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New Report Recommends Mental Health Crisis Should Be At Heart Of Wider Government Policy
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New Report Recommends Mental Health Crisis Should Be At Heart Of Wider Government Policy
A new manifesto signed by leading mental health charities has advocated for a holistic policy approach to help to "turn the tide" of rising levels of mental ill health, with Labour signalling they would be open to reviewing how central government can place mental health at its heart.
Mental Health Commissioner Could Offer 'Sustained Leadership' For Patients
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Mental Health Commissioner Could Offer "Sustained Leadership" For Patients
The government should create a Mental Health Commissioner for England role in order to offer “sustained leadership” and to put mental health “at the heart” of policymaking, according to a new report.
MP Calls For Neurodiverse People To Be Protected With Mental Health Reforms
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MP Calls For Neurodiverse People To Be Protected With Mental Health Reforms
Conservative MP Robert Buckland has urged the government to honour its 2019 manifesto commitment and include the “generational” Mental Health Bill in the King’s Speech next week, in order to end the “injustice” of people with learning disabilities and neurodiverse diagnoses such as autism from being detained in mental health hospitals.
Reforming the Mental Health Act
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By Dr Howard Ryland and Dr Sarah Bunn
Reforming the Mental Health Act
Proposed changes to the Mental Health Act focus on increasing patient autonomy and reducing assessment and detention. Dr Howard Ryland and Dr Sarah Bunn from the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology, a research service based in Parliament, describe the proposed reforms to this complex legislation
People with learning disabilities and autism are being failed by government inaction
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By Barbara Keeley MP
People with learning disabilities and autism are being failed by government inaction
Across the country there are more than 2,000 autistic people and people with learning disabilities who are being detained in inpatient settings.
'We really want to treat people as a whole': Why Mental Health Minister Maria Caulfield is switching strategies
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By Sophie Church
"We really want to treat people as a whole": Why Mental Health Minister Maria Caulfield is switching strategies
Having worked as a nurse for over 20 years, mental health minister Maria Caulfield has “a foot in both camps”. She speaks to Sophie Church about how the government is increasingly taking a holistic approach to mental health, and sheds light on her spat with a certain Countdown presenter…
Mental health reform needs to come with enhanced funding for community services
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By Barbara Keeley MP
Mental health reform needs to come with enhanced funding for community services
Mental Health Act reform should mean fewer people being held in secure inpatient units and more people getting support to continue to live in their communities.