Turning the tide: how can we meet the rising need for mental health support?
Sarah reflects on our latest Covid-19 forecast and discusses what the response should look like
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Up to 10 million people in England may need support for their mental health as a result of the pandemic, says Centre for Mental Health
The Government and the NHS must prepare now to meet increased need for mental health support in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to an analysis published today by Centre for Mental Health.
Centre welcomes Poppy Jaman OBE to its Board of Trustees
We’re delighted to welcome Poppy, an internationally respected mental health advocate and national policy advisor
Recovering at work
How businesses can support staff who may be facing trauma, especially after the events of 2020
Anxiety and OCD: onset aged 5, treatment aged 55
David Monk looks back at the early onset of his struggle with anxiety, and shares his thoughts on what is needed to improve the wellbeing of young people
Punjabi communities, Covid-19 and mental health
Shuranjeet Singh explains how Taraki has looked beyond reductive labels to explore the pandemic’s impact on the mental health of Punjabi communities
Covid-19 Forecast Modelling Toolkit
This toolkit has been devised for local areas to calculate a forecast of additional demand for mental health services resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic. It has been a collaboration between NHS Trusts, NHS England and Centre for Mental Health. The slide-deck and the excel spreadsheet must be used together. The original model was released on
The NHS workforce strategy in context
There is growing evidence that demand for mental health support will increase in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. In order to respond to this demand and deliver existing commitments to grow mental health services as part of the NHS Long Term Plan, more mental health practitioners must be recruited. This short briefing explores the
Covid-19 is widening the inequalities faced by autistic people – but this is not inevitable
Georgia Harper looks at the impact Covid-19 and lockdown have had on the mental health of autistic people
Clinical psychology in primary care
We look at services meeting the needs of people who previously got little or no effective help for their mental or physical health from the NHS