Centre For Mental Health
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Centre for Mental Health is an independent UK mental health charity. Our blogs offer a longer look at some of the most pressing issues facing mental health policy and practice, written by people with lived experience and practitioners.
Centre For Mental Health
1d ago
The Centre’s Senior Economist, Frederico Cardoso, discusses a major new report that has broken new ground in assessing the social and economic costs of mental ill health ..read more
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1d ago
Jan Hutchinson explains why Individual Placement and Support (IPS) is the best way to help people with mental ill health find suitable employment ..read more
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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 ..read more
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Andy Bell explains how tackling food insecurity is integral to reducing the life expectancy gap for people living with severe mental illness ..read more
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1d ago
Georgina Beadon Ekers and Kerry Mayers explain how their mental health trust creates safe and empowering services for people living with trauma ..read more
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1w ago
Instead of making claims about a ‘sick note’ culture, the Government needs to address the rise in mental ill health by reducing poverty and discrimination, and improving access to the opportunities people need to live healthier lives ..read more
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1w ago
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 ..read more
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1M ago
Andy Bell outlines how the key objectives listed in the new NHS Planning Guidance for 2024/25 will impact the state of mental health services in the UK, amidst funding constraints and increasing demand ..read more
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Zainab shares the personal framework she leans on during Ramadan that helps her manage her mental health during this month ..read more
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1M ago
Nick explains how losing his mum at a young age affected his mental health, and calls for a cultural shift towards speaking more openly about bereavement ..read more