Community mental health services play a crucial role in delivering mental health care for adults and older adults with severe mental health needs as close to home as possible. ... This supports locally-led initiatives and there has been significant local autonomy on how it is implemented, as long as it is in line with published guidance. Plans ...
In the absence of scrutiny from the centre, our project aimed to examine the extent of the commitment to public mental health activity in the 42 ICS areas across England, by analysing their statements of intent in their 2023 Integrated Care Strategies and their Joint Forward Plans (JFPs) for the period 2023–28. 2 The strategies and plans were evaluated against criteria specifying or ...
The number of NHS mental health staff has increased by 19% between 2016/17 and 2022/23. The number of people using mental health services has increased by 36% in the same period. The Centre for Mental Health estimates that in 2022, mental ill health cost the UK economy approximately £300 billion (2022). Due to increased demand for mental ...
Health is a devolved policy area. Brief summaries of mental health policies and relevant legislation in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are provided in section 10 of this briefing. Structure of adult mental health services in England. NHS adult mental health services are provided in a range of settings including:
Our programmes in England aim to improve our understanding of mental health problems and the short- and long-term future of society’s mental wellbeing. The England Programmes team works across the entire landscape of severe mental illness, public mental health, happiness and wellbeing.
We measure the different ways of preventing mental ill-health in communities and individuals across the UK. We put our mental health research to the test with programmes created for specific communities, and aim to help prevent mental health problems developing both for individuals and communities. We also work with partners and communities to ...
We are the charity for everyone's mental health. We challenge the causes of poor mental health and provide people with the tools they need to live their best possible life at home, school and work. In a rapidly changing world, we bring together the heritage and experience of four charities from across the country who’ve been supporting people ...
Background Public mental health (PMH) aims to improve wellbeing and prevent poor mental health at the population level. It is a global challenge and a UK priority area for action. Communities play an important role in the provision of PMH interventions. However, the evidence base concerning community-based PMH interventions is limited, meaning it is challenging to compare service provision to ...
MindPsy: a culturally sensitive transdiagnostic XR mental health app to prevent mental health decline, prioritise waitlists, and save the UK economy £385 million per year. Project lead: Little Beginnings Ltd. MindPsy is a compassionate co-pilot app for young people.
Mental Health Charities UK. Anxiety UK Anxiety UK supports individuals nationwide, particularly young people, working to ensure everyone has timely access to mental health support. Phone: 03444 775 774 (Mon-Fri, 9.30am-5.30pm) Website: anxietyuk.org.uk; Bipolar UK
Our Mental Health programme funds research to improve early intervention in anxiety, depression and psychosis. You may also be interested in our Discovery Research programme, which funds fields and disciplines seeking new knowledge on life, health and wellbeing, including all aspects of mental health.
The campaign empowers people to look after their mental health by directing them to free, practical tips and advice. By answering five simple questions through the Every Mind Matters platform, people can get a tailored ‘ Mind Plan ’, giving them personalised tips to help deal with stress and anxiety, boost their mood, sleep better and feel more in control.
Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is an anxiety disorder affecting 1 in 100 people in the UK. People living with OCD will experience obsessions and/or compulsions – an obsession is a repeated unwelcome thought or image which can be hard to ignore, while a compulsion is something you think about or do repeatedly to help relieve anxiety.
Equally Well UK is a new initiative, led by Centre for Mental Health, which seeks to promote and support collaborative action to improve physical health among people with a mental illness and ...
£15 million to help level up mental health and wellbeing across the country through funding initiatives to promote positive mental health in the most deprived local authority areas in England ...
The Community Mental Health Framework for Adults and Older Adults: The new Community Mental Health Framework describes how the Long Term Plan’s vision for a place-based community mental health model can be realised, and how community services should modernise to offer whole-person, whole-population health approaches, aligned with the new ...
