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:
NHS services:
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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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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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Fighting fit
The UK is facing a mental health time-bomb by neglecting veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder, says Jason Beckford-Ball
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How can I help you?
What's the difference between Prince Charles and a psychiatric patient? asks Rachel Perkins
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Men and mental health: Get it off your chest
Mind's report shows that men’s help-seeking behaviour is different from women’s, with men being less likely to seek help for both emotional and physical problems.
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MindThink report 1: Putting the soul back into psychiatry
How does psychiatry related to service users? Does the training of psychiatrists equip them to work effectively in the modern world? Can psychiatry operate across cultural boundaries? Can it take religious beliefs seriously?
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MindThink report 2: Chance would be a fine thing
How do we balance consumer choice with adequate protection from exploitation? How do we weigh up the desire for personal autonomy against the duty of care and the need to manage risk in service provision?
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Prescription charges review
Mind's response to written evidence to Professor Ian Gilmore's review.
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The lion's cage
ForUs, a mental health user group, has successfully challenged the traditional power base of service providers within their local borough in Wales.
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Ward Watch
Mind's 2004 Ward Watch report revealed two extremes of hospital conditions.
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We need to talk
Psychological therapies are known to be effective for treating a wide range of mental health conditions. However, availability of cognitive behavioural therapy and other evidence-based therapies on the NHS is extremely limited.
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While we are waiting
Waiting times for psychological therapies on the NHS for people with mental health problems have long been acknowledged to be too long.