Making mental health services work for older people
Dr Amanda Thompsell breaks down how fair provision and appropriate access to services, alongside combating ageism are crucial to improving mental health support for older adults.
Type: Blog
Working well? Putting evidence-based employment support into practice
Jan Hutchinson explains why Individual Placement and Support (IPS) is the best way to help people with mental ill health find suitable employment.
Type: Blog
Podcast: What’s driving the backlash against mental health awareness?
Andy Bell describes the distinction between mental health awareness and literacy, and why narratives that minimise people’s mental health struggles can be so harmful.
Type: Blog
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 in the years to come.
Type: Publication
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
How to make timely, effective mental health support a reality
Bethan explores how timely access to mental health services could be a reality for all, if we properly resource services, minimise the use of coercion, and widen access.
Type: Blog
Why reversing the rise in mental health inequalities should be in every party manifesto
Bethan explores how critical addressing inequalities is to building a mentally healthier nation.
Type: Blog
Waiting for too long: the urgent need for health and justice reform
What steps can the Government and all political parties commit to implementing to improve the mental health of prisoners in the UK?
Type: Blog
Manifesto ideas for local council elections
From funding early support hubs and substance misuse services, to paying the Living Wage and providing affordable housing, this manifesto sets out evidence-based policy suggestions for local councils.
Type: Page
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