Benchmarking mental health services
The latest NHS Benchmarking report sheds light on mental health care in England and Wales, pointing to a rise in hospital beds and a reduction in community services
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How are you? The state of the nation’s mental health
The Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey, recently released, offers new insight into the levels of mental health problems in the UK and the factors which affect it.
Type: Blog
Centre for Mental health welcomes public accounts committee report on improving access to mental health services
The Centre responds to the release of the public accounts committee report on improving access to mental health services
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Investing in public mental health will save lives and reduce inequalities, says Centre for Mental Health
Centre for Mental Health’s response to Mind’s report on public mental health spending by local councils.
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Better support for people with personality disorder needed at every stage of criminal justice system, says new briefing paper
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.
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Aiming for ‘zero suicides’
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.
Type: Publication
Secure mental health services
Secure mental health services treat people with severe mental health problems who pose a risk to the public. But the services are subject to long delays and patients getting stuck.
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Providing welfare advice in mental health services
Specialist welfare advice is likely to save mental health services money by improving people’s health and reducing hospital admissions.
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Current provision of mental health services – new data
Earlier this month, the NHS Benchmarking Network published its report on mental health service provision in England and Wales.
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Places of safety must match levels of need
We are very concerned that police cells continue to be used in mental health crises and that in some areas appropriate places of safety are still not available.
Type: News