The national voice of mental health charities in England and Wales
We represent small, medium and large mental health charities providing services in England and Wales – from locally focused to regional and national organisations – and take a whole-life, whole-system approach.
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- members of VCSE providers of mental health and wellbeing services in England and Wales
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- mental health services provided locally, regionally and nationally
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- people with poor mental health and illness supported in the community
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Our Work · the Association Maps
Mapping the mental health sector
Every mental health service in England and Wales, on one live map.
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Publications library
Reports, guides, briefings and research papers from the Association and its partners – on mental health social care, commissioning, the workforce, the Fair Pay Agreement, peer support and more. Every publication can be read online, and the PDFs are free to download.
Peer Support: Working with the VCSE Sector
Dania Hanif
Digital Inclusion in Mental Health – A Guide to Help Increase Choice and Improve Access to Digital Mental Health Services
Dania Hanif
Covid-19 Vaccine Briefing
Association of Mental Health Providers
Our Manifesto for Better Mental Health
Ella Dunthorne
Race, Mental Health and Criminal Justice: Moving Forward
Dania Hanif
Our blog – voices from across the mental health sector
– Katharine Sacks-Jones, Director, Agenda Women in mental health services are often vulnerable. Struggling with mental health issues makes life harder for any of us. But in many cases women accessing psychological help have additional vulnerabilities. Research suggests that around half of women with
by Martina LeevenRegistered Counselling Psychologist and Accredited EMDR Consultant Feeling anxious about the changing climate? Recent heatwaves have once again brought to the fore concerns about the changing climate and what this might mean for us more specifically here in the UK. It is easy to bel
– Anna Barnes, Chair, Seaview I have been chair of Seaview, an open access health and well-being centre in St Leonards on Sea, East Sussex, since 2013 but involved with and supported the charity for over 35 years. On a usual day, we can work with up to 100 people. It feels like a very…