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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Unworkable and regressive
The draft Mental Health Bill represents the next stage in a process of consultation which has included the Richardson Committee Report, the Government Green Paper, the Health Committee Report and finally the White Paper.
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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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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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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.
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Counting the cost
There are plenty of 'facts and figures' in the coverage of the financial crisis, but they pay little attention to the costs to mental health and wellbeing that financial difficulties generate.
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MindThink report 3: Life and times of a supermodel
What are the strengths of current versions of recovery? What concept of mental distress underpins current thinking about recovery? How is 'recovery' defined and by whom?
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In the red: debt and mental health
Mind's research shows that debt is not just a financial problem but can have a serious impact on a person's mental health in terms of anxiety and stress, depression, self-harm and suicidal thoughts.
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Should cannabis be restored to class B?
Cannabis has been an illegal class C drug since January 2004, when it was reclassified from class B. The difference between these two classes is in the penalties for dealing and for possession.
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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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Coping with coming off
Since the publication of Mind's research into people's experiences of coming off psychiatric drugs, a number of groups have been set up to try to meet the report's recommendations.
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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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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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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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How can I help you?
What's the difference between Prince Charles and a psychiatric patient? asks Rachel Perkins