For over two years, we were at the core of the national response to the pandemic, providing extensive evidence on the mental health impact of the Coronavirus pandemic alongside comprehensive online support.
Today, the Mental Health Policy Group, an alliance of six national charities working together to improve mental health, has written to Jeremy Hunt and Boris Johnson calling on them to commit to taking action to improve mental health, as set out in our new manifesto “Towards Mental Health Equality.”
Becoming a Man (BAM) Counsellor, Hugh Mayers writes a blog speaking from his experiences working with young men about mental health and explores how the landscape for men's mental health is changing.
26 October to 1 November is National Care Leavers’ Awareness Week 2020. We want to take this opportunity to raise awareness of the challenges for looked-after children and young people who are leaving care, and to show what we are doing to support care leavers.
Despite the cost-effectiveness of preventing mental health problems in the long term, there are gaps in the research base on prevention of mental ill health.
For Mental Health Awareness Week, we've looked at what we can do to make ourselves less stressed, and we can all do something. But governments in the UK also need to step up and take a leading role in helping to improve our collective mental health by tackling chronic stress.
Detail around the Human Rights Act, a public authority, how the Human Rights Act protects people with mental health problems, your rights, and what you can do if your human rights haven’t been respected.
