Physical Health Check tool
This tool published by Rethink Mental Illness is designed to improve the monitoring of physical health for people with severe mental illness. Read more »
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How health and wellbeing boards can help children and young people
The briefing paper sets out the economic case for investing in children’s mental health and explores how Health and Wellbeing Boards can improve the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people. Read more »
Improving talking therapies for people with severe mental illnesses
Six national projects are piloting work to help improve access to psychological therapies for those with severe mental illnesses. Read more »
Schizophrenia Infographic
This infographic, published by Rethink Mental Illness, provides facts and figures about schizophrenia to raise awareness and challenge some common misperceptions. Read more »
Guidance for commissioners for perinatal mental health services
This guide is about the commissioning of good quality perinatal mental health services. Read more »
Improving care for people with schizophrenia and psychosis
In this presentation, Paul Jenkins, Rethink Mental Illness Chief Executive Officer, provides a summary of the Rethink Commission key findings and recommendations. Read more »
National Audit of Schizophrenia 1st report 2012
The aim of this audit was to examine how far ‘NICE Guideline on Core Interventions in the Treatment and Management of Schizophrenia in Adults’ is being implemented and to stimulate improvements in the care and treatment of adults in the community with a diagnosis of schizophrenia. Read more »
Guidance for commissioners of rehabilitation services for people with complex mental health needs
This guide is about the commissioning of good quality mental health interventions and services for people with complex and longer term problems to support them in their recovery. Read more »
The Abandoned Illness: A report by the Schizophrenia Commission
This report, published by the Schizophrenia Commission, proposes priority actions to transform the lives of those affected by schizophrenia and psychosis. Read more »
Liaison psychiatry – the way ahead
This briefing, published by the NHS Confederation, sets out the findings of a report that details a study of liaison psychiatry services. Read more »
Mental health community teams activity data, November 2012
The mental health community teams activity data for 2012-13 quarters 1 and 2 show that government ambitions for early intervention, care planning and psychiatric inpatient care discharge are being met. Read more »
Liaison psychiatry in the modern NHS
The report presents the findings of a study to identify how liaison psychiatry can most effectively contribute to the Quality, Innovation, Productivity and Prevention (QIPP) challenge of improving health outcomes and at the same time reduce health care costs. Read more »
Brain Hero
In this video the UK Early Intervention Foundation, Center on the Developing at Harvard University, and the Creative Media and Behavioral Health Center at the University of Southern California present Brain Hero. Read more »
IRIS Guidelines – Early Intervention in Psychosis
These guidelines are for service providers and commissioners of mental health services to help them to ensure high quality and cost effective delivery of care and support for people experiencing a first episode of psychosis. Read more »
Five tips for talking about mental health
In this video produced by Time to Change, five young people give their five tips for talking about mental health. Read more »
Psychosis: information for parents, carers and anyone who works with young people
This Royal College of Psychiatrists factsheet explains what psychosis is and gives practical help and advice. Read more »
£22 million for ground-breaking children’s mental health programme
Up to £22m will be pumped into a pioneering programme to give children with mental health problems access to psychological therapies in a wider range of places. Read more »
Liaison Psychiatry and the management of long-term conditions and medically unexplained symptoms
This report, published by the Royal College of Psychiatrists, outlines the role of liaison psychiatry in delivering a comprehensive care pathway for people with long-term conditions and medically unexplained symptoms. Read more »
Guidance for commissioners of mental health services for young people in transition
This guide describes what ‘good’ looks like for a modern transitions service from child and adolescent mental health services to adult mental health services. Read more »
Guidance for commissioners of liaison mental health services to acute hospitals
This guide describes what ‘good looks like’ for a modern acute liaison service. Read more »