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The Covid-19 pandemic caused a collective trauma - but the Government missed critical opportunities to protect the nation's mental health.
It's vital we learn from this to protect the nation's mental health in future crises.
#Covid
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🧵 Thread: We're deeply disappointed that the Government will not be producing a ten-year mental health and wellbeing plan, and that the promised white paper on health disparities will also no longer be delivered.
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Some of the responses to
#NaomiOsaka
show that deep-seated prejudices about mental health still need to be rooted out.
Read our full response here:
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We'll respond to the report once it's released in full, but these early reports are extremely concerning. The notion that institutional
#racism
does not exist, or has no impact on inequalities in society, flies in the face of the evidence shared by ourselves and others.
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The impact of structural racism is seen clearly within mental health.
➡️Black people are at least 4 times more likely to be detained under the Mental Health Act than white people
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THREAD: Today the Secretary of State for Work & Pensions said that ‘mental health culture has gone too far’, and announced plans to downgrade benefits for people with mental health problems.
This is dangerous and won't help people into work.
Our response 👇
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We're delighted to announce that our Board of Trustees have appointed
@Andy__Bell__
as our new chief executive! 🎉
Read our statement in full:
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THREAD: Mental health in the UK is getting worse, and we need to act now to turn the tide. So we've joined with over 30 other charities calling for a ten-year, cross-government mental health strategy:
#AMentallyHealthierNation
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THREAD: The
#HighIntensityNetwork
model
There's been growing debate about use in a number of places across England of 'High Intensity Networks'/‘Serenity Integrated Monitoring’ with people who have complex mental health needs & required frequent support from emergency services.
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The Prime Minister’s claims of a ‘sicknote culture’ where mental ill health is confused with ‘everyday worries’ are not based on robust evidence - and could lead to policies that do more harm than good.
Our response in full 👇🧵
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REPORT: Mental health for all?
Today we launch the final report of our
@MH_Equality
Commission, exploring why mental health inequalities persist and setting out a system designed for inequality.
Read more:
#EqualityinMentalHealth
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Here's our full response to today's
#RacismReport
:
"Race Disparity Commission report falls far short of offering solutions for equality in mental health and life chances in Britain, says Centre for Mental Health":
#RaceReport
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Muslims face a range of risk factors that can negatively impact their mental health, but they are less likely to get effective support.
Our new factsheet highlights the mental health determinants, experiences & barriers facing Muslim communities:
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Brilliant to see this new initiative from
@KensingtonRoyal
, focusing on the impact of the early years of life 👇
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🧵"The racist and Islamophobic violence we’ve seen across the country over the last week is profoundly distressing. We stand in solidarity with people from racialised communities and all those who have been impacted by this violence."
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"We hope today will bring us closer to mental health legislation that respects and protects people’s rights and dignity, that reduces inequality and that turns the tide on the growing use of coercion."
We respond to today's Mental Health Act white paper:
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Too often, people facing poverty and exclusion are more likely to have worse mental health and – when they do get help – have the poorest experiences of support.
It doesn’t have to be this way. It’s time for action.
Email your MP:
#EqualityInMentalHealth
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NEW: Our latest forecast indicates that up to 10 million people (almost 20% of the population) will need mental health support as a result of
#Covid19
:
#CovidMHImpact
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"Personal Independence Payment isn’t a luxury. It’s a lifeline for people living with mental illness in a society that too often discriminates against and disadvantages disabled people."
Our response to today's proposed changes to PIP in full 👇🧵
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News: Following the departure of Centre for Mental Health’s chief executive
@_Sarah_Hughes_
, our trustees are pleased to announce that a leadership team will be formed with
@Andy__Bell__
as Interim Chief Executive from December 2022.
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We know that the Christmas season can be difficult. If you need support, these numbers may be able to help.
#mentalhealth
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Mel Stride’s comments assertion that ‘mental health culture has gone too far’ is not based on robust evidence. It ignores compelling evidence of rising levels of distress. And it risks belittling people’s struggles and delaying help seeking until it is too late. 2/
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Young Black men’s mental health outcomes are often measured using tools which are not culturally informed – limiting our understanding of what is effective.
