Black maternal mental health – interconnected issues at the heart
Caroline Bazambanza reflects on the work of The Motherhod Group, and the need to build spaces for safety, cultural affirmation, and community healing.
Type: Blog
Webinar – Exercising our rights: Improving access to physical activity for people living with severe mental illness
Hear more about how councils, leisure providers and mental health services can collaborate to improve access to physical activity for people with severe mental illness
Type: Page
Does loneliness really cause us to die earlier?
Lisa McNally explores the links between loneliness and poor health and asks: does loneliness cause poor health (and an earlier death) – or does poor health cause loneliness?
Type: Blog
Invest in better mental health support for people in the criminal justice system, say charities
Investing in community mental health services would help to ease the pressure on the prison system by diverting more people from custody.
Type: News
Still the Government’s best-kept secret? Access to Work for people with mental health difficulties
Julie reflects on how the Access to Work scheme can support people with a physical or mental health difficulty to get or stay in work.
Type: Blog
Mentally Healthier Councils Network resources
This resource contains examples of policies and actions taken by local councils across England that have sought to benefit people’s mental health.
Type: Page
Our response to the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s Equality Act code of practice consultation
Following the recent UK Supreme Court ruling, we’ve responded to the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s consultation on its guidance for services about the legal definition of a person’s sex.
Type: News
What does the Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey tell us about the nation’s mental health?
Andy examines the Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey, the biggest national survey of mental health among adults living in England
Type: Blog
Ten-year health plan misses the mark for mental health
We’ve responded to the Government’s ten-year health plan, calling for a more ambitious vision to transform the nation’s mental health
Type: News
Our response to the ‘Pathways to Work’ green paper consultation
We’ve responded to the Government’s green paper on social security, setting out the evidence about what changes could mean for mental health.
Type: News