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Implementing mental health policy: some lessons from recent history
20 Feb 2016
Recent history shows that implementing mental health policy as intended is never straightforward. The hard work starts now.
Children of the new century
11 Nov 2015
The mental health findings of the Millennium Cohort study of 11-year-olds across the UK.
Personality disorder and complex needs
12 Oct 2015
Two-thirds of prisoners and about half of people under probation supervision are estimated to have personality disorder traits, yet only a small proportion get any support.
Aiming for ‘zero suicides’
1 Oct 2015
Centre for Mental Health was commissioned by the East of England Strategic Clinical Networks to evaluate activity taking place in four local areas in the region through a pilot programme to extend suicide prevention into communities.
Improving England’s mental health: the first 100 days and beyond
29 May 2015
Our plan for what the Government must do the first 100 days of the new Parliament to improve mental health
Falling through the gaps
18 Mar 2015
Women who have depression or anxiety during pregnancy or in the year after giving birth are not having their needs recognised and not getting the support they need as a result.
Investing in children’s mental health
3 Feb 2015
Investing in children’s mental health services will bring a lifetime of benefits to young people, their families, communities and the economy as a whole.
Review of Sections 135 & 136 of the Mental Health Act
18 Dec 2014
The Centre’s Review finds that for many people being detained by the police was a frightening experience and that the use of police powers under the Mental Health Act has to change.
The lifetime costs of ADHD
11 Nov 2014
The high costs of ADHD support an economic case for early intervention. But despite most families seeking help, only a minority of children receive the appropriate treatment.
Costs of perinatal mental health problems
20 Oct 2014
Perinatal mental health problems carry a total cost to society of about £8.1 billion for each one-year cohort of births in the UK. But the NHS would need to spend just £337 million a year to bring perinatal mental health care up to the recommended level.
The Bradley Report five years on
10 Jun 2014
The five years since the Bradley Report was published have seen concerted action to improve support for people with mental health problems and those with learning difficulties in the criminal justice system.
Risk, safety and recovery
6 Jun 2014
Risk, Safety and Recovery argues that risk and safety are rightly major concerns in mental health care but that traditional clinical management methods of assessing risk have stood in the way of helping people to recover their lives.