How to make timely, effective mental health support a reality
Bethan explores how timely access to mental health services could be a reality for all, if we properly resource services, minimise the use of coercion, and widen access.
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Why reversing the rise in mental health inequalities should be in every party manifesto
Bethan explores how critical addressing inequalities is to building a mentally healthier nation.
Putting prevention of mental ill health on the political agenda
Bethan assesses how mental health can be improved, if we pay more attention to the wider social and environmental determinants of mental health.
Waiting for too long: the urgent need for health and justice reform
What steps can the Government and all political parties commit to implementing to improve the mental health of prisoners in the UK?
Manifesto ideas for local council elections
From funding early support hubs to providing affordable housing, we’ve set out evidence-based actions local councils can take to create mentally healthier communities.
“It’s proved to me that I’m worth something”: Individual Placement and Support in drug and alcohol services
Can Individual Placement and Support effectively aid people in drug and alcohol services into sustainable employment?
Racism causes poor mental health and prevents people accessing support, says new report from Centre for Mental Health
This report looks into how care services in the UK might work with community groups to coproduce mental health support that tackles the harms and barriers caused by racism.
Pursuing racial justice in mental health
This report investigates how health and care services in the UK can collaborate with community organisations to coproduce mental health support that best meets the needs of racialised communities.
Mental Health Act figures underscore need for reform to tackle inequalities, says Centre for Mental Health
Latest NHS Digital data on the Mental Health Act reveals that reform is desperately needed to address and tackle existing inequalities.
Podcast: Claudia Turbet-Delof
Claudia Turbet-Delof, a local councillor in Hackney and human rights campaigner shares her experience of growing up in poverty in Bolivia, moving to the UK and facing depression and racism.