Women’s Mental Health Taskforce report must lead to concerted action for equality, says Centre for Mental Health
“Today’s report demonstrates the need for action to ensure all mental health services can respond to the distinctive needs of women”
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Therapy dogs should be more widely available in prisons to improve wellbeing and self harm, says Centre for Mental Health report
Our new research found that therapy dogs had a calming influence on prisoners, helping increase coping skills and strategies
Restoring something lost
Could therapy dogs improve the wellbeing of people in prison?
Open letter: labelling children as ‘snowflakes’ is actively damaging
We co-signed an open letter from Natasha Devon responding to a stigmatising Daily Star headline
British Psychological Society funds research into the effectiveness of clinical psychologists working in primary care
More than a quarter of people who visit their GP in the UK every day have problems which are primarily psychological rather than physical, but they do not always receive access to the care that they need.
Primary mental health care must be at heart of long-term NHS plan, says new report from Centre for Mental Health & University of Birmingham
Primary care services provide the vast majority of NHS mental health support yet their role has been ignored in successive national policies and strategies, says a report published today by Centre for Mental Health and the University of Birmingham. The report, Filling the chasm: Reimagining primary mental health care, explores the role of primary care
Filling the chasm
We explored local initiatives which are bridging the gap between primary care and secondary care services
Centre for Mental Health welcomes Mental Health Act Review report
Our response to the findings and recommendations of the Act’s independent review
Principles for mental health in the Long-Term NHS Plan: A Consensus Statement
As part of the Mental Health Policy Group, we share the principles which need to underpin the Long Term Plan.
The children’s mental health survey and its implications
Lorraine takes a longer look at yesterday’s children’s prevalence survey and its key findings