LATEST BLOGS
4 April 2024
What does new NHS Planning Guidance mean for mental health services?
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.
28 March 2024
Podcast: Frederico Cardoso
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.
22 March 2024
Have we ‘gone too far’ on mental health? No. We’re not even close.
Andy responds to harmful assertions by the Work and Pensions Secretary and spotlights the progress we still need to make to improve mental health for all
LATEST PUBLICATIONS
10 April 2024
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 for years to come.
27 March 2024
The economic and social costs of mental ill health
This report finds that mental ill health costs England £300 billion a year. This equates to double the entire NHS budget and is comparable, economically, to having a pandemic every year.
5 March 2024
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.
LATEST NEWS
10 April 2024
Concerted action needed to build a more diverse mental health workforce for the future, says Centre for Mental Health
We explored how to build the mental health workforce we need to meet rising demands.
27 March 2024
Mental ill health costs society £300 billion every year, according to new Centre for Mental Health economic analysis
New research finds that the economic and social costs of mental ill health in England reached £300 billion in 2022.
21 March 2024
Downgrading benefits for people with mental health problems is dangerous and won’t help job searching, says Centre for Mental Health
The Government’s plans to reduce disability benefits will increase rates of mental ill health and won’t help people into work