Too many people have poorer mental health because of exclusion, poverty and racism

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15 August 2024

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.

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6 August 2024

Beyond words: Why language matters for social security and mental health

Nick and Andy outline the need to move towards more compassionate language around benefits and call for a reform of the current benefits system.

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1 August 2024

No safe place in mind: mental health and trauma in Gaza

Holly, Zainab, Julia and Nick look at how dire conditions in Gaza are affecting Palestinians’ mental health

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24 July 2024

A dual crisis

This report explores the impact of poverty and benefit conditionality on the mental health of parents and children.

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16 July 2024

More than the sum of our parts

This report explores how collaboration between local stakeholders can lead to more effective and equitable support for people living with a mental illness.

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14 May 2024

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.

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5 August 2024

Our response to the recent racist and Islamophobic violence taking place across the UK

We stand in solidarity with people from racialised communities and all those who have been impacted by the racist and Islamophobic violence happening across the country over the last week.

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24 July 2024

Reform benefits system to protect children’s mental health, say charities 

New research shows that inadequate levels of benefits and the use of sanctions are driving family poverty and damaging the mental health of both parents and children.

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17 July 2024

Centre for Mental Health welcomes King’s Speech commitment to modernise the Mental Health Act

We’ve responded to the King’s Speech, welcoming plans to modernise the Mental Health Act, ban conversion practices, introduce a child poverty strategy, and create a smokefree generation.

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