2/2: If this strategy is to meaningfully address their experiences, it requires a genuine commitment to trauma-informed and intersectional care throughout life. It is important that Government prioritises delivery and investment. Full response from @andybell-centremh.bsky.social at bit.ly/4tgSmms
Poverty is a major driver of worsening mental health for children and young people. New study from @ox.ac.uk provides evidence of the impact of austerity and benefit policy on children's long-term exposure to poverty 👇 www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
The lack of support for mental health in later life is often hidden. @andybell-centremh.bsky.social summarises what we learnt at our recent roundtable exploring the workforce we need to offer the right support. Dr Lucia Franco also shares her insight: www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/a-workforce-...
Young women's mental health cannot wait. Targeted, trauma-informed support is urgently needed.
Join us with Pilgrim Trust this Thursday at a webinar on improving mental health support for young women. @andybell-centremh.bsky.social and our researcher Adetola Obateru will be sharing lessons and recommendations from our evaluation of Young Women in Mind: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/supporting...
“Any increase in mental health funding is welcome, but these figures show that the Government is still falling short of treating mental and physical health equally." @andybell-centremh.bsky.social on the annual statement on NHS mental health spending. Read our response in full 👇
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Text: Keeping children away from social media might sound like a quick and easy way to turn around the rising tide of mental distress among young people and protect children from a wide range of online harms, but it’s unlikely to be quite so simple.If the online world isn’t safe for children, how are we going to make the real world safer and more welcoming?
The Government has launched a consultation into children's digital wellbeing covering social media age bans. @andybell-centremh.bsky.social on how tackling online harms must be based on evidence & matched by a deeper understanding of what is causing the rise in mental distress. bit.ly/4aTwCEY
Our response to the Chancellor’s Spring Forecast
The Chancellor used her statement to focus on young people. But if the Government is serious about helping young people find meaningful employment, they must invest in their mental health. Read our full response: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
Poverty & adversity combine to increase risk of police involvement & weapon-carrying.
Young people who experienced both persistent poverty & parental mental illness during childhood showed the highest rates at age 17.
New blog today by @andybell-centremh.bsky.social from @centreformh.bsky.social
Marking #LGBTHistoryMonth, @davidwoodhead.bsky.social explores how #LGBTQ+ history helps us see how the past sits in the present. Read his latest blog 👇www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/lgbtq-history-month-and-...
Today’s announcement to extend funding for early support hubs for young people’s mental health is a welcome step. We have long called for a national rollout of hubs so that all children and young people can access timely, community-based mental health support.
www.gov.uk/government/n...
Text: Keeping children away from social media might sound like a quick and easy way to turn around the rising tide of mental distress among young people and protect children from a wide range of online harms, but it’s unlikely to be quite so simple.If the online world isn’t safe for children, how are we going to make the real world safer and more welcoming?
Our CEO @andybell-centremh.bsky.social reflects on the recently announced consultation on banning social media for under 16s, & how it can be an opportunity to encourage policies that have the best chance of benefiting children both now and long-term: www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/social-media...
The CQC annual report on the Mental Health Act paints a picture of services that are struggling to cope with high levels of need with insufficient resources and often inadequate facilities, @andybell-centremh.bsky.social said today. Read in full👇
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Together with our Future Minds partners, today we’ve published a roadmap putting forward concrete solutions to address the mental health concerns and struggles of children, young people, and their families.
www.independent.co.uk/news/health/...
Quote card of JRF's chief analyst Peter Matejic saying 'It's been 125 years since Seebohm Rowntree first outlined the scale and depth of poverty people faced. This report shows that poverty in the UK is still not just widespread, it is deeper and more damaging than at any other point in the last 30 years.'
Overall poverty rates have flatlined since 2005/06 at just over a fifth.
The longer a family spends in poverty, the worse the effects on that family.
The longer we tolerate unacceptably high levels of poverty, the worse it is for our country.
⏳ The time for action is now.
Check out this piece in the Sunday Times with @mumsnet.bsky.social exploring the experiences over a decade of families seeking mental health support for their children 👇
www.thetimes.com/article/d787...
