Mental Health - Time for Action Foundation

1/3 This week, our Chair Rachel Bannister was interviewed by @markaustintv @SkyNews on the increase in CYP diagnosed with mental health issues When she met @Jeremy_hunt last week, he promised that he was putting 'record funding' into mental health services& had a 'workforce plan'

St Andrew's Hospital 'still failing to protect patients' - BBC News bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Why do people with mental (or physical) health vulnerabilities need call essential firm after firm and govt departments too to declare it, needing repeat the same painful, possibly embarrassing explanations. Today @MMHPI is calling for a 'tell us once' system. Here's my quote on why..... "The government has a Tell Us Once system for when someone dies, yet we lack the same for those who are alive and struggling. That makes no sense. We need a single simple system that can work across essential services like banks, energy and water firms, and government systems too – whichever people choose. “Right now, a vulnerable person in the middle of a mental (or physical) health crisis may have to call firm after firm, and government agencies on top, repeating the same painful, possibly embarrassing or triggering explanation again and again. In a digital age where data sharing is simple, that feels almost cruel. “Of course safeguards and informed consent are essential, people must have control of their data. But it is time we stopped focusing on using data to just drive profit and started using it to drive compassion.” Read full info and get details about the underlying research here... moneyandmentalhealth.org/press-release/…

@ClaireCNWL Absolutely. Not to redefine them as appropriate, nor as complex care placements, but to end them. Which is what the Urgent Care Strategy promised, until the operating guidance walked it back!

It’s time to end out of area placements. End of.

Please sign and share 🙏💔🙏 Petition: Strengthen regulation of supported accommodations petition.parliament.uk/petitions/7379…

The parents of a young woman, who died in supported accommodation, say more needs to be done to protect others in similar circumstances. 24-year-old Chante Lloyd-Buckingham had autism and mental health issues, and was found dead in her accommodation in East Sussex in August. Chante’s mother tells 5 News’ @KNashTV that they need to be “held accountable.”

Please sign the petition & share. It’s NOT too late! Thank you. #ChantésLaw Please click on clink to sign: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/7379…

#ChantésLaw petition.parliament.uk/petitions/7379…

@ShelaghFogarty Can you help please Shelagh…Maybe sign & share? Gratitude 🙏 #ChantésLaw petition.parliament.uk/petitions/7379…

When 'I, Daniel Blake' was screened in 2016 there were extraordinary scenes in cinemas - crying, clapping, hugging, customers talking to each other, complete strangers Director Ken Loach decided not to use the v worst examples because he didn't know if the public would believe it

Please sign this petition petition.parliament.uk/petitions/7379… ‘Chanté, had autism, mental‑health issues&speech&language difficulties She required consistent appropriate support to live safely but died in August following systemic failures while living in supported accommodation’ #ChantésLaw

Mark Austin: 'No national strategy for eating disorders' news.sky.com/video/mark-aus…

New preprint led by @jamesldowns addressing the confusion about RISH

Our Director of Special Projects, Michelle Maikoetter, provides a great overview of the Neurosequential Model on this recent podcast. youtu.be/_T7G78SqgrE?si…

Outcome of Lampard Inquiry delayed by six months - BBC News bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

#Oliverscampaign I want to know when @wesstreeting & @NHSEngland are going to take these totally avoidable deaths in learning disabled people & seriously autistic people 40.2% of deaths in learning disabled people were avoidable @SKinnock @zubirahmed MP kcl.ac.uk/ioppn/assets/p…

Mental health diagnoses are far from perfect. But attacking "overdiagnosis" as a way to push sick and disabled people back into work is far worse. novaramedia.com/2025/12/10/wes…

NHS Consultant Neurologist writes to GP relating to patient X "FND is thought to be mostly psychological in nature so no particular action is needed apart from reassurance and psychological support". Neurologists must stop denying people with Functional Neurological Disorder.