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Our ageing population: thinking differently about the type of care and support older people are given

19 September 2018, Alec Williams

Thinking differently about the type of care and support older people are given to help protect their mental health and reduce loneliness and isolation,

Matt Hancock: mental health priorities for the new health secretary

16 July 2018, Lucy Thorpe

Policy manager Lucy Thorpe looks at what the new health secretary Matt Hancock can do to help improve England's mental health, after taking over from Jeremy Hunt.

How mental health days could improve the UK's mental health

17 May 2018, Lucy Thorpe

We're calling for at least two 'mental health days' for every public sector worker to help manage their mental health. Here's why...

What can local governments do to improve mental health?

13 March 2018,

With local elections approaching, Millie Macdonald looks at the key priorities for local governments to improve mental health.

Northern Ireland political stalemate is exacerbating mental health crisis

20 February 2018,

Iris Elliot says Northern Ireland's mental health crisis is getting worse, due to inaction stemming from the collapse of the devolved government 13 months ago.

The mental health policy landscape: 2017 into 2018

16 January 2018,

What did 2017 mean for government mental health policy and what should we look out for in 2018? Millie Macdonald explains.

2017 Autumn budget: what does it mean for mental health and wellbeing?

24 November 2017,

Millie Macdonald looks at what the Autumn Budget means for mental health.

Mental health policy: three key issues from the past 12 months

5 October 2017,

Policy intern Hannah Lewis picks out three key issues in mental health from her time with us.

Preventing suicide: Supporting those who don't reach out directly for help

8 September 2017, Mark Rowland

Statistics can tell us a lot. They tell us that in the last recorded year (2016), 5,688 people died by suicide in Britain. But statistics don’t tell us everything.