Prison environments shape mental health.

Overcrowding, noise, poor sanitation, and lack of sunlight can intensify distress and conflict.

Safer spaces, recreation, and fresh air create calmer environments for both inmates and staff.

#PrisonReform #MentalHealthPolicy #JusticeSystems

No Explanation, Just Labels: Critical Psychiatry Network Letter to the Guardian on the Dangers of Diagnostic Expansion By Evgeny Legedin

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#MentalHealthDebate #Overdiagnosis #CriticalPsychiatry #MentalHealthPolicy #NHS

The Bipolar Commission earn about the Bipolar Commission, bringing together lived experience and expertise to improve care, understanding and outcomes for people with bipolar.

🔗 Read more: www.bipolaruk.org/get-involved...

#BipolarDisorder #MentalHealth #MentalHealthPolicy

No Explanation, Just Labels: Critical Psychiatry Network Letter to the Guardian on the Dangers of Diagnostic Expansion By Evgeny Legedin

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#MentalHealthDebate #Overdiagnosis #CriticalPsychiatry #MentalHealthPolicy #NHS

No Explanation, Just Labels: Critical Psychiatry Network Letter to the Guardian on the Dangers of Diagnostic Expansion By Evgeny Legedin

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#MentalHealthDebate #Overdiagnosis #CriticalPsychiatry #MentalHealthPolicy #NHS

Economic policy and mental health are connected.

To support our communities, we need strong safety nets like minimum incomes, job support, and integrated social care that protect the most vulnerable.

#MentalHealthPolicy #SocialCare #EconomicSecurity #PublicHealth #CommunitySupport

No Explanation, Just Labels: Critical Psychiatry Network Letter to the Guardian on the Dangers of Diagnostic Expansion By Evgeny Legedin

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#MentalHealthDebate #Overdiagnosis #CriticalPsychiatry #MentalHealthPolicy #NHS

No Explanation, Just Labels: Critical Psychiatry Network Letter to the Guardian on the Dangers of Diagnostic Expansion By Evgeny Legedin

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#MentalHealthDebate #Overdiagnosis #CriticalPsychiatry #MentalHealthPolicy #NHS

No Explanation, Just Labels: Critical Psychiatry Network Letter to the Guardian on the Dangers of Diagnostic Expansion By Evgeny Legedin

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#MentalHealthDebate #Overdiagnosis #CriticalPsychiatry #MentalHealthPolicy #NHS

No Explanation, Just Labels: Critical Psychiatry Network Letter to the Guardian on the Dangers of Diagnostic Expansion By Evgeny Legedin

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#MentalHealthDebate #Overdiagnosis #CriticalPsychiatry #MentalHealthPolicy #NHS

Mental Health is not just an individual responsibility; our society/community and administrative policies play a role in prioritising it at personal, social/community and systemic levels.
#mentalheath #mentalhealthsupport #communitymentalhealth #psychologicalwellbeing #mentalhealthpolicy

Wichita Falls officials face public pressure over Victoria Lane arrest; city launches policy review Residents demanded the release of body‑worn camera footage and criminal charges after the arrest of Victoria Lang; Mayor Tim Short said an investigation continues but the city has opened a formal review of mental‑health response policies with outside experts.

Wichita Falls residents are demanding accountability and transparency as the city grapples with the fallout from the controversial arrest of Victoria Lang.

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#WichitaFallsWichitaCounty #TX #CommunityEngagement #CitizenPortal #WichitaFallsAccountability #MentalHealthPolicy

AI is advancing rapidly in healthcare—but safety, privacy, and clinical evidence haven’t kept pace. PsiAN has submitted federal comments urging caution before accelerating AI in mental health care.

#AIinHealthcare #MentalHealthPolicy #Psychotherapy

Committee clears bill to bar AI from making therapeutic diagnoses or treatment decisions House Bill 455, sponsored by Representative Kim Banta, would bar therapists from using AI to diagnose or deliver therapy while allowing AI for clerical tasks with patient authorization. The committee passed the bill as amended by a committee substitute.

Kentucky's House Bill 455 aims to keep AI out of therapy sessions, ensuring that human connection remains at the forefront of mental health care!

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#KY #TherapyRegulation #AIEthics #MentalHealthPolicy #CitizenPortal

Mental health research is still dominated by high-income countries.

Funding, leadership, and power remain uneven, even when studies are done in LMICs.

How do we shift toward truly equitable and locally led research?

#GlobalMentalHealth #ResearchEquity #MentalHealthPolicy

Mental health costs societies far more than treatment alone.

Lost productivity and social impacts outweigh health care spending and continue to rise.

If the economic case is this clear, why is investment still lagging?

#MentalHealth #HealthEconomics #MentalHealthPolicy

Responding to mental health needs early in the life-course is important.

A life-course approach is not optional, but essential for sustainable, equitable mental health systems.

#LifeCourseApproach #MentalHealthPolicy #Prevention

MFT Celebration Day at the Capitol In-person MFT Celebration Day at the Capitol - February 11, 2026

Why attend?

