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Some people have mental health difficulties that don’t go away - so why do we provide support that does?
The second piece from our writer in residence, Mark Brown looks at the concept of long-term mental health support Read more
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The mental health impacts of divisive policies in schools – learning from the past
David looks back at the damaging impact of Section 28 on young LGBT people, and calls on the system to learn from its past Read more
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Economic theories relevant to public service provision
A crash-course in some of the main economic theories used in public service commissioning Read more
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Mental health support for veterans – why we need evidence-based solutions
Harry Palmer responds to this week's Commons defence committee's report on mental health care for veterans Read more
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Finding our own way
Mental health and moving from school to further and higher education Read more
We're driving change in mental health policy and practice
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Economic theories and public services: video series
Explore how economic theory impacts public service commissioning through our series of short videos -
Care not containment: Setting a radical vision for transforming mental health support
An independent report developed by an expert group including the Centre to explore how to reduce reliance on restrictive environments and shift to earlier interventions -
Centre for Mental Health gains official accreditation for their IPS training course "Doing what works"
Our IPS course is now accredited and certified by the CPD Certification Service -
The NHS Long Term Plan
What does it mean for mental health? Our handy briefing summarises the implications -
Commission for Equality in Mental Health: Call for Evidence, January 2019
We want to hear about inequalities of all kinds in mental health: what causes them, what can prevent or mitigate them, and what would help to reduce mental health inequality
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Our Work
Children & Young People
1 in 5 children will experience a mental health problem at some point during childhood, but many do not get effective and timely support. We’re working to change this…
Criminal Justice
90% of prisoners have a mental health or substance misuse problem; we’re working to ensure more get the right help where and when they need it…
Economics
Our economic analysis demonstrates both the human and financial costs of mental health problems, and highlights how much money society could save through better support
Employment
The majority of people with mental health problems want to work, but often the support they need is not available. We’re making sure more people get the right help when they want it…
Physical & Mental Health
Physical health problems make mental health problems worse, and vice versa. We're finding ways to fix this by understanding how these complex needs can be better addressed together
Veterans
Most former Service people make a successful transition to civilian life but some experience mental health problems and we’re finding ways to offer them effective help
Changing Policy
We have been changing and influencing mental health policy for 30 years and we're still doing so....