Traumatic brain injury and offending

Over a million people in the UK live with the consequences of traumatic brain injury, at a cost to the economy of around £15 billion a year.Read more

Missed opportunities

We reviewed recent evidence about children's mental health, and found that children wait on average 10 years before receiving help.Read more

Briefing 49: A basic need

Recent changes to housing policy have affected housing benefits and the provision of affordable housing. There are concerns that they will adversely affect those living with severe and enduring mental health problems.Read more

More than shelter

Having somewhere to live in which we feel secure is essential to our physical and mental health.Read more

Preventing prison suicide

We're working with the Howard League for Penal Reform to prevent suicide in prisons. Through interviewing people with current or previous experience of prison, we explored what contributes to vulnerability and risk of suicide in prison.Read more

Mental health and criminal justice

90% of people in prison have some form of mental health problem. We conducted a nationwide consultation to explore how the mental health of the prison population can be improved.Read more

A Day in the Life

What happens when you ask people who live with mental health difficulties to write about their everyday life? A Day in the Life did just that.Read more



Implementing mental health policy: some lessons from recent history

Recent history shows that implementing mental health policy as intended is never straightforward. The hard work starts now.Read more

Priorities for mental health: Economic report for the NHS England Mental Health Taskforce

Following the Taskforce report’s publication last month, Priorities for mental health sets out nine areas for service improvement where there is good evidence of cost-effective interventions.Read more