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Vision for mental health policy

Critical Psychiatry

Rights and recovery-orientated services need to be at the centre not the margins of mental health services (see eg. There were many strengths in the last Labour governments mental health strategy (see my Mental Health Policy website , developed at the time, although several links are now defunct).

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What does the Spending Review 2025 mean for mental health?

Centre for Mental Health

And incorporating a ‘ mental health policy test ’ in spending decisions can enable governments to explore how they can protect and promote mental health with the resources they have. Mental ill health costs society £300 billion a year in England. appeared first on Centre for Mental Health.

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Transforming mental health services

Critical Psychiatry

Pullman et al ( 2025 ) consider how social work could contribute to the transformation in mental health services from a predominately medical approach to a balanced, evidenced-based biopsychosocial approach to care, as recommended by the World Health Organisation (WHO) (see eg, its 2022 World Mental Health Report ).

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Universal remedies for mental health problems

Critical Psychiatry

We are waiting to see how specific the new NHS 10-year Health Plan, postponed from June to July 2025, will be as far as mental health policy is concerned. NSFT board recognises there is more to do to improve services but there also is a need for national direction.

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Local councils championing mental health in 2025

Centre for Mental Health

We will also be hearing from the National Institute for Health Research who have evaluated Better Mental Health Training for Councillors, designed and delivered by Centre for Mental Healths Policy and Public Affairs Manager, Ed Davie.

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World Bipolar Day 2025: Breaking the Stigma

Center for Integrative Psychiatry

World Bipolar Day 2025 is a call to action, an opportunity to educate, support, and empower those living with bipolar disorder. By spreading awareness, we can foster a more inclusive society where mental health is treated with the same importance as physical health. Why World Bipolar Day 2025 Is Important 1.

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2025 Maternal Mental Health Risk and Resources in the US: Key Findings from the Policy Center for Maternal Mental Health

MGH Center for Women's Mental Health

While the 2025 report indicates that the United States has made progress in training and deploying more maternal mental health providers, the risk for maternal mental health disorders is actually rising.