MHPF welcomes CLG Select Committee Report on Homelessness
Dania Hanif
Published: August 22, 2016
MHPF welcomes the publication of the Communities and Local Government [CLG] Select Committee report on homelessness, which concludes that a demonstrable increase in homelessness, driven by the cost and availability of housing, has pushed the problem to such a level that a renewed Government-wide strategy is needed. The report explains that a shortage of social…
Read moreMHPF response to Implementing the Five Year Forward View for Mental Health
Dania Hanif
Published: July 20, 2016
Earlier this year, MHPF welcomed the publication of the Five Year Forward View for Mental Health by the Mental Health Taskforce, which set out the priorities for Government and the NHS to improve mental health care and support. Today, MHPF is pleased to see the publication of the accompanying plan for implementation, which lays out…
Read moreMHPF welcomes Government investment of £12million to keep its Care not Custody promise
Dania Hanif
Published: July 14, 2016
MHPF welcomes the Government’s commitment to keep its Care not Custody promise. At a Care not Custody Coalition event in Parliament on Tuesday, Minister of State for Community and Social Care Alistair Burt MP announced government investment of £12million in extending liaison and diversion services across England, including all metropolitan areas, in the next two…
Read moreMHPF is pleased to announce its membership of the Care not Custody Coalition
Dania Hanif
Published: July 14, 2016
MHPF has recently joined the ‘Care not Custody’ Coalition, which represents over two million people across the health, social care and justice sectors and wider civic society. Together the Coalition members show the breadth of support that there is for the development of effective liaison and diversion arrangements across the country for people with mental…
Read moreDemonstrating the value of the voluntary and community sectors
Dania Hanif
Published: June 30, 2016
Voluntary and community sector (VCSE) organisations are frequently asked by funders to demonstrate the economic value of their work using limited evaluation budgets or from their own data and resource. Even where VCSE organisations are not asked to formally evaluate, they still want to understand what impact they make, what ‘added value’ they bring and how that can help in design and delivery. This paper has…
Read moreWomen's Mental Health
Dania Hanif
Published: June 13, 2016
MHPF attended a roundtable event hosted by Agenda, an alliance for women and girls at risk. The roundtable brought together specialists from government, the NHS, academics and the third sector to consider how women’s mental health services, particularly for women facing multiple disadvantages, can work smarter and in a more gender-informed way. Context: There are…
Read moreMore than Shelter - A Literature Review
Dania Hanif
Published: June 6, 2016
This literature review, by Centre for Mental Health in association with MHPF and Royal College of Psychiatrists, reviews evidence about the provision of supported housing services for people with mental health problems in England. The report highlights the significant links between housing and mental wellbeing, indicating that factors such as overcrowding, insufficient daylight and fear of…
Read moreHousing and Mental Health Review Published
Dania Hanif
Published: June 6, 2016
The Centre for Mental Health, in association with MHPF and Royal College of Psychiatrists, have produced a literature review entitled “More than Shelter”, which reviews evidence about the provision of supported housing services for people with mental health problems in England. The report highlights the significant links between housing and mental wellbeing, indicating that factors…
Read moreThe Interface Between Dementia and Mental Health
Dania Hanif
Published: June 2, 2016
This review, by the MHPF and the Mental Health Foundation, aims to to explore the relationship between dementia, mental health and mental health problems. The main finding of this review is that co-morbidities are underdiagnosed in people living with dementia, not extensively researched and therefore not understood fully. The relationship between dementia and mental health problems is…
Read moreDementia, Equity, and Rights Report
Dania Hanif
Published: May 31, 2016
Dementia has historically not been associated with equity and rights, as it is a term used for a range of different conditions that physically affect the brain and often referred to as an organic brain disease. And even though anyone can develop dementia, some groups have higher prevalence rates and experience greater disparities in the care…
Read moreMHPF welcomes VCSE Review
Dania Hanif
Published: May 26, 2016
MHPF welcomes the publication of the Review of partnerships and investment in Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise organisations in the health and care sector, which evaluates and highlights the important role of the VCSE sector in contributing to and improving health, wellbeing and care outcomes. According to the report, commissioned by system partners Department of…
Read morePhysical healthcare for people with mental health problems
Dania Hanif
Published: May 20, 2016
This evidence-based information will help mental health nurses to improve the physical health and wellbeing of people living with mental health problems. This document focuses on how to deal with some of the main risk factors for physical health problems, and helps to make sure that people living with mental health problems have the same…
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