Loneliness: Don’t ask, don’t tell?
Loneliness significantly impacts our health, but too often remains undiscussed. Lisa McNally calls on local systems to tackle loneliness as part of a neighbourhood health approach.
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Invest in childhood
Priorities for preventing mental ill health among children and young people
Why we need more mental health social workers
Only by addressing the social elements of living with a mental illness can we truly meet people’s needs, Andy writes – social workers are a vital part of that.
Improving support for people with complex mental health difficulties
Many people in this group face long spells in hospital far from home, and are overlooked by policymakers and commissioners. This report explores how local community-based support could provide a better experience and improve mental health outcomes
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
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.
Here for as long as you need us
An evaluation of the Healthy Little Minds parent and infant programme
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
Care beyond beds
Exploring how an overhaul of the mental health system – and proper investment in alternatives to inpatient care – could enable more people to get effective care closer to home.
‘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