Our website is live. You can check it out here 👉🏾bmhwa.co.uk A huge thank you to all the organisations who have shown their support for the Black Mental Health Manifesto so far 🤩🙏🏾 If you're interested in signing up, please email [email protected]

Research by Teesside University Tees, Esk & Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust & our Equally Well UK campaign found that 50% of people with severe mental illness in the north of England were unable to afford food. Andy Bell explores the study which lays bare this stark injustice 👇 centreformentalhealth.org.uk/the-severity-o… #FoodPoverty

Delighted to be here at Maudsley Charity this morning for their joint event with ChildrenInNeed focussing on poverty and mental health. I’ll be speaking about some of our upcoming work in this space and what funders can do to tackle the adverse effects of poverty 💪🏾

💬"To describe something as traumatic is becoming somewhat ‘vogue’. However, as someone diagnosed with PTSD, I have found myself pushed and pulled by trauma rhetoric." Callum Young on toxic trauma rhetoric and how we build a trauma-informed culture: centreformentalhealth.org.uk/talking-trauma…

We are excited about Thursday's event to mark 5 years of Equally Well UK and hearing from Trudi Seneviratne OBE 🌠 Royal College of Psychiatrists and our experts by experience. Join us to find out what our key priorities will be to help reduce the mortality gap for people with severe mental illness. Sign up link👇

Hope you'll join us this Thursday 6th June 12:00-13:15 to mark 5 years of Equally Well. Hear from Dr Trudi Seneviratne and our Experts by Experience talking about better physical health support in mental health. Sign up at centreformentalhealth.org.uk/equally-well-u…

⏰ The deadline to register to vote is *tomorrow at 11:59*. Register here: gov.uk/register-to-vo… If you want to vote by post, you must apply by 5pm this Wednesday: gov.uk/apply-postal-v… Lots more essential voting info over here 👇 centreformentalhealth.org.uk/your-voting-ri… #GeneralElection4July

This #PrideMonth, @davestanpat shares five of his favourite books written by LGBTQ+ authors, and what they've taught him about mental health, identity, trauma and inclusion 👇centreformentalhealth.org.uk/five-books-for…

We're kicking off our Global Leadership Exchange 'A Right to Life' match today with Centre for Mental Health Equally Well Au and Equally Well and joined by global mental health leaders. With thanks to NHS Confederation for hosting us. Keep an eye out for updates on our learnings.

Really excited to be with EPUT, Essex County Council & employ-ability at Chelmsford City Racecourse for a celebration of #IPS employment support. Better mental health through employment. Centre for Mental Health IPS Grow IPS by Centre for Mental Health

Charities and community organisations are often better placed and more trusted to meet local people’s needs than statutory services. Here's how bringing local stakeholders together can lead to more effective and equitable support 👇 centreformentalhealth.org.uk/publications/m…

Great Katy Jones piece setting out why Jobcentre support should focus on good jobs rather than just 'any job', the positive signs that the new government will make this shift, but the need for them to take on fundamental questions around conditionality futuresofwork.co.uk/2024/07/23/a-p…

We are publishing a special issue on Global Threats to #MentalHealth with Centre for Mental Health! Guest Editor @davestanpat shares more information on this below. Submission deadline: 31 January 2025 The call for papers can be found here: t.ly/liciD

FULL SPEECH: My full acceptance speech after receiving my honorary doctorate in sports science & exercise from St Mary’s University 🎓☺️ I cried a bit as I felt really emotional and I think it’s good to show your emotions so I’m going to share it with you. I hope you enjoy it.

84% of people we spoke to said the cost-of-living crisis has made their mental health worse, due to: 👉Acute anxiety about meeting basic needs 👉Isolation from being unable to afford to travel 👉Having less access to healthy food & exercise. Nick Treloar explains more👇

Congratulations Paul and the fab Age UK teams. This is wonderful news

Could you help us speak up for social justice in mental health? We're looking for two exceptional people to join our Board, one as our new chair, and another as trustee. 👉 Learn more: centreformentalhealth.org.uk/vacancy/role-t…

Producing an effective Mental Health Needs Assessment is the critical first step in meeting local needs. Drawing on examples of success from across the country, our new guide sets out the key factors for an effective MHNA: centreformentalhealth.org.uk/publications/w…

Let me be clear, we Mind do not support the mystery job coaches initiative which as far as we know is not a real thing. We support IPS which is already an offer to those people in secondary care not on wards! We want focus on the quality of inpatient care.

Today's #Budget24 misses a crucial opportunity to turn around the nation's mental health. And while the NHS boost is welcome, mental health must get its fair share of this essential investment. Here's our response in full 👇centreformentalhealth.org.uk/news/item/autu… #AutumnBudget #MentalHealth