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
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Part 2: Chronic conditions, personalised care, ongoing support – but not for mental health?
Accepting that you will never be fully free of things that cause you difficulties is not a defeat, especially where an understanding of how they cause difficulties is part of finding ways of living better with them. And that means resources. Social care could provide some of the ongoing long-term care and support for people
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
Economic theories relevant to public service provision
A crash-course in some of the main economic theories used in public service commissioning
Economics can help to inform public policy and commissioning if it is used wisely, says new briefing
The first briefing from the Mental Health Economics Collaborative looks at economic theories and how they can be applied to decision-making about public policy and service commissioning
Mental health support for veterans – why we need evidence-based solutions
Harry Palmer responds to the Commons defence committee’s report on mental health care for veterans
A slow emergence into something new – life after cancer
David reflects on his gradual psychological recovery from cancer
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
Mental health in fashion
Natasha Vinnikova reflects on the impact of working in a pressured freelance fashion environment on her mental health