Are we over-medicalising poverty-related distress?
Felicity Thomas argues that some everyday stresses caused by poverty are increasingly being pathologised
Type: Blog
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
Type: News
Engaging with complexity
A guide to the principles of trauma-informed care and how services can put the approach into practice
Type: Publication
New resource published to help public services become trauma-informed to support women’s mental health
Public services can help women more effectively by understanding the impact of trauma on their lives, according to our new resource
Type: News
Economic theories relevant to public service provision
A crash-course in some of the main economic theories used in public service commissioning
Type: Publication
Why disinvesting in mental health rehabilitation services is a false economy
Rajesh argues that the NHS Long Term Plan must address neglected rehabilitation services and a rise in out of area placements
Type: Blog
Resetting the rules for primary care and mental health
Dr Paul Turner highlights a fundamental need to challenge prevailing assumptions in mental health care
Type: Blog
Filling the chasm
We explored local initiatives which are bridging the gap between primary care and secondary care services
Type: Publication
A space to talk
An evaluation of the WISH Centre’s services with young people who self-harm
Type: Publication
The unspoken frontier: meeting the emotional needs of people with cancer
Moira from Macmillan Cancer Support looks at what is needed to support the mental health of people facing cancer
Type: Blog