Zak Agnew

Dear friend,

Welcome to our November newsletter - reflecting on our constantly changing environment, we have renewed and updated our five-year strategy, welcomed the Government’s announcement to invest in early support hubs, and issued a response to the Chancellor’s concerning Autumn statement.

In our latest podcast episode, Andrew Kaye Kauffmann, our current Writer in Residence, joins Thea Joshi to discuss their personal experiences of OCD.

Andrew has also been busy helping the Centre shine a light on men’s mental health for his fourth Writer in Residence piece. Titled ‘A sermon that no one will hear? The clarion call to act urgently on men’s mental health’, Andrew offers an insightful dissection on the complexities of men’s mental health in the UK.

Thanks so much for staying up to date on our work toward improving mental health for all.

We are dedicated to eradicating mental health inequalities and fighting injustice, but we can’t do it without your support. If you can, please help us continue our work by donating. The work we do builds evidence of how to support better mental health, and drives forward real and sustainable policy change.

Zak

Strategy update

Earlier in the month we published an update to our current five-year strategy. Published in 2021, we’ve reviewed the progress made and reflected on the changing environment around us. As a result we’re delighted to share this update to our strategy that will guide our work over the next two years.

The renewed strategy sets out our current ambitions as a charity, which include:

• Securing a whole government long-term approach to mental health

• Addressing the unequal determinants of mental health

• Enabling every child and young person to have a mentally healthy start in life

• Ensuring everyone gets equitable and timely support

• Addressing inequalities in specific communities which have been previously overlooked

20 years of Individual Placement & Support in Europe: trust, cooperation and hope

by Julie Bailie

People struggling with their mental health need support, not sanctions

by Kadra Abdinasir

Saving lives can’t wait: why the Government must renew local suicide prevention funding

by Ollie Vickers

Broken promises or reform postponed? Reflections on the King’s speech

by Andy Bell

First steps towards a mentally healthier justice system?

by Andy Bell

So no one told me life was gonna be this way: reflecting on recovery after Matthew Perry’s death

by David Woodhead

Thea Joshi is joined by Centre for Mental Health’s current Writer in Residence, Andrew K. Kauffmann. Together they discuss OCD and its battles, from diagnosis and labels, to therapy and everyday life.