Exercising our right to vote: how do we overcome the barriers?
Thea unpacks new research about what prevents people with mental health difficulties from voting and how to break down these barriers.
Type: Blog
A fundamental right
Barriers and facilitators to voting and registration for people with mental health difficulties
Type: Publication
Navigating the Mental Health Bill: Key themes from Committee Stage
Zainab outlines the key issues raised in the House of Lords debate on reform to the Mental Health Act.
Type: Blog
The commercial determinants of mental health
This briefing explores how business practices can influence the public’s mental health and how to mitigate the risks they pose.
Type: Publication
Mental Wellbeing Impact Assessments: Ensuring government policy supports good mental health
Tony Coggins explains how mental health policy tests can guide policymakers to support mentally healthier communities.
Type: Blog
Parliamentary briefings
Explore our briefings for parliamentarians, where we highlight key issues and present Centre for Mental Health’s priority recommendations.
Type: Page
The Big Mental Health Report
We worked with Mind to produce The Big Mental Health Report, which brings together the latest evidence on the current state of the nation’s mental health and its mental health services.
Type: Publication
Just living and coping
This report outlines the significant impact the cost-of-living crisis has had on people with mental health problems.
Type: Publication
Podcast: Kadra Abdinasir
Kadra Abdinasir, the Centre’s Associate Director of Policy, sits down with Thea to unpack the first few weeks of the new Government and what the policy announcements so far mean for mental health.
Type: Blog
A dual crisis
This report explores the impact of poverty and benefit conditionality on the mental health of parents and children.
Type: Publication