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26 Feb 2019

Centre for Mental Health gains official accreditation for their IPS training course "Doing what works"

Our IPS course is now accredited and certified by the CPD Certification Service

18 Feb 2019

ACEVO and Centre for Mental Health announce partnership to research bullying in charity sector leadership

We're seeking to eliminate workplace bullying in the charity sector through a new research partnership with ACEVO

29 Jan 2019

Schools, colleges and universities can do more to support students to make successful transitions, new report finds

Transitions between school, further education (FE) college and university can put pressure on students’ mental health

7 Jan 2019

Centre for Mental Health welcomes pledges to improve mental health care in NHS Long-Term Plan

The important new pledges will need to be accompanied by cross-government action to bring about equality for mental health

4 Jan 2019

Centre for Mental Health staff join fellowship scheme to change the conversation about mental health

Sarah Hughes and Andy are among the first members of the new fellowship which brings together people with a wide range of expertise

4 Jan 2019

Centre for Mental Health begins writer-in-residence scheme with Mark Brown

We're delighted to announce a new writer-in-residence scheme

19 Dec 2018

Women’s Mental Health Taskforce report must lead to concerted action for equality, says Centre for Mental Health

"Today's report demonstrates the need for action to ensure all mental health services can respond to the distinctive needs of women"

19 Dec 2018

Therapy dogs should be more widely available in prisons to improve wellbeing and self harm, says Centre for Mental Health report

Our new research found that therapy dogs had a calming influence on prisoners, helping increase coping skills and strategies

14 Dec 2018

Open letter: labelling children as 'snowflakes' is actively damaging

We co-signed an open letter from Natasha Devon responding to a stigmatising Daily Star headline

12 Dec 2018

British Psychological Society funds research into the effectiveness of clinical psychologists working in primary care

More than a quarter of people who visit their GP in the UK every day have problems which are primarily psychological rather than physical, but they do not always receive access to the care that they need.

10 Dec 2018

Primary mental health care must be at heart of long-term NHS plan, says new report from Centre for Mental Health & University of Birmingham

Primary care services provide the vast majority of NHS mental health support yet their role has been ignored in successive national policies and strategies, says a report published today by Centre for Mental Health and the University of Birmingham

6 Dec 2018

Centre for Mental Health welcomes Mental Health Act Review report

Our response to the findings and recommendations of the Act's independent review