Centre for Mental Health has unrivalled expertise in mental health policy analysis. We’re committed to supporting policymakers to address the most challenging issues they face today and finding practical solutions that work.
Our aim is to bring the best possible evidence and understanding to policy, to change the terms of debate and to support effective action, especially where people with mental health needs have been overlooked or marginalised.
We work with partners to understand the policy landscape and its impact on the nation’s mental health. Our networks include parliamentarians, leading academics, user-led organisations, local authorities, NHS leaders and national charities.
Our team supports partners with a range of activities including:
- Thematic policy reviews, setting the latest developments in the context of research evidence
- Gathering and analysing learning from practical examples of promising commissioning, collaboration and system working in local areas and regions
- Collaborative workshops and roundtables to explore key issues and coproduce policy calls
- Production of briefings and reports which translate lived experience, complex data and economic analysis into clear recommendations for national, regional and local change.
Our work is led by our ambition to drive sustainable policy change in pursuit of equality, social justice and good mental health for all. We are committed to working with funders, policymakers and partners who share our values.
Examples of our mental health policy analysis work
- Building a mental health workforce for the future – Drawing from a roundtable discussion we hosted to outline the changes needed to support the workforce
- A dual crisis – Exploring the links between poverty and children’s mental health, examining the systems of support around families, and setting out a policy roadmap to protect children’s mental health
- Not in school – Exploring the drivers behind rising school absence, current policy responses, and effective solutions
- Mental health in later life – Summarising the evidence about older people’s mental health and exploring the gaps in policy and research.
For more information about how the Centre can work with you on policy analysis, please contact Jenny Banks at jenny.banks@centreformentalhealth.org.uk