- As MFTs, we’re trained to see beyond the individual — to #families, #communities, and #systems. This event puts that training into action.

- 2 FREE #Ethics #CEU hours

- Direct engagement with policy makers shaping #mentalhealthpolicy in Georgia

Policies and laws are essential foundations for mental health action.

Most countries now have plans in place, but meaningful implementation is what strengthens governance and care.

#FromPolicyToPractice #MentalHealthPolicy

Experiences of youth and caregivers waiting for mental health services in the UK: a qualitative study to inform policy and practice - European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Long waitlists are the most commonly reported barrier to accessing mental health services in the UK and across Europe. Yet, we have almost no understanding of the lived experiences of waiting among yo...

New #openaccess publication in our #ECAP journal: Experiences of youth and caregivers waiting for #mentalhealth services in the UK: a qualitative study to inform policy and practice by Han et al:
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Researchers identify first biomarker of chronic stress detectable through routine chest CT Researchers say they have identified what may be the first imaging-based biomarker of chronic stress, using artificial intelligence to analyze routine CT scans in a way that could eventually help flag long-term stress-related health risks.

Chronic stress now has a measurable biomarker. That’s a policy wake-up call: mental health prevention belongs in public health, workplace standards, and primary care — not just crisis response. Evidence should drive investment.
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#MentalHealthPolicy #PublicHealth #EvidenceBased

"WTF, this is so dangerous!" Social media influencers & youth mental health Join our event and hear youth-led insights on what good and bad mental health communication looks like online.

Sign up here:
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#YouthMentalHealth #DigitalWellbeing #SocialMediaResearch #InfluencerCulture #MentalHealthCommunication #ChildAndAdolescentMentalHealth #OnlineSafety #MentalHealthPolicy #MentalHealthProfessionals #PublicMentalHealth

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November 2025 Newsletter - In this month's issue, (1) simple strategies to foster emotionally safe schools...

(2) Job openings at CHDI

(3) How Project CHAMPION is combining evidence-based practices to address substance use and co-occurring disorders

(4) November's free course: Autism, Families, and Severe Behavior

Missed our November newsletter before the holiday?
➡️Catch up here: https://conta.cc/3XnldXQ

#ChildrensMentalHealth #MentalHealthPolicy #ProfessionalDevelopment #CTJobs

NCPS Response: Budget 2025 - What It Means for Counselling &… While there were many things in the Budget that will hopefully make a difference to the mental health of the nation, we were hoping for a stronger focus…

On Wednesday 26th of November, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, presented the 2025 Budget to Parliament.

Read our response here: ncps.com/our-voice/nc...

#MentalHealthPolicy #Counselling #Psychotherapy #Budget2025

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Excited to share our new article in @jmirpub analyzing 50-state legislation on AI in mental health. Mapping the regulatory landscape and offering policy solutions for safe, equitable innovation.

https://mental.jmir.org/2025/1/e80739

#AIGovernance #MentalHealthPolicy #DigitalHealth

General counsel reviews OCPS discipline rules and flags pending Supreme Court conversion‑therapy case OCPS general counsel reminded the board that the district investigates student misconduct using a preponderance standard, said parents can request their child not be interviewed, and warned a pending U.S. Supreme Court decision on conversion therapy could affect state bans.

OCPS is navigating complex waters as its general counsel highlights student rights, parental involvement, and a potentially game-changing Supreme Court case on conversion therapy.

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#FL #CitizenPortal #ParentalNotification #StudentRights #MentalHealthPolicy

Committee Discusses SB 470 Teleconference Meeting Legislation and Public Participation Options The committee reviews SB 470, extending teleconference rules permanently for state meetings.

The California Psychology Board is taking significant steps to enhance public participation and transparency with the proposed SB 470, ensuring meetings remain accessible for all.

Learn more here!

#CA #CitizenPortal #PublicParticipation #MentalHealthPolicy #LegislativeTransparency

Difficult-to-treat depression affects up to half of people with depression.

It drives disability, costs, and service pressures.

Yet effective add-on treatments are underused.

🧵 THREAD

#DifficultToTreatDepression #TreatmentResistantDepression #MentalHealthPolicy

Policies shape the future of mental health systems, and it’s time they reflect the voices of those who have lived it. Policies without our input risk repeating the same mistakes.

#mentalhealthpolicy #livedexperiencevoices #embeddingexpertsyexperience

Competence and confidence of health care professionals in using clozapine: a qualitative systematic review and thematic synthesis | Acta Neuropsychiatrica | Cambridge Core Competence and confidence of health care professionals in using clozapine: a qualitative systematic review and thematic synthesis - Volume 37

Check the paper to understand how this meta-analysis explored global disparities and charts a path to build competence across the entire healthcare team🌍
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#Clozapine #Schizophrenia #MentalHealthPolicy #InterprofessionalEducation #Psychiatry #Pharmacy #Nursing