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Speaking up for social justice in mental health. Find out more https://www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/

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Centre for Mental Health @centreformh.bsky.social · Sep 9

📢 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

Image of Centre for Mental Health's new 2025-30 strategy - access it at https://www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/about-us/our-strategy/

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Centre for Mental Health @centreformh.bsky.social · 23h

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

Close-up photo of a protest with people hoilding sings reading: no planet B, and green new deal. Text: It’s not just the ice caps that are melting – our mental resilience is also under pressure. Addressing the crisis means catering to the planet’s sustainability needs as well as our own psychological needs. Dr Angela Smith

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Centre for Mental Health @centreformh.bsky.social · 1d

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....

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Centre for Mental Health @centreformh.bsky.social · 1d

We welcome much of what is in the Bill but we are concerned that, as it stands, it doesn't go far enough in establishing concrete mechanisms for change, particularly around race equity.
Keep an eye out for more on the Mental Health Bill and our key concerns and recommendations in the coming days.

Centre for Mental Health @centreformh.bsky.social · 1d

Under discussion are the long-standing racial inequalities in how the current Act is applied, how the new Act, back in parliament next week could improve things, including the importance of the Patient and Carer Race Equality Framework and why this should be enshrined into law.

Centre for Mental Health @centreformh.bsky.social · 1d

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.

Quote from Kadra Abdinasir: There’s so much to welcome in the Bill but what we’re really concerned about that is we started with this whole reform journey on the basis of unacceptable inequalities and we now have a bill that doesn’t actually mention race equity.

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Centre for Mental Health @centreformh.bsky.social · 3d

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...

Unseen and unscreened: Mental health inequity in cancer screening | Equally Well

Did you know that people living with severe mental illness in England are nearly two and a half times more likely to die prematurely from cancer than those without mental illness?

equallywell.co.uk

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Centre for Mental Health @centreformh.bsky.social · 4d

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...

Photo of a young Black man wearing glasses, smiling, sitting at a desk witha laptop and looking off to the side. Text: Could you be our Policy Analyst?

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Centre for Mental Health @centreformh.bsky.social · 8d

⏰ 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...

A group of children sitting in a circle on grass on a sunny day. One girl is looking at the camera. Text: Could you lead the Children and Young People's Mental Health Coalition?

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Centre for Mental Health @centreformh.bsky.social · 8d

We’re calling for the government to invest in prevention, early intervention mental health support, and to deliver on its election manifesto promise to roll out properly funded Young Futures Hubs in every community. Listen to these young experts: they know what's needed

Centre for Mental Health @centreformh.bsky.social · 8d

It was great to share a panel with inspiring young people and to catch up with them after the session. Children & young people are being hit hard by a growing mental health crisis. The government needs to act to turn this tide. And to get it right, they need to listen to experts by experience.

Centre for Mental Health @centreformh.bsky.social · 8d

“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

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Centre for Mental Health @centreformh.bsky.social · 10d

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

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Centre for Mental Health @centreformh.bsky.social · 11d

Thanks also to @healthfoundation.bsky.social @healthequals.bsky.social for supporting us to bring this to #LabourConference25

Centre for Mental Health @centreformh.bsky.social · 11d

The immediate and long-term costs of inaction are far greater than the investment we could make now in cost-effective interventions that can help to turn the tide.

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Centre for Mental Health @centreformh.bsky.social · 11d

The decline in young people’s mental health is one of the biggest challenges of our time. Future Minds finds that the current lack of capacity in the mental health system means far too many young people reach crisis point, putting pressure on emergency, urgent and crisis services.

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Centre for Mental Health @centreformh.bsky.social · 11d

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...

Future Minds - Centre for Mental Health

Why investing in children’s mental health will unlock economic growth

www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk

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Centre for Mental Health @centreformh.bsky.social · 16d

📢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

Quote from Jude Stansfield, Claire Robson and Ian Walker: "Public mental health – a term that includes work to promote mental wellbeing, to prevent mental ill health, and to pursue social justice – is essential to create a mentally healthier future for all.”

Quote from Jude Stansfield, Claire Robson and Ian Walker: “Yet it is often undervalued: on the margins of both public health (which tend to prioritise physical health) and mental health services (that focus on treatment and care for individuals).”

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Centre for Mental Health @centreformh.bsky.social · 17d

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

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Centre for Mental Health @centreformh.bsky.social · 17d

Check out the programme for the rest of the week and register for events here themotherhoodgroup.org/bmmhw25/ #BMMHW2025

Centre for Mental Health @centreformh.bsky.social · 17d

This report is part of the Black Maternal Mental Health Project, a collaboration led by The Motherhood Group, supported by the @mmhalliance.bsky.social and Centre for Mental Health. Find out more here maternalmentalhealthalliance.org/campaign/pro... #BlackMaternalHealth

Black Maternal Mental Health Project | Maternal Mental Health Alliance

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Centre for Mental Health @centreformh.bsky.social · 17d

In the House of Commons today, hosted by @bellribeiroaddy.bsky.social , we heard powerful testimony from Black mothers who didn't receive the maternity or mental health support they needed on the impact this had, and what needs to change to ensure all mothers and their children can thrive.

Centre for Mental Health @centreformh.bsky.social · 17d

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 Project

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Centre for Mental Health @centreformh.bsky.social · 19d

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

We support Black Maternal Mental Health Week UK. Make Black Mothers Visible

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Centre for Mental Health @centreformh.bsky.social · 22d

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

A group of children sitting in a circle on grass on a sunny day. One girl is looking at the camera. Text: Could you lead the Children and Young People's Health Coalition?

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Centre for Mental Health @centreformh.bsky.social · 22d

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...

Quote: If you want to see what practical community power looks like in mental health, look to Ireland’s Public Participation Networks (PPNs).

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