Housing and the Mental Health Act: a ‘duty of care’
Cllr Andrew Gordon highlights the negative impact that being detained under the Mental Health Act can have on someone’s housing situation
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Government, NHS, schools and local authorities should do more to support children with persistent behavioural problems
One child in every twelve in the UK risks having behavioural problems from a young age into their teenage years
Children of the millennium
Behavioural problems are the most common form of child mental health difficulty, and can put children at risk of a lifetime of disadvantage
Should people with mental illness really pay for their prescriptions?
“If the Government is serious about achieving equality for mental health, now is the time to act to put this anomaly right”
Sue Bailey begins work as chair of Centre for Mental Health
Professor Dame Sue Bailey has become the Centre’s new Chair of Trustees, succeeding Lady Elizabeth Vallance after eight years in the role
Centre for Mental Health welcomes Budget investment in NHS mental health services
We respond to the Chancellor’s announcement of £2 billion extra annual investment in NHS mental health services
The Centre celebrates the work of our Chair, Lady Elizabeth Vallance
As Lady Elizabeth steps down as Chair, some of the Centre’s friends reflect on her impact
The research evidence for IPS
Whose best interest? Advance Decisions and collaboration in coercive environments
Owen looks at the purpose of Advance Decisions to empower people at their most powerless
The NHS Long-Term Plan: Centre for Mental Health’s response
Our response to NHS England on what should be prioritised in the upcoming long-term plan for mental health