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Author: Michael Collins

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The new peer workforce in mental health services: Optimising implementation and maximising value

Posted on 5 Aug 2025 (5 Aug 2025)

Five people involved in planning, delivering or researching mental health peer support provide personal reflections on their experiences, key challenges and lessons learnt.

Posted in UncategorizedTagged Lived experience, Peer support

Black maternal mental health – interconnected issues at the heart

Posted on 31 Jul 2025 (31 Jul 2025)

Caroline Bazambanza reflects on the work of The Motherhod Group, and the need to build spaces for safety, cultural affirmation, and community healing.

Posted in UncategorizedTagged Children & families, Perinatal

Does loneliness really cause us to die earlier?

Posted on 24 Jul 2025 (31 Jul 2025)

Lisa McNally explores the links between loneliness and poor health and asks: does loneliness cause poor health (and an earlier death) – or does poor health cause loneliness?  

Posted in UncategorizedTagged loneliness

Invest in better mental health support for people in the criminal justice system, say charities

Investing in community mental health services would help to ease the pressure on the prison system by diverting more people from custody.

Still the Government’s best-kept secret? Access to Work for people with mental health difficulties

Posted on 17 Jul 2025 (24 Jul 2025)

Julie reflects on how the Access to Work scheme can support people with a physical or mental health difficulty to get or stay in work.

Posted in Uncategorized

Mentally Healthier Councils Network resources

This resource contains examples of policies and actions taken by local councils across England that have sought to benefit people’s mental health.

Our response to the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s Equality Act code of practice consultation

Following the recent UK Supreme Court ruling, we’ve responded to the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s consultation on its guidance for services about the legal definition of a person’s sex.

What does the Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey tell us about the nation’s mental health?

Posted on 7 Jul 2025 (7 Jul 2025)

Andy examines the Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey, the biggest national survey of mental health among adults living in England

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Ten-year health plan misses the mark for mental health

We’ve responded to the Government’s ten-year health plan, calling for a more ambitious vision to transform the nation’s mental health

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