Funded by
@MindCharity
, we've coproduced a new approach with young Black men:
#HowAreWeDoing
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Making the grade: Our new report with
@CYPMentalHealth
sums up the latest evidence on the impact of schools, colleges and universities on students' mental health:
#MakingTheGrade
#MentalHealth
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We're grateful to numerous service users who've been highlighting their concerns around this for some time. Any mental health support must be compassionate, not coercive, trauma-informed and evidence-based. We will continue to champion those values across our work 💚
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🧵 The evidence is clear that poverty is a major driver of poor mental health - and that we can't boost the nation's mental health without addressing poverty. Check out some of our work on this topic over the last year 👇
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We're excited to share our new look with you today!
While our look might have changed, our mission remains the same. We will continue to challenge injustices in policies, systems and society, so that everyone can have better mental health.
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Abandoning the
#MentalHealthAct
reforms is a government breach of public trust.
We've responded in full to today's
#KingsSpeech
: 👇🧵
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📢 New report 📢
Mental health in the UK is getting worse - and we need to act now to turn the tide. We've joined with over 30 other charities to call for concerted action to build a mentally healthier nation:
#AMentallyHealthierNation
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We extend our solidarity to the England players who've been targeted by horrific racist abuse and express our deep concern for the potential impact of this on their
#MentalHealth
and that of other young Black men & people from racialised communities who experience this every day.
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NEW BRIEFING: Covid-19: understanding inequalities in mental health during the pandemic
The pandemic could entrench and exacerbate inequalities in mental health for a generation unless concerted action is taken:
#EqualityInMentalHealth
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📢We wanted to announce that, after more than five years at Centre for Mental Health, our chief executive
@_Sarah_Hughes_
will be leaving us at the end of the year after being appointed chief executive of the charity Mind.
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🧵 THREAD: We’re disturbed and distressed by the evidence of abuse in a mental health hospital shared in today’s BBC Panorama programme.
#Panorama
#MentalHealth
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THREAD: We cannot ignore the links between poverty and poor mental health.
To do so will prevent us from addressing one of the key determinants of whether someone has better or worse mental health.
#PovertyAndMentalHealth
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Covid-19 risks widening mental health inequalities for a generation.
We're calling on the Government to act now to close the gap:
#EqualityInMentalHealth
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THREAD: We’ve been shocked and distressed by the death of George Floyd in the US, and we know many people in the UK are deeply affected by it too.
#GeorgeFloyd
#BlackLivesMatter
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📢 Our new strategy is here! 📢
Equality in mental health: Strategy 2021-2025
We're dedicated to eradicating mental health inequalities. Here's how we're working to do that 👇
#EqualityInMentalHealth
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BLOG: "This too shall pass: a psychiatrist’s experience of loss and bereavement"
@nuwandiss
reflects on the impact of patients passing away, the inequalities which can tragically cause them, and the truths that bring him solace:
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We are also deeply concerned about the way such approaches could further heighten the stigma around people with complex needs, or re-traumatise them, instead of giving people the compassionate support they need and deserve.
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#WorldMentalHealthDay
THREAD 👇
Our research has highlighted the impact of Covid-19 on
#mentalhealth
. But we know that people’s needs were not being met even before the crisis hit. We urgently need to
#InvestinMentalHealth
to ensure support is there for everyone who needs it.
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The Mental Health Act is outdated, discriminatory, and gives too little regard to people's rights and dignity. Despite the Government’s manifesto pledge to reform it, vital changes will not happen this Parliament. This is a major breach of trust.
In full:
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In 2002, we published 'Breaking the circles of fear', looking at the relationship between African & Caribbean communities and mental health services. 19 years on, and tragically the report is still as relevant today.
#RaceReport
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What's behind the rise in school absence?
🎥 We've highlighted the wider factors fuelling the problem - now we need the Government to tackle these as part of its efforts to boost attendance.
