🧡 Small service evaluation: 12 participants attended compassion-focused therapy groups in two CMHTs.

Some showed improvements in self-compassion and depression, but this was a service evaluation without comparison group, not evidence of effectiveness.

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#CFT #CMHT #MentalHealth

Isolation & Housing Negotiating an opaque system

I’ve written about what’s been happening with my housing application and the overlap with mental health support.

Nothing is resolved yet, but there is movement and professional involvement.

#HousingCrisis #SocialHousing #MentalHealth #CMHT

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Petition: Fund improvements to secondary care community mental health services We think patients should be supported by a qualified & compassionate workforce with the time & resources to provide effective support is essential & cost effective.

Hello everyone, I just wanted to share this petition for the proper funding of secondary mental health services. If you could sign and share I’d be grateful #mentalhealth #cmht #eis #mentalhealthmatters

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...

A common situation in mental health services, especially for people who are in crisis or have especially chronic & complex illnesses.

#mentalhealth #mentalillness #personalitydisorder #depression #anxiety #bipolar #ocd #psychosis #psychology #psychiatry #chronicillness #trauma #PTSD #cPTSD #CMHT