Mental Wellbeing Impact Assessments: Ensuring government policy supports good mental health
Tony Coggins explains how mental health policy tests can guide policymakers to support mentally healthier communities.
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Parliamentary briefings
Explore our briefings for parliamentarians, where we highlight key issues and present Centre for Mental Health’s priority recommendations.
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The Big Mental Health Report
We worked with Mind to produce The Big Mental Health Report, which brings together the latest evidence on the current state of the nation’s mental health and its mental health services.
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Just living and coping
This report outlines the significant impact the cost-of-living crisis has had on people with mental health problems.
Type: Publication
Podcast: Kadra Abdinasir
Kadra Abdinasir, the Centre’s Associate Director of Policy, sits down with Thea to unpack the first few weeks of the new Government and what the policy announcements so far mean for mental health.
Type: Blog
A dual crisis
This report explores the impact of poverty and benefit conditionality on the mental health of parents and children.
Type: Publication
The ‘machinery of government’ for a mentally healthier nation
Andy Bell explains how the new Government can improve mental health by committing to a cross government mental health plan, embedding a mental health policy test and appointing a mental health commissioner.
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A new government, and a new start for our mental health?
The new government has a critical opportunity to build a mentally healthier nation, and it’s vital they take it – Andy sets out the top priorities for improving mental health.
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What do the parties’ election manifestos tell us about the prospects for mental health in the next Parliament?
We delve deeper into the policies outlined in party manifestos and what they might mean for the future of mental health in the UK.
Type: Blog
Policies for better mental health
This report calls for the Government to implement a mental health policy test to measure the mental health impact of policies before they’re adopted.
Type: Publication