Cohort 4 of the Public Mental Health Leadership programme @rcpsych met today - 30 inspirational psychiatrists & co. with passion and ambition to shift practice and systems towards prevention, advocate for mental healthy equity and work with public health colleagues. www.rcpsych.ac.uk/events/confe...

📢Latest guest blog from Public Health specialists Jude Stansfield, Ian Walker and Claire Robson on why we need national leadership for the public’s mental health www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/why-we-need-... #PublicMentalHealth #MentalHealthLeadership #Prevention #HealthEquity #PublicHealth

Mental health can be prevented, and wellbeing improved, but it takes leadership, collaboration & community action. In a recent blog, Jude Stansfield, Ian Walker & Claire Robson share insights from their work with Public Health England’s Public Mental Health programme www.fph.org.uk/blog/where-i...

Calling all Public Health team leads for Healthy Communities (England LAs)- please look out for my survey into uptake of community-centred approaches. Its 10 years since we published the ‘family’ and we want to share the learning.

Neighbourhood health will only work if it includes mental health! + 6 great tips for practice from www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/publications...

WHO’s new report on social determinants and health equity. Great to see implementation of community-centred action and research as a recommendation. www.who.int/teams/social...

The FPH is deeply concerned about the announced £4.8 billion cut to disability and health-related benefits. This cut comes at a time of rising poverty and directly undermines the government’s aim of tackling health inequalities and child poverty. www.fph.org.uk/news/fph-res...

The rate of patients dying by suicide shortly after discharge from mental health units has increased in recent years, with researchers calling for better post-discharge support. www.hsj.co.uk/mental-healt...

Thanks to Yorkshire and Humber colleagues for working hard today on strengthening the regional approach to community-centred public health, using appreciative inquiry. @adphuk.bsky.social 🤩

public health approaches You'd think I like this stuff. I dont. Folk often ask me why.... strap in - a🧵

And please register today for our next #PublicHealthSpaces meeting for Faculty members to discuss community-based approaches to health with Jason Strelitz, Anne Bowers, and @judestansfield.bsky.social. bsky.app/profile/fphu...

🙌Very excited to share our new support network for mental health and/or addiction research academics with lived experience. We have called it LENS (Lived Experience Network for Scholars). Read more and sign up on Eventbrite for our 1st online meeting in May: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lived-expe...

Research from @ipsosintheuk.bsky.social shows that over 54% of Britons said that mental health is the biggest health problem. Securing better mental health for more people will create a fairer and healthier future for us all. bit.ly/4kjTotE

Community-centred approaches to health are key to tackle health inequalities and improve health and wellbeing at local level. Book your place for the next #PublicHealthSpaces meeting for FPH members with Jason Strelitz, Anne Bowers and @judestansfield.bsky.social ➡️ www.fph.org.uk/events-cours...

I hear DHSC wants to hear more from #publichealth staff (i assume that's not just NHS) about views on the #10yearplan. Some national listening events here, an opportunity to get heard on the three shifts, inc #prevention changenhs.staffevents.co.uk/events/chang...

📢 🎓Vacancy @popmhuk.bsky.social / @kingsioppn.bsky.social Research Associate/Research Fellow. Exciting opportunity to develop a programme of work examining upstream social determinants of mental health. Closes 8 Dec www.timeshighereducation.com/unijobs/mini... @pubhealthjobsuk.bsky.social