Children and Young People's Mental Health - MHPF Response to Time to Deliver
Dania Hanif
Published: November 15, 2016
Today, we welcomed the concluding report by the Independent Children and Young People’s Mental Health Commission [coordinated by the Education Policy Institute] on the transformation of children and young people’s mental health services in England, Time to Deliver. Three quarters of all mental health problems emerge by the age of 18 and the report has…
Read moreLetter to Jeremy Hunt MP - Suicide Prevention Planning
Dania Hanif
Published: November 15, 2016
Kathy Roberts has sent a letter to The Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP, Secretary of State for Health, in response to the updated PHE Local Suicide Prevention Planning document, which was launched in October, and in response to the recent letter from the Secretary of State asking Local Authorities to develop multi-agency suicide prevention plans.…
Read moreSocial Investment in Mental Health
Dania Hanif
Published: November 14, 2016
The current environment of funding constraints and increased demand has brought huge challenges for the voluntary sector providers to continue their unique role in addressing mental health needs. Despite these challenges, or perhaps partly because these challenges are forcing a different way of thinking, we see a growing number of charities using or considering social investment as…
Read moreJoint Letter to Damian Green MP on the Future of Attendance Allowance
Dania Hanif
Published: November 7, 2016
MHPF has signed a joint letter with the Associated Retirement Community Operators (ARCO), alongside 27 other signatories, highlighting the future of Attendance Allowance, and to emphasise the positive contribution it currently makes to older disabled people and their families and carers, and our concerns about proposals to transfer responsibility for the benefit to local authorities.…
Read moreWebinar with Martin Routledge - Personalisation and Person-centred Approaches
Dania Hanif
Published: November 7, 2016
Webinar Date: Tuesday 1 November 2016 Delivered by: Martin Routledge This webinar entitled; Personalisation and person-centred approaches, in which Martin Routledge offered an overview of the key drivers and developments in health and social care policy in relation to current personalisation and person-centred approaches. Martin highlighted opportunities and key resources, as well as sources of expertise and support.
Read moreSocial Investment in Mental Health - An Introduction for Providers
Dania Hanif
Published: October 27, 2016
In partnership with Big Society Capital, we have developed an introductory guide, Social Investment in Mental Health, on the basics around social investment. If you would like to know more, or if you’d like to discuss broader ideas in which social investment could be used to create better outcomes in mental health, please get in touch with…
Read moreWorld Mental Health Day 2016 - A Recap
Dania Hanif
Published: October 17, 2016
On Monday 10 October, we recognised World Mental Health Day – a global initiative for mental health education, awareness and advocacy. We wrote special blog posts about the importance of engaging with the voluntary sector to raise awareness of mental health, and about this year’s theme psychological and mental health first aid for all. Our…
Read moreWorld Mental Health Day 2016
Dania Hanif
Published: October 10, 2016
Today is World Mental Health Day – a global initiative, held annually on this date since 1992, for mental health education, awareness and advocacy. It is observed each year by thousands of supporters worldwide – individuals, organisations and countries – who through an awareness programme of events and activities bring attention to mental health problems…
Read morePsychological and Mental Health First Aid for All
Dania Hanif
Published: October 10, 2016
– Dania Hanif, Policy and Communications Officer Crisis events involving exposure to trauma and sudden loss occur in all communities of the world, whether it be a war in the Middle East, Hurricane Matthew in the Americas, refugee crises internationally, or incidents of domestic violence, bullying or vehicular accidents in a city neighbourhood. Those exposed…
Read moreThe vital role of the VCS in gender-specific mental health provision
Dania Hanif
Published: October 10, 2016
– Dania Hanif, Policy and Communications Officer Mental health problems are extensive but often hidden, with one in four adults experiencing a diagnosable mental health problem in any one year representing the largest single cause of disability in the UK. Women have higher rates of depression and are twice as likely to be diagnosed with…
Read moreHousing Benefit and Local Housing Allowance Statement
Dania Hanif
Published: September 20, 2016
On Thursday 15 September, the Government announced that the proposed cap on Local Housing Allowance for people in supported accommodation is to be deferred until 2019/20, at which point a new funding model, maintaining current levels will be introduced. This policy change has come about as a result of significant pressure from across the supported housing sector…
Read moreMHPF welcomes the NHS England Engagement Report on Veteran Mental Health Services
Dania Hanif
Published: September 20, 2016
NHS England has published the findings from a national engagement on veterans’ mental health services that took place earlier this year. The report sets out key findings following views received from over 1,270 veterans, families, services charities, commissioners and providers. NHS England is reviewing the findings of the engagement together with the findings of three pilots it recently…
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