Bridging the gap
A rebalancing of health and care resources is needed to ensure no one is denied the mental or physical health care they need.
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The NHS Constitution: a briefing note
The NHS Constitution sets out what you can expect from the NHS as a patient and as a staff member.
Briefing 47: Barriers to employment
Many people who require some support to get into work, especially those with mental health problems, the right to employment support is not being offered and numerous barriers remain.
#mentalpatient: the end of the beginning
Yesterday two retail giants were shamed and forced into taking products off their shelves by the power of people.
Black and Minority Ethnic communities, mental health and criminal justice
The briefing finds that community groups are key to engaging BME groups that are disproportionately represented both in mental health and criminal justice systems.
Making recovery a reality in your community
This briefing urges commissioners to tackle the poorly integrated support received by those with overlapping mental health, drug and alcohol needs.
Peer support in mental health care: is it good value for money?
Increasing numbers of peer support workers are now being employed in mental health services.
Mental health: the whole picture
Community budgets that pool funding for services could dramatically improve mental health provision. This ‘whole place’ approach should be backed in the Spending review.
Recovery: a carer’s perspective
This briefing paper suggests ways in which informal carers can support recovery and looks at how mental health services can give the best possible help to do this.
Peer support workers: theory and practice
This paper examines the concepts and principles of peer support and presents examples from organisations which now have peers in their workforce.