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
2w 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
Centre For Mental Health
1M ago
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
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1M ago
Andy responds to harmful assertions by the Work & Pensions Secretary and spotlights the progress we still need to make to improve mental health for all ..read more
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1M ago
Andy Bell highlights the steps taken by some NHS mental health trusts to address the link between housing, homelessness and mental ill health ..read more
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1M ago
Jo Harding explains that supporting local councillors’ mental health is crucial to enabling them to be strong advocates for their communities ..read more
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1M ago
David Woodhead shares how his experiences as a gay man have affected his mental health, for good and ill, and about his journey from addiction to recovery ..read more
Centre For Mental Health
2M ago
What steps can the Government and all political parties commit to implementing to improve the mental health of prisoners in the UK ..read more
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2M ago
Bethan assesses how mental health can be improved, if we pay more attention to the wider social and environmental determinants of mental health ..read more
Centre For Mental Health
2M ago
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 ..read more