With COP26 underway in Glasgow, we wanted to share with you our position statement on climate change and its impact on mental health. We are committed to playing our part in fighting for the system change we need to support better mental health and climate resilience.
Like the climate crisis, turning the tide on rising mental ill health requires decisive action, so we were deeply disappointed that funding for early support hubs for young people was not included in the recent Spending Review. However we have not given up on making this vital resource for young people a reality.
Our podcast this month is an absolute must-listen, featuring our peer researcher Alex Augustine on the wearing impact of racism on the mental health of Black people, and the importance of genuine co-production and lived experience perspectives in research.
Commissioned by the Mayor of London, this report explores how voluntary and community organisations in London supported people’s mental health during the first year of the pandemic, how they adapted to the crisis, and what they’ve learned from the experience.
It calls on commissioners to offer funding models that support the VCS sector's stability, sustainability and diversity.
To support better mental health, integrated care systems should focus on reducing poverty and inequality whilst improving the environment and providing tailored support for people with the highest risks of mental illness.
This briefing outlines how integrated care systems can adopt a public health model to use their budgets, powers and influence to support better mental health outcomes for all.
Ed Davie explains key ways that integrated care systems can work to prevent mental ill health, such as getting Living Wage accredited, encouraging active travel and providing access to green spaces.
Alex Augustine, one of the Centre’s peer researchers, discusses what genuine peer involvement and coproduction should look like, and highlights the urgent need for organisations to put lived experience centre-stage.
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Eco-Anxiety: a snapshot Alex Bond explores how the real and present threat of climate change is affecting young people's mental health and how they are leading the charge for change
