Space to grow
This report investigates how the development of a new community garden has helped boost the mental health of people living in Tottenham, north London.
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Illuminating the invisible: Bringing Black mental health and suicidality out of the shadows
This World Suicide Prevention Day, Chris Frederick emphasises the critical need for more inclusive, culturally competent mental health services to address the mental health inequalities in Black communities.
Cost-of-living crisis has cast a long shadow over people with mental health problems, says Centre for Mental Health
The cost-of-living crisis has had a devastating impact, with people living with mental health problems and in the deepest poverty among the most affected.
Beyond words: Why language matters for social security and mental health
Nick and Andy outline the need to move towards more compassionate language around benefits and call for a reform of the current benefits system.
Our response to the recent racist and Islamophobic violence taking place across the UK
We stand in solidarity with people from racialised communities and all those who have been impacted by the racist and Islamophobic violence happening across the country over the last week.
No safe place in mind: mental health and trauma in Gaza
Holly, Zainab, Julia and Nick look at how dire conditions in Gaza are affecting Palestinians’ mental health
Reform benefits system to protect children’s mental health, say charities
New research shows that inadequate levels of benefits and the use of sanctions are driving family poverty and damaging the mental health of both parents and children.
A dual crisis
This report explores the impact of poverty and benefit conditionality on the mental health of parents and children.
Centre for Mental Health welcomes King’s Speech commitment to modernise the Mental Health Act
We’ve responded to the King’s Speech, welcoming plans to modernise the Mental Health Act, ban conversion practices, introduce a child poverty strategy, and create a smokefree generation.
Voluntary sector partnerships can transform support for people with mental health problems, says new report
Partnerships between the NHS and local voluntary sector-led ‘alliances’ can help improve care for people living with a mental illness.