Achieving Racial Equality Together - Our CEO's Commitments
Dania Hanif
Published: March 1, 2021
Since last summer, a series of conversations have taken place between mental health and wider social sector leaders on our roles in dismantling the structures and systems that uphold racism and oppression. Collectively, we recognise our own positions as [majority] white CEOs and it is our intention that the blog below and our personal commitments…
Read moreSolidarity with All Those Working in Health, Care and Education Through the Pandemic
Dania Hanif
Published: January 21, 2021
The Association is pleased to sign a joint letter from mental health leaders, expressing solidarity with all those working in health, care and education through Covid-19. “Right across the UK throughout the Covid-19 global pandemic, people have responded to the challenges with extraordinary determination, creativity and care. As a group of Mental Health Leaders, we…
Read moreMental Health Act - White Paper Published
Dania Hanif
Published: January 13, 2021
Just after two years of the publication of the Independent Review of the Mental Health Act, led by Professor Sir Simon Wessley, the Government published their highly-anticipated White Paper on Reforming the Mental Health Act on 13 January. Delayed due to various factors including the pandemic, the publication of the White Paper is a welcome…
Read moreMerry Christmas & Happy New Year!
Dania Hanif
Published: December 18, 2020
Merry Christmas! Wishing you all the peace and joy of the season! As this is our final bulletin before the Christmas holidays and of the year, we would like to take this opportunity to thank you for all your support and hard work this year! In our Christmas bulletin last year, we started with…
Read moreMental Health Sustainability Programme - Virtual Event Video
Dania Hanif
Published: December 10, 2020
Seven months ago, a coalition of leading mental health charities collaborated to develop a model which allows private sector partners to offer expertise, knowledge, skills, and funds, to VCSE provider organisations in the mental health sector. The Mental Health Sustainability Programme aims to enhance the way that the VCSE sector works in partnership with the…
Read moreDigital Inclusion in Mental Health - A Guide to Help Increase Choice and Improve Access to Digital Mental Health Services
Dania Hanif
Published: December 9, 2020
This guide aims to help mental health service providers ensure all individuals in need of mental health services have choice in the care they receive, and nobody is excluded due to a lack of digital access, confidence or skills. In the wake of COVID-19, the use of remote or digital mental health services was accelerated…
Read moreThe Association Welcomes the Mental Health Winter Plan
Dania Hanif
Published: November 24, 2020
The Association welcomes the publication of the Government’s Winter Plan for Mental Health and Wellbeing – “Staying Mentally Well This Winter.” The Plan outlines some of the key steps already taken by the Government to support the mental health needs of the nation during the pandemic and shares their commitments to address some of the…
Read moreCall for evidence: Parental conflict and Mental Health
Dania Hanif
Published: November 19, 2020
Association of Mental Health Providers is working with the Race Equality Foundation and Men’s Health Forum to develop a resource and toolkit for public health nurses (including health visitors, school nurses, general practice nurses and midwives) to reduce health inequalities and improve health and wellbeing through reducing parental conflict. The project, which is funded by…
Read moreCall for Evidence: VCSE Data and Intelligence
Dania Hanif
Published: November 16, 2020
The Association is working with NCVO and other partners to explore how data and intelligence held by the voluntary sector is used. The aim of this study is to enable better service planning and address inequalities in public service delivery. This study is gathering examples of good practice through a questionnaire, case studies, and focus groups. The…
Read moreJoint Letter to Times on Social Care Funding
Dania Hanif
Published: October 24, 2020
Kathy joined CEOs from five other leading mental health charities to write to the Times in response to the article entitled “Social care on brink of collapse as it faces £7bn-a-year shortfall” on 22 November, written in light of the Commons Health and Social Care Committee report. Our joint letter in response, on 24 October,…
Read moreGuest Blog: Will abolishing PHE endanger lives?
Dania Hanif
Published: October 5, 2020
– Julie Bass, Chief Executive, Turning Point Will lives be put at risk? Could this be one of the unintended consequences of the Government’s decision to abolish Public Health England? It may well be a little known fact that the third sector delivers the majority (two thirds) of the drug and alcohol services provided across the…
Read morePeer Support: Working with the VCSE Sector
Dania Hanif
Published: September 17, 2020
Association of Mental Health Providers, NSUN, and Mind have jointly produced a thought-piece outlining how voluntary, community and social enterprise sector (VCSE) organisations can meaningfully contribute to the provision of peer support in mental health; and offer practical examples of the diverse ways in which this is already happening. We argue that the knowledge, skills,…
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