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Crisis care:

• Crisis care | in Current campaigns
  We know that excellent crisis care exists. But we need it available everywhere, for everyone.
• Care in crisis: why I'm supporting Mind's campaign | in Blog Post
  Jayasree Kalathil tells us why she's sitting on Mind's Care in crisis inquiry panel and supporting our campaign for better acute and crisis care.
• The future of mental health services? Don’t forget the current failures. | in Blog Post
  Is abuse committed when people are in the care of mental health services is somehow less of a crime?
• Mind supports Frontline First | in Blog Post
  Mind supports the RCN’s Frontline First campaign because of the vital mental health care provided by nurses.
• Supporting those in crisis | in Blog Post
  Our second of three blogs from Peter, who works on our information helpline. A lot of the calls Peter receives are from friends, families and carers who are worried about someone they know.
• Help us tell the true story of crisis care | in Blog Post
  We're getting ready to launch our next big campaign on mental health hospitals, and need your experiences to strengthen our voice in the media.
• Investigating crisis care: Mind's inquiry so far | in Blog Post
  Paul Grey is chairing Mind's inquiry into the current state of crisis mental health services. He blogs about the journey the inquiry panel has made so far.
• Mental health emergency treatment inaccessible and ineffective, say patients | in News Story
  People with urgent mental health issues struggle to access the emergency treatment they need, according to a new independent inquiry released by Mind today.
• Crisis care: when trust is broken | in Blog Post
  As part of our crisis care campaign, Nikki writes about two very different experiences and asks what patients should do when they're not treated with support and respect.
• Good care needs good nurses | in Blog Post
  To mark the launch of our crisis care campaign, Zarathustra writes about the need for good nurses in acute care and the difference one personality can make to a ward.
• Care doesn't need to be scary | in Blog Post
  A timely and supportive response to a person in crisis can make all the difference. As part of our acute and crisis care campaign, Krishna a current inpatient, writes about his passage through services.
• The right help at the right time | in Blog Post
  In the latest post in our series on crisis care, Zoe asks why her local services are limited to office hours when a crisis can happen at any time.
• Elizabeth: my experience of crisis care | in Case Study
  Elizabeth has first hand experience of the contrast in the quality of crisis care. Sadly, Elizabeth was so traumatised by the care she received as an inpatient she has vowed never to return. No matter how bad things get.
• What happened to my crisis care? | in Blog Post
  In the latest in our series on crisis care, Sharon Howard writes about how she had to find her own support after being let down by local services.
• Can we really call it 'care'? | in Blog Post
  This week Mind publishes its report and recommendations on acute and crisis mental health care. Rhian asks about whether it can really be called ‘care’ at all. Trigger warning - this blog discusses self harm.
• Kind words could make a difference | in Blog Post
  In a guest post for our crisis care campaign, Judith writes about her experiences as an inpatient and the need for well-trained, supportive staff.
• Help before you hit crisis | in Blog Post
  Charlotte writes about what happened when she needed emergency support and considers how her crisis could have been prevented. Trigger warning - this blog discusses thoughts of self harm and suicide.
• Crisis care too late? | in Blog Post
  Catherine describes the delays that stopped her from getting help when she needed it most. Trigger warning - this post discusses suicide and readers may find some sections distressing.
• The Royal Bank of Scotland Group | in Our corporate partners
• Connections | in Appeal
• A step forward for inpatient rights | in Blog Post
  Mind's CEO Paul Farmer welcomes a landmark Supreme Court judgement, which promises greater protection for people with mental health problems who admit themselves to hospital voluntarily.
• Why we need better crisis care | in Blog Post
  Mike blogs about his experience of crisis care before heading in to Parliament this afternoon to meet his MP.
• Talking about better crisis care in Parliament | in Blog Post
  MsLeftie blogs about her experience at our crisis care event in parliament yesterday: "I do not think that it is too much to ask for ... crisis services that are reliable."
• Crisis care in action: Norwich and Central Norfolk Mind | in Case Study
  The rapid response service, which has been in operation since October 2011, provides crisis intervention through an average stay of two weeks.
• Crisis care in action: Leeds Survivor Led Crisis Service | in Case Study
  Leeds Survivor Led Crisis Service exists as an alternative to hospitalisation, providing sanctuary, a helpline and support groups led by people using the service.
• Shocking number of rapes and sexual assaults in London’s Mental Health Trusts | in News Story
  A Sunday Politics London investigation has shown more than 500 allegations in past four years.
• Why we need excellent crisis care everywhere | in Blog Post
  Sarah writes about two very different experiences of mental health crisis care and explains why excellent crisis care needs to be consistent and available everywhere.
