‘Lessons will be learned’? Responding to Panorama’s documentary on abuses at the Edenfield Centre
We cannot turn a blind eye to closed cultures, restrictive practices and abuses of power.
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The Government’s Growth Plan and the nation’s mental health
Andy analyses the Government’s recent policy announcements and how they will impact mental health
Government’s ‘Plan for patients’ lacks mental health solutions, says Centre for Mental Health
The plan fails to address the glaring health inequalities that see much worse mental health outcomes for the most deprived communities
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Evaluating Project Future’s work at Bruce Grove youth club
Mental health services should reach out to youth clubs to support marginalised young people, finds Centre for Mental Health report
Placing mental health workers in a youth club enables them to reach young people who would not normally trust mental health services
Centre for Mental Health welcomes health secretary’s commitment to mental health priority but calls for greater focus on prevention
Preventing and treating mental ill health must be a top government priority
Mental Health Policy Group launches manifesto for next Prime Minister
We set out five areas that the next Prime Minister must address in order to improve the mental health of the nation
Podcast: Steve Gilbert OBE
Steve Gilbert OBE joins Thea to discuss his work driving change in mental health from an anti-racist perspective
Podcast: OHID’s Better Mental Health Fund – What we’ve been learning
18 August 2022 Centre for Mental Health is evaluating OHID’s Better Mental Health Fund, working with 40 of the most deprived areas across England. Here, David Woodhead speaks to Angela Burns (a public health programme manager in Tower Hamlets), and Graeme Greig (a senior public health practitioner at South Tyneside council) to hear how they’ve
‘Building a rebel alliance’: How the voluntary and sector can work together to improve community mental health services
David explains what local mental health alliances are learning from working in integrated care systems