Wanting the best for my children
Wanting the best for my children looks at the experiences of parents and how systems might work better to support families managing early behavioural difficulties.
Author: centremhstg
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Building a better future
Parenting programmes more than pay for themselves through future savings in public spending, spread across a range of budgets including education, health, social care and criminal justice.
Childhood behavioural problems: briefings for professionals
These briefings set out what childhood behavioural problems are, how to recognise the signs, what can be done, how to engage parents and the referral process.
The false economy of cuts to crisis care
Just weeks after exposing pressures on acute beds in mental health services, today there are further warnings about spending cuts in community teams across England.
Secure care: a briefing note
Secure mental health services provide accommodation, treatment and support for people with severe mental health problems who pose a risk to the public.
Welfare advice for people who use mental health services
The report calls for every mental health service to secure specialist welfare advice to help to support recovery and to intervene early when difficulties emerge.
Knocking mental health stigma for six
The breaking sports news on Monday was that that the England cricketer Jonathan Trott was leaving the Ashes Tour due to a stress-related illness.
Practical tips for talking to your MP about mental health
We have had many MPs write for our blog during Parliament Week. Below are the reasons why I think it is important.
Talking to your MP on your terms
As a local champion I have raised issues brought to me by service users, their carers and the local voluntary sector agencies.
A louder voice for mental health
This week, five MPs have written blogs for Centre for Mental Health on the importance of a range of mental health issues in their constituencies.