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9 Jan 20
One in four children in England referred to mental health services last year was rejected while some waited more than two months for treatment, analysis has found.
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18 Jun 19
Every new teacher is to be trained in how to spot the signs of mental health issues in young people, under new plans unveiled by the prime minister.
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21 May 19
A growing number of children are being admitted to mental health hospitals unnecessarily, the Children’s Commissioner for England has warned.
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3 Apr 19
We will never get police funding right unless we answer the bigger questions, says president of the Police Superintendents’ Association Paul Griffiths.
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4 Mar 19
Mental health funding cuts and a fragmented service provision are piling the pressure on public services. Kim Thomas reports.
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21 Feb 19
NHS staff should be prioritised for mental health support and treatment, according to proposals backed by health secretary Matt Hancock.
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5 Feb 19
UK cities should be given new powers to improve social mobility and wellbeing post-Brexit, according to umbrella group Key Cities.
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15 Jan 19
The government must step in as the NHS is currently failing young people with mental health problems, a group of MPs has said.
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27 Nov 18
Police are picking up the pieces of a “broken” mental health system as well as increasingly being the first public service on the scene when people need help, inspectors warned.
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23 Nov 18
Mental illness is costing the UK more than £94bn every year in treatment, social support costs and lower employment, the OECD has estimated.
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25 Oct 18
Mental health funding must double by 2030 to achieve ‘parity of esteem’ with physical health.
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8 Oct 18
The NHS and councils need to collaborate to develop a system to support children with mental health problems, the Local Government Association has said.
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30 Jul 18
Children of parents with mental health problems are more likely to use health services, Health Foundation research has found.
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18 May 18
Schools need more funding to deal with a “worrying” rise in demand for child mental health services, the Local Government Association has said.
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9 May 18
Hundreds of thousands of children in England will miss out on mental health support under the government’s plans to reform the service, a joint select committee has said.
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6 Dec 17
Health and education ministers have issued joint plans to improve the mental health support available to children in schools and colleges.
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31 Oct 17
Employees working for the civil service and NHS England will now receive more mental health support.
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11 Sep 17
There is significant variation in the number of senior psychiatrists working across the country, a professional body has warned.
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31 Jul 17
The government intends to recruit an extra 21,000 mental health staff through a £1.3bn investment, it said today – although nursing leaders cast doubt on the viability of the plans.
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3 Jul 17
The government does not know the extent of the mental health problem in prisons nor how much it will cost to address, the National Audit Office has found.
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1 Jun 17
Mental health issues lead almost half of public sector workers to take sick days compared to just 32% of private sector workers, a study has found.
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11 May 17
The Liberal Democrats have announced plans to allocate £1bn of its £6bn health funding pledge to combat mental health problems.
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9 Jan 17
Prime Minister Theresa May has promised to tackle the “hidden injustice” of mental illness, particularly among young people, by providing more training for teachers and companies in...
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21 Sep 16
Achieving ‘parity of esteem’ between mental and physical health will be very difficult to achieve due to pressures on the NHS budget, the Public Accounts Committee has said.
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8 Mar 16
The current lack of integration between physical and mental health services in the NHS increases costs by over £11bn a year, according to an analysis by the King’s Fund.
9 Jan 20One in four children in England referred to mental health services last year was rejected while some waited more than two months for treatment, analysis has found.
18 Jun 19Every new teacher is to be trained in how to spot the signs of mental health issues in young people, under new plans unveiled by the prime minister.
21 May 19A growing number of children are being admitted to mental health hospitals unnecessarily, the Children’s Commissioner for England has warned.
3 Apr 19We will never get police funding right unless we answer the bigger questions, says president of the Police Superintendents’ Association Paul Griffiths.
4 Mar 19Mental health funding cuts and a fragmented service provision are piling the pressure on public services. Kim Thomas reports.
21 Feb 19NHS staff should be prioritised for mental health support and treatment, according to proposals backed by health secretary Matt Hancock.
5 Feb 19UK cities should be given new powers to improve social mobility and wellbeing post-Brexit, according to umbrella group Key Cities.
15 Jan 19The government must step in as the NHS is currently failing young people with mental health problems, a group of MPs has said.
27 Nov 18Police are picking up the pieces of a “broken” mental health system as well as increasingly being the first public service on the scene when people need help, inspectors warned.
23 Nov 18Mental illness is costing the UK more than £94bn every year in treatment, social support costs and lower employment, the OECD has estimated.
25 Oct 18Mental health funding must double by 2030 to achieve ‘parity of esteem’ with physical health.
30 Jul 18Children of parents with mental health problems are more likely to use health services, Health Foundation research has found.
6 Dec 17Health and education ministers have issued joint plans to improve the mental health support available to children in schools and colleges.
11 Sep 17There is significant variation in the number of senior psychiatrists working across the country, a professional body has warned.
31 Jul 17The government intends to recruit an extra 21,000 mental health staff through a £1.3bn investment, it said today – although nursing leaders cast doubt on the viability of the plans.
3 Jul 17The government does not know the extent of the mental health problem in prisons nor how much it will cost to address, the National Audit Office has found.
9 Jan 17Prime Minister Theresa May has promised to tackle the “hidden injustice” of mental illness, particularly among young people, by providing more training for teachers and companies in...
8 Mar 16The current lack of integration between physical and mental health services in the NHS increases costs by over £11bn a year, according to an analysis by the King’s Fund.
