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Queen's Speech: Another Missed Opportunity for Social Care Reform and Mental Health
Dania Hanif
Published: May 11, 2021
It is increasingly clear that in many of the conversations about adult social care, there remains a glaring omission; – its importance to mental health and wellbeing. Adult Social Care plays a critical role in meeting the needs of people with mental illness, in keeping them safe, preventing future mental health issues, and in the…
Read moreResponse to Race and Ethnic Disparities Commission Report
Dania Hanif
Published: April 1, 2021
The Association believes the independent report of the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities, published on 31 March 2021, provides a narrow view on disparities and injustices and does not acknowledge the suffering and discrimination faced by minorities communities in the UK. The last year alone has shown the effects of institutional racism on some…
Read moreSupreme Court Rules on Sleep In Payments
Dania Hanif
Published: March 19, 2021
The Supreme Court has upheld a 2018 Court of Appeal decision that social care workers who sleep during night shifts are entitled to the national minimum wage (NMW) only when they are awake and supporting people who require overnight support services. The long-awaited decision ends a legal process which began in 2016 and has faced…
Read moreSuccessful First Round of Grants Awarded in Mental Health Sustainability Programme
Hayley Alton
Published: February 17, 2021
The Association of Mental Health Providers is pleased to announce the first round of grants from the Mental Health Sustainability Fund have been administered; and we are thrilled to be awarding 34 organisations a share of approximately £103,500. These successful organisations demonstrated that they would use the money to contribute to their sustainability and were…
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 moreCall for Peer Learning Facilitator to work with leaders of Charities and Social Enterprises
Greg Woolley
Published: January 19, 2021
The Association is looking to appoint a peer learning facilitator, on a trial basis, to support the development of some of its SME members. Context: The Enterprise Development Programme is a five-year programme, funded by Access – The Foundation for Social Investment and managed by a coalition of partners. It aims to help charities and…
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 moreCall for Support: the Mental Health Sustainability Programme
Caitlin McFee
Published: January 8, 2021
Happy New Year from all of us at The Association! We hope you managed to find some time to rest and recover over the Christmas period after what was an incredibly challenging year. We know that times continue to be tough for everyone, and especially so for all those still on the front lines, fighting…
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 moreTraining to help you achieve your 2021 enterprise goals!
Greg Woolley
Published: November 30, 2020
To begin 2021, the Association will be offering fully funded training sessions focused on supporting small charities and social enterprises to develop their enterprise or trading activities. We hope it will be valuable to support organisations achieve their enterprise goals for 2021. Following a review of our first two rounds of applications to the Enterprise…
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…
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