Learn more:
#NotInSchool
@CYPMentalHealth
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We're launching a new Commission to explore some of the biggest inequalities in mental health in the UK and seek workable, long-term solutions to reduce and, if possible, eradicate them:
#MentalHealthResearch
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Many of us are understandably feeling anxious about
#Covid_19
especially for our loved ones that are more vulnerable.
@_Sarah_Hughes_
reminds us of the importance of mental health in recovery, and looking out for those of us with mental illness at this difficult time
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Mental health in the UK is getting worse, and overstretched services are struggling to meet rising demands. We need to act now to turn the tide.
We're calling on MPs and parliamentary candidates to build
#AMentallyHealthierNation
:
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NEW BLOG:
@raj_psyc
argues that the NHS Long Term Plan must address neglected rehabilitation services and a rise in out of area placements:
#MentalHealth
#Psychiatry
#NHSLongTermPlan
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We are DELIGHTED to announce an exciting new project with
@UKYouth
@DianaAward
to ensure young people from racialised communities can access appropriate
#MentalHealth
support:
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This is especially the case for children who have become separated from their families - we've signed a letter from
@refugeecouncil
@article_39
@GoodLawProject
calling for an urgent inquiry into using hotels for unaccompanied asylum-seeking children:
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.
@Kadra_A_
speaking on Channel 5 news right now: “The idea that anti-racism is borne out of idealism is damaging. The report is overal a huge missed opportunity. We need a much more ambitious approach which centres the voices of racialised communities.”
#RaceReport
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THREAD: How will the coronavirus pandemic affect the nation’s mental health?
#CovidMHImpact
#Covid19UK
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Today’s World Suicide Prevention Day
#WSPD
.
Every death by suicide is a tragedy and one too many.
Throughout the day we’ll be sharing a range of resources and reports which will help to move the conversation forward.
#WorldSuicidePreventionDay
#WSPD18
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Poverty and poor mental health go hand in hand. As UK poverty levels rise, we're calling on policy makers to take concrete action now:
#PovertyAndMentalHealth
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"On average, it takes 17 years for a new piece of important mental health evidence to have an impact on frontline practice. Clearly, this needs to change"
André
@Mental_Elf
explains why he's joining our mission to make
#mentalhealth
equality a reality:
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Serenity Integrated Mentoring (SIM) - a thread 🧵
We're deeply disappointed that NHS England has decided not to publish the report of its review of Serenity Integrated Mentoring (SIM) and similar approaches to people experiencing acute distress.
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🧵 Research shows that racism can cause trauma, anxiety & depression - but it also stops people from getting help when they need it. We explored how services can tackle the barriers people from racialised communities face to getting mental health support
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📢The Government has committed to modernising the Mental Health Act!
This is a welcome sign that much-needed reform will be delivered to our mental health services and the ways people are treated when they are most unwell.
🧵Our analysis of today's
#KingsSpeech
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"Are we over-medicalising poverty-related distress?"
In a new blog following research from
@DeSTRESSExeter
, Felicity Thomas argues that everyday stresses caused by poverty are increasingly being pathologised:
#MentalHealth
#Inequality
#Poverty
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THREAD: People with long-term physical conditions are twice as likely to have poor mental health.
We worked with
@NVTweeting
to explore the impact of living with a long-term condition on people’s mental health, and to identify how they could be better supported.
#AskHowIAm
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We are delighted to welcome Professor Kamaldeep Bhui to our Board of Trustees!
Dr Bhui is Head of Centre for Psychiatry
@QMUL
and editor
@TheBJPsych
. Learn more here:
#MentalHealth
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How will
#COVID19
affect the nation's mental health?
Our first forecast indicates that about half a million more people may experience a mental health difficulty over the next year:
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We're delighted that
@wendyburn
has been welcomed as the new Clinical Group Chair of
@EquallyWellUK
!
Full story:
#EquallyWellUK
#MentalHealth
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Did you watch
#bbcpanorama
tonight?
It highlighted what we’ve repeatedly found: that the poorest are more likely to experience mental health difficulties. This is unacceptable. Please RT
#mentalhealth
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It is vital that limited funding for mental health support is spent wisely. Policy must follow robust evidence, and decisions about resource allocation need to be open & challengeable. We would like to see that evidence presented publicly & compared with alternative approaches.
