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would give mental health parity with physical health – setting out an ambition that mental health should always be treated with the same priority and value as physical health. Since this time, there is no doubt we have seen significant progress in mental health policy. Our Manifesto for Better Mental Health,

Mental Illness finds that the UK population now ranks mental health as a more important issue than unemployment, industrial action and Brexit. People under 40 rank its importance even above climate change. THE UK’S MENTAL HEALTH IS GETTING WORSE The cost-of-living crisis, Covid-19 pandemic and austerity have worsened many people’s

This manifesto sets out five areas that the next Prime Minister must address in order to improve the lives of people with mental health problems and promote the mental health of the nation.By addressing these areas, the new Prime Minister will lead the way towards mental health equality and bring us closer to the ambition of a fair deal for mental health.

Centre for Mental Health is a member of the Mental Health Policy Group, a group of six organisations working together for better mental health policy in England. Today, we have published Towards Mental Health Equality: A Manifesto for the next Prime Minister. The document sets out our shared priorities for what we hope the next

more adults in the UK with mental health problems than there are today. Mental health services must be equipped to respond to increasing demand and able to tackle unmet need. To achieve this, we need to rebalance the NHS budget to ensure mental health care for children and adults receives the level of investment needed to improve outcomes.

Towards mental health equality: a manifesto for the next UK government. In this manifesto, we set out five areas that the next government must address in order to improve the lives of people with mental health problems and promote the mental health of the nation. Read the publication.

Mental health organisations across the UK are calling for ALL political parties to adopt the mental health policies outlined in A Mentally Healthier Nation. ... Equality: The burden of mental ill health does not fall equally, with poorer, racialised and other marginalised communities being disproportionately affected, and people with severe ...

doubt we have seen significant progress in mental health policy. Our Manifesto for Better Mental Health, published before the 2017 General Election, highlighted where urgent improvements were ... Promoting race equality in mental health services and closing the gap in the access, experience and outcomes between different ethnic groups. ...

Of the more than 2.5 million adults currently out of work across the UK due to long-term sickness, 1.35 million are experiencing mental ill-health. Mental health conditions cost the UK economy an estimated £118 billion annually, equivalent to 5% of GDP.

Centre for Mental Health is a member of the Mental Health Policy Group, a group of six organisations working together for better mental health policy in England. Today, we have published Towards Mental Health Equality: A Manifesto for the next Government.

Manifesto for a mentally healthier nation calls on all political parties to commit to a ten-year, cross-government plan for mental health. ... Join us in the fight for equality in mental health. ... We’re campaigning for policies to improve mental health in the UK to be adopted as part of a 10-year, cross-government mental health strategy. ...

Read our new Manifesto calling for better mental health for everyone with 5 key actions on how the next government can ensure this is a reality. ... The Mental Health Foundation, a UK wide charity, has been in existence for 65 years. ... BHI is a community engagement organisation working towards equality of access to health and social care ...

Manifesto for a mentally healthier nation. This document provides a blueprint for a ten-year, cross-government plan for mental health. It sets out key policies on prevention, equality and support ...

improving services by making mental health a central priority of its Long Term Plan (LTP). Building on the work of the FYFVMH, this latest strategy emphasises the financial commitment needed to make up for the years mental health services had been largely neglected. Although the extra £2.3billion per year by 2023-24 promised to mental

In financial year 2024-25, mental health spending amounted to £14.9 billion and all 42 integrated care boards are forecasting to meet the mental health investment standard. Real terms spending on mental health in 2024-25 is forecast to be £695m higher than in 2023-24. For 2025-26, mental health spending is forecast to amount to £15.6 billion.

Towards a ten-year, cross-government plan for better prevention, equality and support Edward Davie. Mental health in the UK is getting worse. Sickness absence due to mental illness is soaring, rates of mental health difficulties are increasing at an alarming rate, and already overstretched services are struggling to meet rising demands.

The Advancing Mental Health Equality Collaborative is an innovative 3-year quality improvement programme led by the Royal College of Psychiatrists’ National Collaborating Centre for Mental Health (NCCMH). The collaborative was launched in July 2021 and involves 18 organisations across the UK who, with quality improvement support from the ...

Response to comments on Mental Health Accident and Emergency Units. Our response to recent comments by Mental Health Accident and Emergency Units by Sir Jim MacKey, Interim Chief Executive of NHS England. Proud Past, Bold Future – Our 2025 – 2028 strategy! It’s time for us to be courageous and bold and fearlessly pursue our vision.

Addressing inequalities is critical to building a mentally healthier nation. Last September, Centre for Mental Health, alongside over 30 organisations, launched A mentally healthier nation: a 10-year cross-government plan for mental health.We now have over 60 endorsements for the document and a clear vision for parties to adopt into their manifesto work as we head towards a general election.