Towards a Windrush covenant: healing the mental scars of injustice
Professor Patrick Vernon describes the hidden, intergenerational health toll of the Windrush scandal, and calls for a covenant of care, justice, and respect
Author: Michael Collins
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Not So Micro: Turning awareness into lasting change
Crown Agabi reflects on the growth of the Not So Micro anti-racism initiative, and looks to the future
What does the NHS Medium-Term Planning Framework mean for mental health services?
Andy describes the mixed picture for mental health services in the NHS Planning Framework priorities.
Bridging the gap
An evaluation of Barnardo’s Inner Resilience and Development (BIRD) service supporting children and young people with mental health problems.
Centre for Mental Health calls for NHS and voluntary sector partnerships to support young people’s mental health
Centre for Mental Health’s Bridging the Gap reports on Barnardo’s mental health service supporting children and young people.
NHS workforce consultation: a response from Centre for Mental Health
Our response to the consultation on the Government’s 10 Year Workforce Plan for the NHS
NHS Medium Term Planning Framework provides little hope of urgently needed turnaround in mental health support
The three-year NHS planning guidance includes some welcome actions for improving mental health care but falls far short of the level of ambition we need
State of Care Report shows urgent need to boost mental health services for both access and equity, says Centre for Mental Health
The Care Quality Commission’s annual State of Care report shows that mental health services are struggling to cope and that this is affecting the quality of care they provide.
The Big Mental Health Report 2025
We worked with Mind to produce The Big Mental Health Report 2025, which brings together the latest evidence on the current state of mental health and mental health services in England and Wales.
Turning around the public’s declining mental health
Andy explores the social and economic factors behind the decline in the nation’s mental health, and the action needed to turn it around.