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** July 2022
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Hello from Sarah!
Dear friends,

This month we've published an exciting
new report ([link removed]) on how giving young people more flexible and holistic support can make a huge difference to their mental health. We’re calling on all mental health services to offer young people more choices
about the support they get and how they want to access it. No one size fits all.

July 2022 marks twenty years since we published Breaking the circles of fear ([link removed]) , a ground-breaking report on the experiences of Black people within mental health services. We held an event to reflect on where we're at two decades on, and how far we have yet to go to eradicate racism from mental health. Watch the event back in full ([link removed]) . For more on this, read reflections from Doreen Joseph ([link removed]) and Abdi Hassan ([link removed]) .

Tom Pollard joined us on the
podcast ([link removed]) this month to discuss the impact of poverty on mental health and the urgent need to boost social security to protect people's wellbeing - an even more vital call in the midst of the cost of living crisis.

Take care during this heatwave,

Sarah
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Evaluating a young people's enhanced mental health service at Centre 33

Centre 33’s Someone To Talk To Initiative set out to better meet the needs of young people facing multiple barriers, challenges or inequalities by offering more flexible and longer-term support without bureaucratic barriers on eligibility. It finds that the young people saw significant improvements to their mental health, dismantling the myth that some young people are 'hard to reach'.

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Breaking the circles of fear: 20 years on ([link removed])

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July 2022 marks twenty years since our report Breaking the circles of fear ([link removed]) was published, exploring the relationships between mental health services and Black communities in the UK.

We know that systemic and structural racism still put Black people at risk of a disproportionate use of coercion and poorer outcomes from mental health services.

Professor Frank Keating (one of the authors), Dr Jacqui Dyer (NHS England’s Mental Health Equalities Adviser) and Chika Akas (a Co-producer from our Young Changemakers programme) share their reflections, 20 years on.

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Podcast: Tom Pollard - 'Poverty, benefits and mental health' ([link removed])
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Thea speaks to independent policy expert Tom Pollard about the fundamental issue of poverty, mental health and the benefits system. They discuss his recent research on how using food banks impacts people's mental health, why he decided to retrain as a mental health social worker, and what is needed to truly address the vicious cycle of poverty and poor mental health.

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We are excited to share with you our list of IPS courses available over the coming months for Employment Specialists, Team Leaders and mental health team members.

Leading for Excellence: Training for IPS Supervisors ([link removed])
This course will help you manage and develop IPS services

Supporting What Works: Essential Training for Teams Hosting IPS ([link removed])
This course trains OTs, Recovery Leads, managers and wider mental health team members in the essentials of IPS

Doing What Works: Virtual Training for Employment Specialists ([link removed])
This accredited course teaches how to support people into work using the Individual Placement and Support model

Conducting IPS Supervisions ([link removed])
This course is aimed at anyone who carries out IPS client-based supervisions to support Employment Specialists

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Seasons of love: reflections on what makes me proud ([link removed])
by David Woodhead
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How we're supporting new integrated care systems to become mentally healthier ([link removed])
by Ed Davie

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A step towards modernising the Mental Health Act ([link removed])
by Andy Bell

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Our evidence for the Government's ten year mental health and wellbeing plan ([link removed])
Flexible mental health support can help young people with more complex needs, finds Centre for Mental Health report ([link removed])
Centre for Mental Health welcomes draft Mental Health Bill ([link removed])

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