What started as a small idea to address the subtle but harmful effects of microaggressions has grown into a movement tackling microaggressions, racism & discrimination in education. Crown Agabi reflects and looks to the future of Not So Micro: www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/not-so-micro...

New research from @healthequals.bsky.social finds that 15 million people in the UK live in homes with issues like damp, cold or mould. The impact on our mental health as well as our physical health can be devastating, causing respiratory symptoms, depression and anxiety.

"If we want to improve productivity, we have to make use of the resources that we already have by shifting focus towards preventing mental ill health and intervening earlier." Hear from Kadra Abdinasir our Associate Director of Policy in this piece👇 www.newstatesman.com/spotlight/20...

Black mothers face significantly higher risks and barriers to perinatal mental health support. We're at Parliament with the Motherhood group and Maternal Mental Health Alliance highlighting the urgent need for culturally competent, trauma-informed perinatal mental health care for Black mothers

The new NHS Medium Term Planning Framework will be used by ICBs to make decisions on how to use scarce resources but it offers little hope of the kind of transformational change and investment we need. 👇Read @andybell-centremh.bsky.social analysis www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/what-does-th...

Webinar - Join us on Thurs 13 November to hear about Barnardo’s Inner Resilience and Development service. BIRD supports children and young people who arrive at emergency departments with mental health difficulties. Full details and registration here: www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/webinar-brid...

A @barnardos.org.uk service which supports children and young people outside hospital improves their mental health and helps families understand their needs, our latest report finds. www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/publications... #BridgingTheGap

Yesterday @dumpthescales.bsky.social as secretariat of the APPG on Eating Disorders launched an important report on the prevention of eating disorder deaths. This lays bare a system failing people and calls for urgent, coordinated action. Read the report here: www.dumpthescales.org/our-reports

We need to build a mental health workforce for the future, with new and different skills and ways of working alongside existing roles. A more diverse workforce, trained and supported, that can address inequalities and meet everyone’s needs equitably www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/news/item/nh...

Mental health services are struggling to cope, leading to longer waiting lists, affecting quality of care, resulting in more people ending up in crisis. The Government must build a workforce to meet people's needs, and invest in approaches that work www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/news/item/st...

Rates of mental health difficulties amongst children and young people have more than doubled in the last 10 years. If we're serious about reversing this trend then we need to understand and address the social and economic factors driving it www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/turning-arou...

Last week saw the Parliamentary launch of the Black Mental Health Manifesto. Members of the Black Mental Health and Wellbeing Alliance, including our Associate Director of Policy Kadra Abdinasir, came together for a powerful event to demand radical change, to demand urgent action. www.bmhwa.co.uk

New analysis of Understanding Society data by @healthequals.bsky.social shows that the number of young people struggling with their mental health has more than doubled since 2009. Read more about the findings and hear from Kadra Abdinasir on the solutions 👇 healthequals.org.uk/data_insight...

Austerity, cuts to services, a cost of living crisis, financial & housing insecurity are some of the key drivers in the decline in our mental health. But there's hope. We also have the evidence of what's needed to turn it around. We need action, now. www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/turning-arou...

We worked with @mind.org.uk to produce the annual The Big Mental Health Report, which brings together the latest evidence on the current state of mental health and mental health services in England and Wales. Read here👇 www.mind.org.uk/about-us/our...

The #MentalHealthBill is back in Parliament today. One of our key recommendations is that the Government place a statutory duty on all mental health providers to implement the Patient and Carer Race Equality Framework (PCREF). Read more 👇 metro.co.uk/2025/10/14/i...

Webinar – How @barnardos.org.uk Inner Resilience and Development (BIRD) service supports children and young people’s mental health and eases NHS pressure. Join us on Thursday 13 November for the launch of our evaluation of the BIRD service. www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/webinar-brid...

Climate change isn’t just melting ice caps - it’s eroding our mental resilience. We must treat mental health as a core part of climate action, building communities that are both sustainable and emotionally resilient. Read more: www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/climate-chan... #WorldMentalHealthDay

On #WorldMentalHealthDay we’re calling on governments to acknowledge and respond to the mental health impacts of catastrophic events. Mental health is a cornerstone of resilience, recovery, and justice in a world facing unprecedented global challenges. Read more: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

Ahead of #WorldMentalHealthDay, our Associate Director of Policy Kadra Abdinasir talks to Emma Tracey and rapper and mental health advocate Shocka on the latest BBC Access All podcast about racial inequalities in the Mental Health Act www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... - from 22 mins in.

People living with severe mental illness in England are nearly 2.5 times more likely to die prematurely from cancer than those without mental illness. Find out why and what can be done to tackle these inequities in this Equally Well blog by @lisamcnally.bsky.social equallywell.co.uk/2025/09/22/u...

We're hiring! Brilliant opportunity to join our policy team and lead a new, high-profile programme of work. This is an exciting opportunity to shape the national conversation on mental health at a time of major political and policy developments. www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/vacancy/poli...

⏰ Deadline approaching! This is an exciting opportunity to influence positive change at a time of significant policy and political developments. Closing date for applications is midnight, Sunday 5 October. Find out more here: www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/vacancy/head...

“We know the evidence, we know what works, let’s take action”. That was the message from young experts by experience at the Labour Party conference this week, where we co-hosted a session as part of the #FutureMinds campaign with @cypmentalhealth.bsky.social YoungMinds and @cfyounglives.bsky.social

Marking the start of #BlackHistoryMonth with a key demand of the #TakeRacismSeriously campaign: decolonise the curriculum and teach Black history. Tackling racism in education is vital to reducing mental health inequalities. diana-award.org.uk/get-involved... @everydayracism.bsky.social & partners

We're at #LabourConference25 with the Children and Young People’s Mental Health Coalition and today hosted a Future Minds Campaign panel event with our partners Young Minds, @cfyounglives.bsky.social and Prudence Trust. www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/publications...