• A landmark day for mental health in Parliament | in News Story
  Yesterday, MPs pledged to put mental health at the top of the political agenda. Four MPs spoke out about their mental health problems in Parliament for the first time.
• The importance of a good mental health team | in Blog Post
  Today, Skye talks about her positive experiences of talking therapies and the excellent mental health support she has received over the last four years.
• Crisis talks | in Blog Post
  To begin this autumn's campaign for more and better crisis care services, Alicia blogs about why she feels crisis care saved her life.
• Why I'm supporting Mind's crisis care campaign | in Blog Post
  Today, Elene blogs for us about how a lack of staffing and resources impacted on her time in crisis care. She asks an all important question - what happens to people who don't have additional support from their families?
• I asked for help and was turned away | in Blog Post
  Liz blogs for us about her experience of being turned away from a crisis care service because she did not meet the criteria for treatment. She talks about the serious implications this had on her mental health and wellbeing.
• Waiting in crisis | in Blog Post
  Rachel blogs for us about her experience of waiting in A&E for crisis care. She talks about being kept waiting late at night in an intimidating setting and the impact this had on her experience in crisis.
• Sharing the rollercoaster ride | in Blog Post
  Today Lucy opens up about her own personal rollercoaster ride; the challenges she's had getting good care after coming out of hospital, and how important her friends and partner have been through this difficult time.
• How crisis care gave me hope | in Blog Post
  Claire blogs for us today about a really difficult time she's been through recently, and how her community crisis care team helped to give her hope. She joins the campaign for more and better crisis care services for everyone who needs them.
• Blog for Mind | in Mind blog
• A&E just didn't want to know | in Blog Post
  Joanna blogs for us in support of our crisis care campaign. She went to A&E for help and was told her attempt at suicide wasn't serious enough for them to support her.
• Homeless | in Blog Post
  Jules blogs for us about her experience of being discharged from hospital to appalling homeless shelter conditions. She also shares a personal victory she has achieved in campaigning for change.
• Feeling out of control in crisis care | in Blog Post
  Paul blogs for us about his experience of being in crisis and having no say in what happened to him through the process. He talks about how the plans he made were ignored and how he often found staff too busy to engage with his needs.
• My daughter's struggle to access crisis care | in Blog Post
  Lynn blogs in support of our crisis care campaign, she talks about her daughter's poor experience of crisis care and how worried they are about the next time she needs support from this vital service.
• Mind responds to Schizophrenia Commission report | in News Story
  Mind welcomes this important piece of research, which highlights the urgent need for improvement in the levels of support available to people experiencing severe mental health problems.
• The importance of local crisis care services | in Blog Post
  Liz blogs for us about the need for better crisis care services locally. As part of our campaign, she talks about the difficulties for families and individuals when they're not given choice and control and when the nearest service is simply too far away.
• I waited and waited, the staff were just too busy | in Blog Post
  James blogs in support of our crisis care campaign, he talks about the horrible experience of waiting in A&E, waiting to be seen, waiting for support and waiting for someone to show him kindness and compassion in crisis.
• Mental health crisis care: commissioning excellence | in Campaign report
  Use our briefing to commission crisis care services that work. And which can save lives.
• I just wanted to be taken seriously | in Blog Post
  Kate blogs about her experience of approaching crisis and seeking support from A&E, she talks about her struggle to be taken seriously and treated with the reassurance and kindness she needed.
• My crisis care team were brilliant, but very over stretched | in Blog Post
  Naomi blogs for us about her experience of approaching crisis following the births of her children. She talks about the kind and compassionate support she received, but the urgent need for increased resources.
• Crisis care - a letter to my partner's social worker | in Blog Post
  Sarah writes a letter to her husband's social worker, as she struggles to get him the crisis help he needs.
• Crisis services | in Information and Advice article
  A guide to crisis services with information about where you can go for support.
• My experience of the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) service | in Blog Post
  In Paul's second blog for Mind, he talks about how using the IAPT service helped him through a difficult period in his life and about his plans for the future.
• The long road | in Blog Post
  "There’s light at the end of the tunnel" Today Gina shares with us her journey with depression and how she's slowly rebuilding her life after crisis.
• Listening to experience: Meeting my MP | in Blog Post
  Naomi blogs about meeting her MP and talking about the need to improve crisis care in her area.
• How the Mind Infoline helped me in crisis | in Blog Post
  Adam blogs about the difficulties he experienced accessing crisis care in his local area. He talks about how it felt to be turned away and how the Mind Infoline helped him get the support he needed.
• Breaking through barriers to get well | in Blog Post
  Today, Irfan writes about the cultural barriers he faced when he tried to get the help he needed.