Quote from Andy Bell: “For mental health services in England, and those who use or work in them, the future still looks uncertain... This could be a year of significant progress.
In our latest blog, @andybell-centremh.bsky.social takes a look at the Government's record so far on mental health, and how we can work together to create better mental health in the year ahead. 👇
www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/the-year-ahe...
Text: The job of changing the Act is not done. It’s barely started. But with an updated legal framework in place, it’s time to make it work.
The Mental Health Act has just received Royal Assent. @andybell-centremh.bsky.social says "For too long, the law has lagged behind our understanding of what people need to protect their rights and dignity. It's vital that the new Act is implemented swiftly and equitably. 👇
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The UK Benchmarking Network provides a UK wide snapshot of mental health services across all four nations, spanning community and inpatient care for children, adults, and older people. @andybell-centremh.bsky.social dives into the latest data 👇
www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/mental-healt...
🚨 NEW REPORT: Built to Harm: how women's prisons take lives
From 2018–24, 59 people died in women’s prisons in England & Wales, nearly 40% self-inflicted.
The report shows many deaths could have been prevented if successive governments had acted on long-standing calls to end women’s imprisonment.
Text: New report exposes how serious mental illness is related to inequality. We urgently need a cross-government plan to build a mentally healthier future.
New @england.nhs.uk data released today underlines the inequalities that create so much mental illness health in our society. Read our response from @andybell-centremh.bsky.social www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/news/item/ad...
A child wearing a yellow hazmat suit, that functions as loungewear, standing in front of a black background with the text "Hazmat Loungewear" and "Because 1 in 4 Brits live in homes that could make them ill" displayed.
Every child deserves a good-quality, warm, and safe home.
But children across the UK are growing up with damp, cold and mould in their homes — putting their health on the line.
They shouldn’t need a hazmat suit to stay healthy at home. Help us call for real solutions. 👉https://bit.ly/4nHViVo
15 million people in the UK live in homes with issues like damp, cold or mould.
Nobody should need a hazmat suit to stay healthy at home. That’s why we’re part of @healthequals.bsky.social's campaign to #MakeHealthEqual.
You can be part of the solution too. Act now 👉 https://bit.ly/4r0izok
The new NHS Medium Term Planning Framework will be used by ICBs to make decisions on how to use scarce resources but it offers little hope of the kind of transformational change and investment we need.
👇Read @andybell-centremh.bsky.social analysis
www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/what-does-th...
Here from @andybell-centremh.bsky.social on what is driving the worsening of the public’s mental health in England and Wales in this blog: www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/turning-arou...
Today @centreformh.bsky.social we’re sharing our bold new five-year strategy for a mentally healthier future. We’re determined to make a difference through our work. Please have a read and join us www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/about-us/our...
We need to talk about wealth inequality and mental health (joint post with @andybell-centremh.bsky.social at @centreformh.bsky.social)
Quote from Person with lived experience of inpatient care: “Every time I have been admitted and then released ‘back into the community’, you have to start all over again… You have to pick up the pieces and come to terms and recover from having been in one of the most scariest and traumatic environments ever.”
Quote from Person with lived experience of inpatient care: “You can’t reinforce a state of feeling safe or wanting to open up, or wanting to engage with these services or enter into a practice of self love, because you’re in a state of fight or flight.”
⚠️ Crisis and acute mental health care saves lives.
But provision is patchy and inconsistent, and experiences of coercive care can be re-traumatising.
We explored what's needed to deliver inpatient care which is timely, compassionate and effective: tinyurl.com/yt2cn8y9 @mentalhealthpru.bsky.social
New today from @centreformh.bsky.social our policy briefing from @mentalhealthpru.bsky.social studies of crisis and acute inpatient care in England. Key messages: current provision is patchy and not always well aligned with evidence from research
⚠️ Crisis and acute inpatient care needs to change.
People facing a mental health crisis too often struggle to get the right support. And alternatives to hospital care sometimes exclude the people who need them most.
We're urging @england.nhs.uk to invest in this vital system tinyurl.com/yt2cn8y9 🧵
📢New research 📢 Our new qualitative study provides the first in-depth study exploring individuals experiences and views regarding why people with eating disorders are at risk of suicide. bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
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