Reports and resources
Papers, reports articles from Mind's campaigns and policy work, and our MindThink project to debate future mental health policy.
All resources:
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A civilised society: Mental health provision for refugees and asylum-seekers in England and Wales
Restrictive government policies are functioning to socially exclude and marginalise refugees and asylum-seekers, both exacerbating causing mental distress.
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A convenient truth
Homicide by mental health patients has become a rare event in England and Wales, say Olav Nielssen and Matthew Large.
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A future vision for mental health
This report from Future Vision coalition sets out a new vision for the future of mental health and well-being in England.
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A happy time?
Interest in postnatal depression has proliferated recently, fuelled by new research, media coverage and celebrity stories.
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A mental health system survivor
We must hold on to the possibility of recovery for all people in distress.
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A sense of sound
Like many diagnosed with schizophrenia, 51-year-old Paul Hainsworth lives with voices in his head. At their worst, they used to cause him so much misery he would become suicidal.
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About the National Survivor User Network
The National Survivor User Network (NSUN) is not the first national network of its type, and it probably won't be the last. We aim to increase the diversity and impact of survivor voices.
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Another assault
The Another Assault report explores the extent of fear, crime and victimisation to which people with mental distress are exposed, and uncovers the barriers people with mental distress face in accessing criminal justice agencies.
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Answering back
I woke up to the Today programme as the story of Sarah Lawson's death was being told. A version of it anyway. Half-asleep, my first thought was "Oh no, it's a field day for the lock-em-up brigade."
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As the twig is bent
Some people never question how they interpret others, says Dorothy Rowe
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Asylum seekers
There has been a great deal of recent debate about asylum seekers, not just in the UK, but also across Europe, the US, Australia and Canada. In Britain, some elements of the political establishment have worked with the right-wing media to foster a climate
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Care and support reform - Mind's response
Social care services provided to people with mental health problems by local authorities are not always good enough. There is not enough money in the system to provide a quality service.
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Care and support reform - Mind's response
Social care services provided to people with mental health problems by local authorities are not always good enough. There is not enough money in the system to provide a quality service.
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Changing the culture?
'Changing the culture' is the latest theme or fad. I hadn't realised that those working within the psychiatric system had any 'culture' to change.
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Coming of age
The history of service user action in the UK has been underexplored.