9 August 2020
Benefit sanctions should be removed to boost mental health of people seeking employment
Consensus statement signed by the Centre and 12 other organisations calls for change to the benefits system
9 August 2020
Open letter: calorie labelling on restaurant menus will be both ineffective and psychologically damaging
Hope Virgo and signatories highlight their major concerns about the Government’s new obesity strategy
6 August 2020
Urgent investment needed to boost mental health recovery
It’s more important than ever to proactively support communities to have good mental health, according to our new report with the Local Government Association
27 July 2020
Centre for Mental Health calls on Government to set a Budget for Wellbeing as cost of mental ill health in England reaches £119 billion
Why we urgently need investment in mental health to set the nation on the road to recovery from Covid-19
26 July 2020
Government obesity strategy misses key elements in supporting healthy weight management for all, says Centre for Mental Health
Focusing on food and physical activity without addressing the reasons people struggle with them risks making the inequalities we already see worse still
22 July 2020
More and better mental health support needed in GP surgeries following pandemic, says report from The King’s Fund and Centre for Mental Health
Our new report finds that current provision of mental health support in general practice is variable and often inadequate
16 July 2020
Government and NHS need to prepare for rising tide of mental health difficulties this winter, says Centre for Mental Health briefing
Urgent action is needed to prevent mental health difficulties wherever possible
16 July 2020
Lady Elizabeth Vallance: A tribute from Centre for Mental Health
We are deeply saddened at the death of our Vice President and previous Chair of Trustees, Lady Elizabeth Vallance.
2 July 2020
Equal access to mental health support must be at the heart of recovery from Covid-19, says Commission for Equality
Our new report looks at inequalities of access to mental health support
26 June 2020
“Business as usual is not an option”: Prime Minister urged to create new Mental Health Renewal Plan for England
We have joined with a coalition of other charities to urge Boris Johnson to support the nation’s recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic
17 June 2020
Covid-19 could widen mental health inequalities for a generation, says Centre for Mental Health report
The virus and lockdown are putting greater pressure on groups whose mental health was already poorer and more precarious before the pandemic
10 June 2020
Centre for Mental Health to study impact of Covid-19 on wellbeing of whole population by asking for people’s stories in own words
More about the launch of our new project ‘A Year in Our Lives 2020’