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

⚠️ Crisis and acute inpatient care needs to change. People facing a mental health crisis too often struggle to get the right support. And alternatives to hospital care sometimes exclude the people who need them most. We're urging @england.nhs.uk to invest in this vital system tinyurl.com/yt2cn8y9 🧵

📢 Mental health crisis care saves lives. But too many people struggle to get timely support, and experience of hospitalisation can create traumas of its own. With @mentalhealthpru.bsky.social, we explored what's needed to deliver care that's timely, effective & compassionate: tinyurl.com/yt2cn8y9

⚠️ People with severe mental illness often have poorer physical health, but face major barriers to exercise & fitness. How can we overcome the obstacles? 📆 That's what we'll be exploring in our webinar with @rethinkcharity.bsky.social next week - sign up to secure your place: tinyurl.com/497kasnt

"What if every policy proposal, whether about housing, education or transport, was assessed for its impact on mental health?" Laura Shields-Zeeman from the Netherlands' Trimbos Institute & @andybell-centremh.bsky.social consider what a mental health policy test could look like in practice 👇

This looks like a timely report from the ever relevant @centreformh.bsky.social on the interface between the neighbourhood agenda and mental health. And it references a piece of work I did with them at @nationalvoices.bsky.social 'Ask me how I am'. www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/publications...

The Government has set out its vision for a Neighbourhood Health Service. 🎯 But this can only be achieved if mental health is at the heart of the model. Our new resource sets out how neighbourhood teams can embed mental health support and tackle health inequalities: tinyurl.com/4zxuscyw

How can local councils, leisure providers and mental health services boost access to fitness activities for people living with severe mental illness? 📆 We'll be exploring this in our webinar with @rethinkcharity.bsky.social on 28 August - register here: tinyurl.com/497kasnt

How are global events like climate change, pandemics and war affecting our mental health? 💭 We tackle global threats to mental health in the latest issue of our journal with @centreformh.bsky.social 👇 journals.sagepub.com/toc/RSH/curr...

How do global catastrophic events – like climate change, war and pandemics – affect mental health? And how can governments support those most at risk? @davidwoodhead.bsky.social & @andybell-centremh.bsky.social explore in this special edition of @rsph.bsky.social's journal 👇 tinyurl.com/y5x88td3

Physical exercise benefits our mental health. But for people with severe mental illness there are multiple barriers to getting and staying fit. What are these barriers, and how can they be overcome? Our new report with @rethinkcharity.bsky.social and @sport-england-se.bsky.social has answers 👇

🚧 People with severe mental illness often have poorer physical health, but face major barriers to exercise & fitness. Our new report with @centreformh.bsky.social shows how mental health services, councils and leisure providers can overcome this: tinyurl.com/2ku2xvf5

A important report shows how accessible, inclusive, and supportive environments to engage in exercise has a vital role to play in combatting inequalities faced by people with severe mental illness. Read below. #MentalHealth #PhysicalHealth #SMI

🚧 People with severe mental illness often have poorer physical health, but face major barriers to exercise & fitness. Alongside @rethinkcharity.bsky.social @sport-england-se.bsky.social, we've explored how local councils, leisure centres and gyms can overcome the barriers: tinyurl.com/2ku2xvf5

🗣️ "Just because you're mentally unwell, it doesn't mean your physical health should be ignored." Hannah explains how her physical health has been overlooked in mental health settings 👇 We'll be exploring this in our new report tomorrow on the barriers to exercise... Listen: tinyurl.com/yx77rsdc

🗣️ "Peer support has to start with meeting people where they are, not where systems expect them to be...It’s not just about ticking a box for inclusion, it’s about making sure people truly feel seen, heard and valued. " - @coproisaac.bsky.social @mentalhealthpru.bsky.social tinyurl.com/rmfcc7u9

Peer support plays a growing and vital role within mental health services. But how do we enable it to retain its critical edge, and be an authentic expression of lived and living experience? Contributors @mentalhealthpru.bsky.social share perspectives from their own experience: tinyurl.com/rmfcc7u9

🗣️ "By building spaces [for Black mothers] that provide safety, cultural affirmation, and community healing, we are helping to shift the narrative. But there's still more to do, especially in mainstream systems that too often reinforce inequality" - Caroline Bazambanza Read 👉 tinyurl.com/bddp7ev7

💡 Did you know that you can get the latest mental health research, policy analysis & thought pieces straight to your inbox? Sign up to our monthly email 👉 centreformentalhealth.us3.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=...

🗣️"When Black mothers feel seen, respected and supported, this can have a powerful ripple effect on families, communities and future generations." Caroline Bazambanza reflects on the need for spaces for Black mothers which provide safety, cultural affirmation & community healing tinyurl.com/bddp7ev7

❓What's driving the rise in poor mental health among young people? New research from the Youth Futures Foundation has identified four of the key drivers, including a reduction in early intervention services and a rise in employment precarity: youthfuturesfoundation.org/news/new-res...

"There’s not a day goes past when I don’t think about what could have happened if he’d been stuck in that prison for longer." With @prisonadvice.bsky.social we're calling for better community-based mental health support for people in contact with the criminal justice system: tinyurl.com/43wr3s4s

📢 Evidence shows that poor air quality harms our mental health. And it's most likely to affect groups who are already at higher risk of poor mental health. This isn't fair. We’re supporting @healthequals.bsky.social's campaign to #MakeHealthEqual - learn more: healthequals.org.uk/is-that-fair/

"Is it really loneliness that causes poor health – or does poor health cause loneliness?" @lisamcnally.bsky.social explores the latest evidence, considering the impact of loneliness on our physiology and behaviour - and sets out what can be done to address the link: tinyurl.com/bdcf9xvy #Loneliness

🗣️ “I was at my wits' end about my son not getting the right care and medication. When I spoke to the prison, their attitude seemed to be that I was the problem.” Families often play a crucial role in caring for loved ones in prison. But too often, they feel ignored or “locked out” of the system 👇

Involving families in their loved ones’ care helps to keep people safe and healthy in prison. Our new paper with @centreformh.bsky.social calls on the criminal justice system to do more to involve families in prison healthcare. 🔗 Link below. #MentalHealth #PrisonReform #CriminalJusticeReform

🚨 A new joint policy paper from @centreformh.bsky.social and @prisonadvice.bsky.social highlights a growing mental health crisis in prisons and calls for urgent reform in how funding is allocated to support people with mental health needs. 🔗 tinyurl.com/43wr3s4s

Prisons are facing a mounting mental health crisis. ➡️ Rates of self-harm have more than tripled in the last decade ➡️ Among prisoners, 56% of men & 74% of women report having mental health problems ➡️ Too many unwell prisoners face long waits for transfer to hospital We need change - now.

Investing in community mental health services would help to ease the pressure on prisons and reduce reoffending. That’s the conclusion of a new paper we’ve published today with @centreformh.bsky.social #MentalHealth #PrisonReform #CriminalJusticeReform

⚠️ Prisons are facing a mounting mental health crisis. Rates of self-harm have more than tripled in the last decade, and unwell prisoners face long waits for transfer to hospital. With @prisonadvice.bsky.social, we're calling for urgent action to turn the tide: tinyurl.com/43wr3s4s