Centre for Mental Health welcomes health secretary’s commitment to mental health priority but calls for greater focus on prevention
Preventing and treating mental ill health must be a top government priority
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Mental Health Policy Group launches manifesto for next Prime Minister
We set out five areas that the next Prime Minister must address in order to improve the mental health of the nation
Podcast: Steve Gilbert OBE
Steve Gilbert OBE joins Thea to discuss his work driving change in mental health from an anti-racist perspective
Podcast: OHID’s Better Mental Health Fund – What we’ve been learning
18 August 2022 Centre for Mental Health is evaluating OHID’s Better Mental Health Fund, working with 40 of the most deprived areas across England. Here, David Woodhead speaks to Angela Burns (a public health programme manager in Tower Hamlets), and Graeme Greig (a senior public health practitioner at South Tyneside council) to hear how they’ve
‘Building a rebel alliance’: How the voluntary and sector can work together to improve community mental health services
David explains what local mental health alliances are learning from working in integrated care systems
Challenging white privilege through peer research and coproduction
Androulla explains how we’re seeking to embed peer research within our projects to challenge white supremacy within research
Heads up: Rethinking mental health services for young people at risk of harm
Charlotte and Huong on their report with the Commission on Young Lives which seeks to re-imagine mental health support for children at risk of harm
Commission on Young Lives warns that children’s mental health services are buckling under pressure post-Covid
Centre for Mental Health has co-authored the COYL’s fourth thematic report focusing on the mental health needs of children and young people
Ending poverty: the biggest public health challenge of our time
Ed considers how social reforms through history have shown us that change – and an end to poverty – is possible
Tackle poverty and economic inequality to boost mental health, says Centre for Mental Health briefing paper
Our briefing explores evidence about the links between poverty, deprivation, economic inequality and mental health