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"If you provide the best Early Intervention in Psychosis treatment for a young person who then goes home to an unsafe bedsit, it's not going to be helpful. It's like putting water into holey buckets" -
@_Sarah_Hughes_
#Inequality
#MentalHealth
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Did you see
@Andy__Bell__
on
@itvnews
just now? He was commenting on mental health in prisons. We’ve been campaigning for years for people in prisons to get more support with their mental health, and when they’re released.
#MentalHealth
#prisons
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Reducing people’s benefits and putting them at risk of sanctions is harmful and will increase rates of mental ill health. Better support to get work is needed, not the threat of greater impoverishment. 3/
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Our new research finds that women and families have faced extra pressures on their mental health, including anxiety about giving birth during lockdown, fears about losing jobs, and increasing levels of domestic violence:
@MMHAlliance
#MaternalPandemic
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We're really pleased to hear that amendments have been made to the Health and Care Bill today.
The amendments will mean the NHS is clearer that it needs to treat mental and physical health equally, and account for spending fairly on mental health services. 1/
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"Our national mental health conversation continues to side-line the very people who need it most: those who suffer from daily stigma and discrimination"
André from
@Mental_Elf
on why he's joining our mission to make equality for
#mentalhealth
a reality:
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📽️Ahead of this week's
#SpendingReview
announcement, we're calling on
@RishiSunak
to prioritise the
#MentalHealth
of the next generation by funding early support hubs.
@YoungMindsUK
@CYPMentalHealth
@childrensociety
@MindCharity
@YouthAccess
#FundTheHubs
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A massive thank you to the 30+ charities that have developed and supported this joint work 🙏👏👇
@Rethink_
@MindCharity
@mentalhealth
@NHSConfed_MHN
@rcpsych
@AssocMHP
@StudentMindsOrg
@AFNCCF
@TheMixUK
@NSUNnews
@Mind_Forward
@Place2Be
@samaritans
@YoungMindsUK
@MQmentalhealth
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"A narrative that needs to be heard: supporting people with severe and complex needs to participate in research"
@nuwandiss
explores how we can include the voices of people who still go unheard in
#MentalHealth
research:
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➡️ Young people from racialised communities are twice as likely to access mental health support via court orders
➡️African & Caribbean men are 3 times more likely than white counterparts to be diagnosed with schizophrenia.
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Blog: 'Dealing with my mental health whilst being young and Black'
@RahmaDuale
from
@HubOnyx
discusses the wearing impact of racism on young Black people - and how it creates barriers to getting the right
#MentalHealth
support:
#BlackHistoryMonth2021
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We’re proud to be part of a major coalition that has written to
@BorisJohnson
today. We’re calling on the government to work with us to establish a Mental Health Renewal plan in response to
#COVID19
.
Let's create a
#MentallyHealthy
society together:
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As
#ChildrensMentalHealthWeek
kicks off, here's our handy fact sheet with some of the key statistics around children's
#MentalHealth
👇
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To mark Black Maternal Mental Health Week,
@Andy__Bell__
highlights the intersectional inequalities Black women face in motherhood, and celebrate the work of people & organisations like
@MotherhoodGroup
:
#BMMHW21
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Now the election is over we’re looking at key issues for mental health in the new Parliament. They include the need to fulfil promise of NHS Long Term Plan to deliver expanded mental health care provision for all ages & needs
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Muslims face some of the greatest mental health inequalities, yet too many encounter significant barriers to support. Our new fact sheet, created with
@Woolf_Institute
, brings together the latest evidence on Muslim mental health across the life course:
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NEW briefing: using seclusion, restraint or exclusion with young people can exacerbate distress & create a vicious cycle of trauma, challenging behaviour, restriction and psychological harm.
#BehaviourTraumaSchools
#TraumaInformedSchools
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There has been a sharp rise in mental ill health since 2020, especially among young people. This is not a cultural phenomenon but a real rise in distress, depression and anxiety. 4/
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Our letter to
@guardianletters
: “The abusive treatment of Child Q in a school in London by the police must serve as a turning point in the discriminatory and harmful treatment of Black children and young people in schools and by police officers.”
