12 March 2025
Exercising our right to vote: how do we overcome the barriers?
Thea unpacks new research about what prevents people with mental health difficulties from voting and how to break down these barriers.
4 March 2025
40 years on: why our work is more essential than ever in 2025
Much has changed in mental health since we were set up in 1985, Andy writes, but we still have a lot of work to do to end mental health injustice.
26 February 2025
Navigating the Mental Health Bill: Key themes from Committee Stage
Zainab outlines the key issues raised in the House of Lords debate on reform to the Mental Health Act.
24 February 2025
A right to health: Fighting for better eating disorder treatment
Hope Virgo sets out the urgent need for change to tackle decades of neglect and improve support for people with eating disorders.
13 February 2025
Anti-racism at Centre for Mental Health: our work in progress
Andy provides an update on the ongoing work we’re doing to embed anti-racist practice across our organisation.
15 January 2025
Local councils championing mental health in 2025
Ed shares the latest developments from the Mentally Healthier Councils Network.
14 January 2025
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.
19 December 2024
No plan without mental health
The Government has set out plans for raising living standards, boosting health and getting more people into employment. But without action for mental health, these plans will fail to shift the dial, writes Andy
12 December 2024
Hepatitis C and mental health: Using peer support to fight stigma
Sorcha Daly explains how stigma around hepatitis C can prevent people accessing effective health care – and how peer support is dismantling the barriers
9 December 2024
In flux between identities: the mental health impacts of transphobia
Jay shares the toll that transphobia takes on their mental health and how they navigate accessing mental health support.
2 December 2024
Investing in our mental health: Priorities for the NHS ten-year plan
Adetola and Katie analyse economic evidence about investment priorities for the Government’s ten-year health plan from a mental health perspective.
11 November 2024
Towards dignity and choice: key reforms in the Mental Health Bill 2025
Kadra and Andy dig into the detail of the proposed reforms to the Mental Health Act, and the wider changes needed to close gaps in mental health support and rights.