4 February 2019
Best time of your life? Managing mental health at university
Thea looks back on her experience of university whilst navigating recovery
9 January 2019
What next? Delivering fundamental reform for the Mental Health Act
Andy emphasises the need for legislation change and concerted action to bring about fundamental reforms
3 January 2019
Why disinvesting in mental health rehabilitation services is a false economy
Rajesh argues that the NHS Long Term Plan must address neglected rehabilitation services and a rise in out of area placements
21 December 2018
Resetting the rules for primary care and mental health
Dr Paul Turner highlights a fundamental need to challenge prevailing assumptions in mental health care
23 November 2018
The children’s mental health survey and its implications
Lorraine takes a longer look at yesterday’s children’s prevalence survey and its key findings
14 November 2018
The unspoken frontier: meeting the emotional needs of people with cancer
Moira from Macmillan Cancer Support looks at what is needed to support the mental health of people facing cancer
9 November 2018
Children’s mental health services: the data behind the headlines
Andy takes a look at latest data on waiting times, service provision and funding
8 November 2018
Housing and the Mental Health Act: a ‘duty of care’
Cllr Andrew Gordon highlights the negative impact that being detained under the Mental Health Act can have on someone’s housing situation
6 November 2018
Should people with mental illness really pay for their prescriptions?
“If the Government is serious about achieving equality for mental health, now is the time to act to put this anomaly right”
10 October 2018
Young people in a changing world on World Mental Health Day: Putting evidence into practice
Today is World Mental Health Day, and this year its focus is on ‘children and young people in a changing world’. And yet it’s easy to jump to conclusions about what is behind the rise in demand for children and young people’s mental health support and how to respond to it. At the Centre, we’re
1 October 2018
Whose best interest? Advance Decisions and collaboration in coercive environments
Owen looks at the purpose of Advance Decisions to empower people at their most powerless
25 September 2018
Speaking from experience: shaping the Mental Health Act Review
Dr Sarah Markham shares her experience of being on the Service User and Carer Group of the Mental Health Act Review