Centre for Mental Health -
This briefing summarises evidence about the mental health of older people in England. It finds that ageist attitudes underpin a system that discriminates against older people, while fatalistic assumptions about what people can expect for their mental health in later life undermine the provision of effective support to promote wellbeing, prevent mental ill health and treat mental health difficulties. The briefing finds that while older people may possess many protective factors for good mental health, they face numerous risk factors, including poorer physical health, reduced mobility and, for some, poverty and racism.
Impact on Urban Health -
Global Black Maternal Health were commissioned to lead a research project to better understand the experiences of Black and mixed heritage children and families (including the impact on mental health) when a child has special educational needs or disabilities (SEND). This research provides clear recommendations for policy makers to improve families’ experiences of navigating the support system for children with SEND.
Centre for Mental Health -
A coalition of over 60 charities (including Centre for Mental Health, Mind, the NSPCC and Marie Curie) is calling on political parties to make a major commitment to mental health ahead of the forthcoming general election. This manifesto sets out the key actions political parties can commit to take to make that vision a reality from the start of the next Parliament.
Resolution Foundation -
This publication – the final report of a three-year research programme funded by the Health Foundation – explores the relationship between young people’s mental health and work outcomes, and how policy-makers should respond. It finds that young people are now more likely to experience a common mental disorder (CMD) than any other age group – a complete reversal compared with two decades ago, when they were least likely to. Also, the economic consequences are greatest for those whose poor mental health outcomes combine with poor educational outcomes, with 1 in 3 young non-graduates with a CMD currently workless.
Demos -
This paper is part of a Demos project exploring the role that emotional health can play in building the foundations of good mental health. It calls for a ‘prevention revolution’ to promote people’s emotional health rather than simply treating the symptoms of growing levels of mental ill health. It argues that prevention must be at the core of improving all public services, not just some of them, and sets out our recommendations for how the UK government can achieve good emotional health for all.
The King's Fund -
Mental health 360 aims to provide a ‘360-degree’ review of mental health care in England. It focuses on nine core areas, bringing together data available at the time of publication with expert insights to help you understand what is happening in relation to mental health and the wider context.
British Medical Association -
This report, based on first-hand accounts of doctors working across the NHS, reveals a ‘broken’ system of mental health services in England. The current economic cost of mental ill health has been estimated to be over £100 billion in England alone, but this report demonstrates that across the NHS, doctors are in an ongoing struggle to give patients the care they need because the funding is just not enough, there are not enough staff, and the infrastructure and systems are not fit for purpose.
NHS England -
This framework summarises the commissioning guidance relating to mental health inpatient provision. It aims to: provide guidance for those responsible for the commissioning of mental health inpatient services and, within this, advance the system-wide requirement to ensure that services are local, inclusive and deliver safe, personalised, and therapeutic care; and support systems to develop local plans for change, so that inpatient provision better fits the needs of the population, makes more effective use of the funds available, and protects and improves the lives of citizens in the locality.
NHS England -
This framework summarises the commissioning guidance relating to mental health inpatient provision. It aims to: provide guidance for those responsible for the commissioning of mental health inpatient services and, within this, advance the system-wide requirement to ensure that services are local, inclusive and deliver safe, personalised, and therapeutic care; and support systems to develop local plans for change, so that inpatient provision better fits the needs of the population, makes more effective use of the funds available, and protects and improves the lives of citizens in the locality.
National Confidential Inquiry into Suicide and Safety in Mental Health -
This report is based on people aged ten and above who died by suicide between 2011 and 2021 across all of the UK. In addition to findings in relation to this general population data, it also contains key messages relating to: mental health patient suicides and acute mental health care; suicide by patients following one-off assessment; suicide by autistic people and/or patients with ADHD; suicide by in-patients aged under 25; suicide by students in England and Wales; and patients who died by suicide in public locations. It also shares findings on social and clinical characteristics.