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15 October 2019

State of Care report raises serious concerns about mental health inpatient services requiring urgent government attention, says Centre for Mental Health

  The Care Quality Commission’s State of Care Report presents a worrying picture about inpatient mental health services in England, Centre for Mental Health chief executive Sarah Hughes said today. The State of Care Report is a reminder of the urgent need for continued investment in both community and inpatient mental health services, and for

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2 October 2019

Specialist baby loss counselling should be available for bereaved parents nationwide, says new Centre for Mental Health report

Our economic evaluation of the baby loss charity Petals, which provides counselling to women

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26 September 2019

Primary care mental health service improves health and saves NHS money, finds new report

A psychological treatment service working in GP surgeries in Nottingham offers hope to people other services can’t help

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6 September 2019

Social care needs lasting settlement recognising crucial role in mental health support 

A fair and sustainable funding settlement for social care must provide parity of esteem for mental health and sufficient funding to support people of working age as well as those in later life

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3 September 2019

Centre for Mental Health sets out priority areas for Government Spending Round

The Government must prioritise investment in the nation’s mental health and wellbeing in next week’s one year Spending Round, Centre for Mental Health chief economist Nick O’Shea said today. In anticipation of the Chancellor’s speech next week Nick O’Shea said: “This Spending Round is an opportunity the Government must not miss to put our mental

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23 July 2019

Voluntary and community bodies have key roles in mental health support but face major financial pressures, new report finds

The Centre spoke with statutory commissioners and voluntary sector providers to understand the barriers and facilitators for effective commissioning

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8 July 2019

Towards Mental Health Equality: the Mental Health Policy Group’s manifesto for the next Prime Minister

Centre for Mental Health is a member of the Mental Health Policy Group, a group of six organisations working together for better mental health policy in England. Today, we have published Towards Mental Health Equality: A Manifesto for the next Prime Minister. The document sets out our shared priorities for what we hope the next

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2 July 2019

Schools need more support to make a positive impact: response to Mind survey

We respond to Mind’s survey showing that three in five young people have experienced a mental health difficulty

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17 June 2019

Centre for Mental Health welcomes Prime Minister’s pledge to act on Mental Health Act Review recommendations

We respond to the Prime Minister’s announcement today that the Government will commit to reforming the Mental Health Act

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9 June 2019

Charity leaders commit to creating safer systems, processes and cultures to tackle bullying

Our new research with ACEVO shines a light on the experiences of people who have been bullied in a charity workplace

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23 May 2019

The use of mental health services for people with learning disabilities and autism

The Centre responds to recent evidence highlighting the damaging impact of institutional care for people with learning disabilities and autism

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