Building a mental health workforce for the future
Through changes to training, employment and staff support, the NHS can build the mental health workforce we will need for years to come.
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Mental health in later life
Poor mental health is sometimes regarded as an unavoidable part of becoming older; we address this assumption and suggest recommendations on how to create better mental health for older people.
Type: Publication
Pursuing racial justice in mental health
Pursuing racial justice in mental health investigates how health and care services in the UK can collaborate with community organisations to coproduce mental health support that best meets the needs of racialised communities.
Type: Publication
A sermon that no one will hear? The clarion call to act urgently on men’s mental health
Our Writer in Residence, Andrew K Kauffmann draws attention to the complexities that are often overlooked when talking about men’s mental health.
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Maternal mental health: A briefing for integrated care systems
Integrated care systems can ensure women who need support for their mental health during the perinatal period get the right level of help at the right time, close to home.
Type: Publication
‘If I could turn back time’: What LGBTQ+ history tells us about collective grief and trauma
This LGBTQ+ history month, David reflects on the ongoing impact of the AIDS epidemic on those who lived and loved through it, the murder of Brianna Ghey and the impact of systemic transphobia today in decades to come
Type: Blog
6. Conclusion: From banishment to coming together
In her final piece, Dr Amy Pollard reflects on her residency’s journey, from acknowledging the way people with mental health problems have been ‘banished’ from society to encouraging a ‘coming together’ which recognises our shared humanity, beyond reason
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4. Has the world gone mad? Bringing insights from bipolar to societal polarisation
Amy considers how the four attitudes she has used for navigating a psychological crisis could be applied to societal polarisation
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One step at a time: walking back to health
Sharon shares how the One Million Steps challenge is helping her on the journey to recovery from an illness that left her unable to walk
Type: Blog
Making my voice heard as an Expert by Experience
Marsha McAdam shares how she has found purpose through challenging the stigma of personality disorder and driving change in mental health services
Type: Blog