Mental health One in four people in the UK is affected by a mental health problem
Good mental health is essential for a flourishing society and yet mental health services are not always given the same priority or funding as physical health services. The Health Foundation funds a wide range of projects that support improvements in mental health services and transform the models and approaches used to deliver care, making them more integrated and person-centred.
Our recent work and content on this topic is listed below.
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Five different ways to improve mental health services
We’ve selected a range of case studies which illustrate some of the different approaches teams are taking to improve mental health services – from harnessing peer support, to a proactive approach to s...
RoMHS (Retention of Mental Health Staff)
Research project to investigate variation in, and determinants of, mental health care staff retention, with the aim of better understanding how organisational contexts and the experiences of registere...
Health Foundation response to NHS Digital statistics on young people's mental health in England
Health Foundation response to NHS Digital statistics on young people's mental health in England
Winter pressures in practice
How has this winter been for GPs and their patients in England? Dr Becks Fisher describes the pressures on general practice.
Mental Health Recovery: Supporting staff to deliver rights-respect services
This project is focusing on empowering mental health patients by supporting staff to respect and protect their rights in everyday decision-making and service delivery.
Pathway for Eating disorders and Autism developed from Clinical Experience (PEACE)
This project will involve developing recommendations for a structured pathway for women with autism spectrum disorder and anorexia nervosa.
Introducing telepsychiatry in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
This project is aiming to reduce waiting times for young people admitted to hospital in Gwent with self harm or eating disorders.
Mind and body: inseparable twins
Jennifer Dixon reflects on the relationship between mental and physical health and the need for better integration of care.
It is time that our nation’s health is treated as an asset
Health Foundation response to Health at a Glance Europe 2018 report.
A new collaboration with Mind
In her latest blog, Tracy Webb announces the Q Improvement Lab’s latest project, in collaboration with Mind.
Simulation modelling in mental health services
This project will involve increasing mental health analytic capacity and capability to allow better understanding of the problems faced by people accessing services, and to improve planning and delive...
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