27 March 2025
Rising levels of poverty risk damaging mental health, says Centre for Mental Health
New figures show that 4.5 million children are now living in poverty, posing a significant risk to their mental health
26 March 2025
Spring Statement risks worsening mental health through cuts to social security, says Centre for Mental Health
The Government’s plans to reduce access to benefits will drive more people into poverty and cause significant risks of harm to mental health.
18 March 2025
Cutting disability benefits is a major public health risk, says Centre for Mental Health
Reducing access to benefits will put people’s mental health at risk and will be a false economy for the Government.
17 March 2025
Centre for Mental Health calls for evidence-informed mental health and social security policies
The suggestion that too many people are being diagnosed with mental health problems risks denying people’s very real suffering and diverting resources away from essential services.
5 March 2025
Centre for Mental Health welcomes Government review of girls in custody and decision not to place girls in Young Offender Institutions
We are pleased that the Government has listened to the evidence and ended the placement of girls in Young Offender Institutions.
27 February 2025
Targeted parenting support for families in poverty can reduce postnatal depression and deliver economic benefits, says Centre for Mental Health report
Report shares the evaluation findings of the Healthy Little Minds programme in Nottingham, which delivers early support to strengthen parent-infant relationships and boost parents’ mental health.
18 February 2025
Regulate business activity to support better mental health for all, says Centre for Mental Health report
Report explores how low paid work, unaffordable housing, pollution, and health-harming products put our mental health at risk.
11 February 2025
Centre for Mental Health welcomes new trustees
The Centre is delighted to welcome Dr Ariel Breaux Torres, Emma Mamo and Philip Ross to our Board.
5 February 2025
Future Minds campaign launches with new research warning the trillion-pound cost of failing to tackle the children’s and young people’s mental health crisis is holding back Government’s growth plans
Charities urge the Government to invest in children’s mental health services as research finds that mental health problems in childhood cost the UK over £1 trillion in lifetime lost earnings.
30 January 2025
Centre for Mental Health responds to 2025 NHS Mandate and Planning Guidance
This year’s Planning Guidance recognises the importance of improving mental health care but provides little sign of the necessary investment to meet rising levels of need.
28 January 2025
Centre for Mental Health announces new Chair and President
We are delighted to announce Michael Morley as our new Chair of Trustees, as Professor Dame Sue Bailey becomes our new President.
17 December 2024
‘Radical overhaul’ of mental health inpatient services is needed to shift towards community care, says report
Comprehensive investment in alternatives to inpatient care is needed to achieve the Government’s goal of shifting treatment from hospitals to communities