#ChildQ
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Concerns have been raised about whether the HIN/SIM approach is safe, effective or appropriate. These concerns need to be taken seriously. Any new approach or intervention to support people’s mental health needs to be tested robustly and independently, before it is spread widely.
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.
@_Sarah_Hughes_
spoke to BBC Breakfast about mental heath inequalities - and why actions like cutting
#UniversalCredit
will have a huge impact on mental health.
Watch from 1hr10:
#EqualityInMentalHealth
#WorldMentalHealthDay
#KeepTheLifeline
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We need a new start for mental health. The new government has a critical opportunity to build
#AMentallyHealthierNation
, and it’s vital they take it.
The first step will be delivering a mental health strategy – we’ve set out what this could look like:
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🎥 Alex explains how we co-created a culturally appropriate measurement tool for young Black men's mental health 👇
We're looking for services to pilot the new tool:
@MindCharity
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.
@PrivateEyeNews
we’re extremely disappointed to see your front cover purporting the stigmatising stereotypes that many of us have worked hard to overcome, and belittling the experience of people facing mental distress. Please rethink this.
#MentalHealth
#Stigma
@TimetoChange
Be under no delusions - the new edition of Private Eye is out today!
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NEW: We've launched a new fact sheet on children and young people's
#mentalhealth
, to ensure that everyone in the conversation has access to the best evidence:
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THREAD: We’ve been deeply saddened by
#AzeemRafiq
’s testimony about his experience of racism in cricket, and how it affected his mental heath. His experience reinforces what we know: that racism is toxic for our mental health.
#Racism
#RacismInCricket
#MentalHealth
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We are delighted to support the
@BMHManifesto
, calling for concrete action to
#ProtectBlackMentalHealth
. For too long, the impact of racism & inequality on Black people's mental health has been overlooked. But change *is* possible - please read and share👉🏿
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All policies affect our mental health.
As we head towards the general election, we need all political parties to put mental health at the heart of their manifesto commitments: focus on policies that will boost people's wellbeing & reject those that are harmful to mental health.
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Supported housing saves lives: letter with
@Rethink_
@rcpsych
@HACThousing
@MindCharity
@mentalhealth
@NHSConfed_MHN
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People with severe mental illness face shorter life expectancies and poorer health. This is an unacceptable inequality - one we've set out to tackle through
@EquallyWellUK
.
Today it launches a strategy to improve the physical health of people with mental illness - learn more👇
No one should have poorer physical health because they have a mental health difficulty.
@EquallyWellUK
is working to improve physical health among people with severe mental illness – here’s how:
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NEW: Our latest mental health forecast warns that the Government and NHS need to prepare for a rising tide of mental health difficulties this winter:
#CovidMHImpact
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The poorest children are 4x as likely to have a mental health difficulty as the wealthiest.
Black people are many times more likely to be subject to the Mental Health Act.
This is not okay.
Find out what we're doing to tackle
#mentalhealth
inequalities:
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"When parents experience racism, it's also their children who suffer the consequences. Raising children in the context of racism means you have to... protect & prepare your children for the inevitable racism they will face when they're racialised in British society" -
@yaszadeh
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Christmas can be difficult, especially if you're experiencing a
#mentalhealth
difficulty. These support lines may be able to help.
#Christmas2017
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Together with over 50 organisations, we're calling on all political parties to commit to building a mentally healthier nation.
We've set out tangible actions which we want to see adopted in general election manifestos:
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Children's mental health has been underfunded for too long.
Our new research calls for a comprehensive national investment strategy to support the
#MentalHealth
of everyone up to age 25:
#TimeForAction
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🧵Half of adults who have a mental health difficulty experienced their first symptoms by the age of 14.
Our new research shows how vital effective preventative support is for 8-13 year olds and the adults around them 👇
#ThePowerOfTheOrdinary
#WorldMentalHealthDay2022
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