healthier Councils Network.

14 January 2025
Mental Wellbeing Impact Assessments: Ensuring government policy supports good mental health
Tony Coggins explains how mental health policy tests can guide policymakers to support mentally healthier communities.

19 December 2024
No plan without mental health
The Government has set out plans for raising living standards, boosting health and getting more people into employment. But without action for mental health, these plans will fail to shift the dial, writes Andy
LATEST PUBLICATIONS

17 December 2024
Care beyond beds
Exploring how an overhaul of the mental health system – and proper investment in alternatives to inpatient care – could enable more people to get effective care closer to home.

13 November 2024
The Big Mental Health Report
We worked with Mind to produce The Big Mental Health Report, which brings together the latest evidence on the current state of the nation’s mental health and its mental health services.
LATEST NEWS

5 February 2025
Future Minds campaign launches with new research warning the trillion-pound cost of failing to tackle the children’s and young people’s mental health crisis is holding back Government’s growth plans
Charities urge the Government to invest in children’s mental health services as research finds that mental health problems in childhood cost the UK over £1 trillion in lifetime lost earnings.

30 January 2025
Centre for Mental Health responds to 2025 NHS Mandate and Planning Guidance
This year’s Planning Guidance recognises the importance of improving mental health care but provides little sign of the necessary investment to meet rising levels of need.

28 January 2025
Centre for Mental Health announces new Chair and President
We are delighted to announce Michael Morley as our new Chair of Trustees, as Professor Dame Sue Bailey becomes our new President.