📢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

We're hiring! Could you join us as our new Executive and Finance Officer? In this varied and interesting role, you will be at the heart of our team’s success, supporting our CEO and Board, and taking on key finance and HR responsibilities. Find out more: lnkd.in/eCt_nuVU #CharityJobs

Today, The Motherhood Group launched a vital new report exposing the realities of Black maternal mental health in the UK and the urgent need for action. Read the report here themotherhoodgroup.org/black-matern... #MakeBlackMothersVisible #BlackMaternalMentalHealthWeek

Black Maternal Mental Health Week UK 2025 is here! We’re proud to be partnering with The Motherhood Group and @mmhalliance.bsky.social Together, we can change maternal mental health outcomes. More at themotherhoodgroup.org/bmmhw25/ #MakeBlackMothersVisible #BMMHW2025 #TheMotherhoodGroup

Could you be the next Head of the Children and Young People's Health Coalition? This is an exciting opportunity to influence positive change at a time of significant policy & political developments. Find out more: www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/vacancy/head... And please share

Local councils have an important role to play in championing mental health. Our latest blog by @lisamcnally.bsky.social on what we can learn from Ireland's Public Participation Networks to ensure that community engagement isn’t tokenistic. www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/irelands-com...

We're hiring for two exciting roles - Head of the Children and Young People's Mental Health Coalition and Executive and Finance Officer. Find out more and please share with your networks www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/about-us/jobs/ #charityjob

In the wake of the disturbing racist, Islamophobic and anti-migrant demonstrations and violence which took place on Saturday, we stand in solidarity with everyone affected. It’s just over a year since the racist riots of last summer, and racist aggression and hostility has been growing since.

The lack of mental health support for domestic abuse survivors has devastating consequences. Heidi Riedel, CEO at @womanstrust.bsky.social, writes for the Mentally Healthier Councils Network on the urgent need for strategic investment: www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/demanding-be...

Today is World Suicide Prevention Day. The links between deprivation, mental illness and suicide are undeniable. And if we're going to tackle the mental health crisis, we have to tackle the social injustices driving it. #WSPD2025

⚠️ Mental health is deteriorating in the UK. Our chances of having good mental health are shockingly unequal, and too few people get the support they need. But it doesn't have to be this way. With your support, we can build a mentally healthier future: tinyurl.com/4vd4kubb

Today @centreformh.bsky.social we’re sharing our bold new five-year strategy for a mentally healthier future. We’re determined to make a difference through our work. Please have a read and join us www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/about-us/our...

📢 Everyone should have a fair chance of good mental health. And yet rates of mental illness are rising, and our chances of having good mental health are shockingly unequal. It doesn't have to be this way. We've launched a bold new strategy for a mentally healthier future: tinyurl.com/37j7u3zx

🗣️ "I learned that those who had been where I was could transmit life-saving hope in the darkest moments." Peer support workers reflect on how their role has impacted mental health services, and how we can best mobilise & support this new workforce: tinyurl.com/rmfcc7u9 @mentalhealthpru.bsky.social

We need to talk about wealth inequality and mental health (joint post with @andybell-centremh.bsky.social at @centreformh.bsky.social)

How can mental health services help to tackle the barriers to exercise faced by people living with severe mental illness? Hannah shares her experience of trying to increase her fitness as an inpatient & in the community: tinyurl.com/47r84v5a @rethinkcharity.bsky.social @sport-england-se.bsky.social

"In a society where wealth distribution is so unequal - and the impacts of that inequality on our mental health are so pernicious - it’s something we’ve got to face up to." With @fairness.bsky.social, we explore how to tackle the mental health benefits of wealth inequality 👇 tinyurl.com/4ysy3knv

We need a radical rethink of mental health inpatient & crisis care. Too many people struggle to get support in a mental health crisis, and experiences of inpatient care can be re-traumatising. We examined the research and explored the reforms needed 👇 www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/publications...

"To access fitness opportunities, there's a lack of support for people with severe mental illness, and not just from professionals." Hannah writes from lived experience about the challenges of accessing physical activities that can boost mental health www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/exercise-and...

This Thursday! Join our webinar with @rethinkcharity.bsky.social to explore how can local councils, leisure providers and mental health services can boost access to fitness activities for people living with severe mental illness. 🏃‍♀️Register here: tinyurl.com/497kasnt

Off the back of our successful Peer Support Webinar & Mental Health Question Time events - our excellent speakers have expanded on their experiences in a blog post with the wonderful @centreformh.bsky.social 🎉 Please do give it a read to hear more about the future of #peersupport 🔗 #MentalHealth

⚠️ Crisis and acute mental health care saves lives. But provision is patchy and inconsistent, and experiences of coercive care can be re-traumatising. We explored what's needed to deliver inpatient care which is timely, compassionate and effective: tinyurl.com/yt2cn8y9 @mentalhealthpru.bsky.social

⚠️ Mental health crisis care saves lives. But too many people struggle to get timely support, and experiences of inpatient care can be re-traumatising. @centreformh.bsky.social @mentalhealthpru.bsky.social explore what's needed to deliver care that's effective & compassionate: ➡️ tinyurl.com/yt2cn8y9

New today from @centreformh.bsky.social our policy briefing from @mentalhealthpru.bsky.social studies of crisis and acute inpatient care in England. Key messages: current provision is patchy and not always well aligned with evidence from research