Policy Support & Consultancy

We work closely with UK and foreign governments as well as national agencies and funders to help them develop mental health strategy and policy. We advise on priorities and opportunities for service commissioning and development and we have the skills to evaluate the impact of national implementation.

Our work covers all aspects of mental health such as: 

• Public mental health and mental health promotion
• Early intervention and evidence-based support
• The specific needs of children and young people, and people in later life
• Integrated care
• Effective service user involvement
• The impact of inequalities
• Mental health legislation
• Funding priorities

We are leaders in the field of mental health policy. Our products range from a single lecture, training day or expert seminar on key policy issues through to supporting major policy and strategy work.
We have experience of working nationally, regionally and internationally – often in partnership with the World Health Organisation and European Union.

We’re currently working with the Welsh government on their new mental health strategy and implementation of the Mental Health (Wales) Measure, as well as the Scottish Government to support the development of the new national mental health strategy. We continue to remain engaged with the implementation of England’s new mental health strategy.

Please contact Dr Andrew McCulloch (amcculloch@mentalhealth.org.uk) or Simon Lawton Smith, (slawton-smith@mentalhealth.org.uk) to find out how you can benefit from our world class policy support.