A broken safety net? Social security and mental health
Andy sets out the profound and dangerous impact that the Government’s social security reforms could have on people’s mental health.
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Government must ‘invest in childhood’ or risk losing the next generation of young people to mental ill health
A new report sets out how the Government can prevent mental health problems among children and young people through evidence-based and cost-effective strategies.
Spring Statement risks worsening mental health through cuts to social security, says Centre for Mental Health
The Government’s plans to reduce access to benefits will drive more people into poverty and cause significant risks of harm to mental health.
Rural mental health: addressing the hidden inequalities
Andy Bell and Melanie Costas unpack the risks and protective factors for mental health in rural areas, and explore how to improve access to support.
Cutting disability benefits is a major public health risk, says Centre for Mental Health
Reducing access to benefits will put people’s mental health at risk and will be a false economy for the Government.
Centre for Mental Health calls for evidence-informed mental health and social security policies
The suggestion that too many people are being diagnosed with mental health problems risks denying people’s very real suffering and diverting resources away from essential services.
Exercising our right to vote: how do we overcome the barriers?
Thea unpacks new research about what prevents people with mental health difficulties from voting and how to break down these barriers.
A fundamental right
Barriers and facilitators to voting and registration for people with mental health difficulties
Centre for Mental Health welcomes Government review of girls in custody and decision not to place girls in Young Offender Institutions
We are pleased that the Government has listened to the evidence and ended the placement of girls in Young Offender Institutions.
Targeted parenting support for families in poverty can reduce postnatal depression and deliver economic benefits, says Centre for Mental Health report
Report shares the evaluation findings of the Healthy Little Minds programme in Nottingham, which delivers early support to strengthen parent-infant relationships and boost parents’ mental health.