What does the Spending Review 2025 mean for mental health?
Andy considers the implications of Wednesday’s Spending Review and urges government departments to use their allocations to maximise wellbeing
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Spending Review misses key opportunity to turn around the nation’s mental health
Despite bold statements about creating an NHS fit for the future, commitments to mental health in today’s Spending Review were disappointingly lacking.
Changing culture, one voice at a time: MPs speaking out on mental health
Andy explores the power of MPs sharing their own lived experience to fight mental health stigma and foster culture change
Are ‘mental health A&Es’ really the answer to long waits for urgent care?
Andy calls for a systemic, evidence-based approach to creating crisis care that works for everyone who needs it
Bringing mental health care to the criminal justice system: The development of Mental Health Treatment Requirements
Mignon French explains how MHTRs can provide vital support to people entering the criminal justice system and help break the cycles of crime.
Pauline and PIP: The real-life implications of proposed changes to Personal Independence Payment
Tracy Willits considers the deeply worrying effects of proposed changes to PIP eligibility for people living with severe mental illness.
Substance use and mental ill health
This briefing explores the barriers faced by people seeking support for mental health and substance use problems, and calls for more integrated and compassionate care.
Position statement: Mental health and speech and language challenges in children and young people in the UK
Children with speech and language challenges are more likely to have poor mental health but less likely to be able to access support – Centre for Mental Health and Speech and Language UK call for action to tackle this inequity.
Fighting injustice, finding healing: The power of communities to help us thrive
With rising levels of mental distress, global conflict and climate change, we need communities more than ever, says Andy Bell.
Seeking safety after the Supreme Court ruling
A guest writer shares the devastating impact the recent Supreme Court ruling has had on her as a trans woman.