The Government’s plans to reduce access to benefits will drive more people into poverty and cause significant risks of harm to mental health.
Andy Bell and Melanie Costas unpack the risks and protective factors for mental health in rural areas, and explore how to improve access to support.
Reducing access to benefits will put people’s mental health at risk and will be a false economy for the Government.
The suggestion that too many people are being diagnosed with mental health problems risks denying people’s very real suffering and diverting resources away from essential services.
Thea unpacks new research about what prevents people with mental health difficulties from voting and how to break down these barriers.
Barriers and facilitators to voting and registration for people with mental health difficulties
We are pleased that the Government has listened to the evidence and ended the placement of girls in Young Offender Institutions.
Report shares the evaluation findings of the Healthy Little Minds programme in Nottingham, which delivers early support to strengthen parent-infant relationships and boost parents’ mental health.
Zainab outlines the key issues raised in the House of Lords debate on reform to the Mental Health Act.
Hope Virgo sets out the urgent need for change to tackle decades of neglect and improve support for people with eating disorders.
