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Government must lead the way in turning around deteriorating mental health in England, says Centre for Mental Health

Centre for Mental Health

The UK Government must take action to turn around the decline in the nation’s mental health over the last decade, as seen in today’s national adult mental health survey, Centre for Mental Health chief executive Andy Bell said today. in 2014, to 22.6% in 2007, and 18.9% in 2023/24.

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Usage of Depression Pills in Children and Young People Must Stop

Mad in America

1,2 We have a mental health crisis because the existing approaches that focus on drugs are not working and worsen the outcomes. 3 In the UK, mental health disability has almost trebled in recent decades, and the gap in life expectancy between people with severe mental health issues and the general population has doubled.