Mental health conditions can affect people at all stages of their life course. Explore Research in Practice resources to support Mental Health Awareness Week.
Health and social care professionals play a crucial role in supporting the mental health and emotional wellbeing needs of children, young people, families and adults. Embedding holistic, person-centred approaches can help ensure people can access the support they need.
A series of three videos explore what effective mental health support might look like. The videos examine definitions of good mental health, the importance of challenging stigmatising language, and how to respond effectively.
Mental health awareness: Video learning resources
In a series of three videos, Jo Holloway-Green discusses effective support and examines the impact of negative stigmas on everyday interactions. She also considers how we can best support practitioners whose experiences may affect their own family lives.
Poverty, debt and mental health
The links between socio-economic factors and mental health are intertwined but also play out in complex ways. To improve outcomes for those facing mental health difficulties, it’s important to recognise and understand these connections. Dr Godfred Boahen and Dr Ian Cummins explore the how financial precarity affects mental health, highlighting the need for anti-poverty approaches to mental health practice.
Mental Health Crisis Breathing Space is a statutory programme that provides people with problem debt a temporary break from the organisations to which they owe money. Amir Farooq outlines how the scheme can make a difference in the lives of those affected by mental health conditions and problem debt.
Poverty and mental health practice - Making connections
Social inequalities, especially deprivation, can have a profound impact on mental health.
Dr Godfred Boahen and Dr Ian Cummins reflect on research findings around the links between social inequalities and mental health.
Mental Health Crisis Breathing Space: statutory support for people in crisis care and problem debt
Mental health issues and problem debt often go hand in hand.
Amir Farooq explores a statutory programme for people receiving mental health crisis treatment.
Supporting maternal mental health
The loss of a child can exacerbate maternal mental health issues. Coupled with the stigma of being a mother living apart from her children, this can negatively affect future pregnancies and parenting capacities. Katy Cleece explores the importance of embedding trauma-informed approaches when supporting mothers who have had children removed from their care.
Many women involved in pre-birth work have significant mental health needs, often linked to past trauma. Explore a suite of resources that aim to help local services develop and improve their pre-birth work. The resources explore core issues including minimising trauma and planning for reunification and providing post-separation support.
The hidden cost of trauma: maternal mental health and child removal
Forced removal of children from their birth families causes trauma for both mother and child.
Katy Cleece reflects on her own professional experience, highlighting the need for preventative, trauma-informed approaches when supporting mothers who have experienced recurrent care proceedings.
Pre-birth: Change Project
The Pre-birth Change Project brought together academics, practitioners and leaders in children’s social care to discuss local practices, procedures and protocols in relation to pre-birth work.
The key messages Minimise trauma, plan for reunification and Provide post-separation support to minimise trauma are open access until 31 May.
Mental health awareness: Video learning resources
Mental health awareness in adult social care is essential for ensuring that the care and support that people receive is holistic and person-centred. These resources can help you to consider what effective support might look like and how the effect of mental health stigma can be seen in everyday interactions.
Poverty and mental health practice - Making connections
Work by the Kings Fund highlights that Mental Health Act 1983 detention rates are nearly four times higher in deprived areas than more affluent parts of the country. In this blog, Dr Godfred Boahen and Dr Ian Cummins draw attention to poverty and its impact on mental health needs.
Mental Health Crisis Breathing Space: statutory support for people in crisis care and problem debt
Mental health issues and problem debt often go hand in hand. Amir Farooq outlines the Mental Health Crisis Breathing Space, a statutory programme that provides people with problem debt a temporary break from the organisations to which they owe money.
The hidden cost of trauma: maternal mental health and child removal
Forced removal of children from their birth families causes trauma for both mother and child. To support Maternal Mental Health Awareness week, Katy Cleece explores the importance of embedding a trauma-informed approach when supporting mothers who have had children removed from their care.
Pre-birth: Change Project
Interactive resources designed to enhance pre-birth services and improve outcomes for infants and parents by driving policy and practice development. These tools are valuable for senior managers, strategic leads, commissioners, and professionals in social care, health, and midwifery services.