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Policy and issues:
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Policy and issues | in Our campaigns
Mind works to improve the lives of people with mental distress through working to influence MPs, government ministers, opinion formers and service providers, to improve legislation and services.
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Long-term depression | in Mental health services and social care
Long-term depression is very unpleasant for those who have it as difficulties with work, family and social lives are common. Mind has teamed up with University College London to look at the way recurrent or enduring depression is treated in primary care.
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Refugees and asylum seekers | in Migrant mental health
Refugees and asylum seekers often experience mental distress. Mind is campaigning to raise policy makers' awareness of the difficulty they have in getting support for their mental health issues.
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Diverse Minds | Background and aims | in Black and minority ethnic mental health
The needs of people from different cultural, religious and ethnic communities are often not met in mental health services. Mind works for changes in mental health policy and practice to remedy inequalities experienced by people from black and minority eth
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MindThink | in Reports and resources
MindThink is looking at the future direction of mental health policy.
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Another assault | in Campaign report
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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Prescription charges review | in Campaign report
Mind's response to written evidence to Professor Ian Gilmore's review.
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Welfare Reform Bill 2009: Campaigns Briefing | in Campaign report
The Welfare Reform Bill was introduced into the House of Commons in January 2009. It is intended to realise the Government's aspiration of an 80 per cent employment rate for people of working age.
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Campaigning for ‘justice for all’ | in Blog Post
Today, campaigners will descend on parliament in a mass lobby of MPs. They will be united in outrage at the government’s plan to cut legal aid.
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No longer a second class citizen | in Blog Post
Paul Farmer on why the mental health strategy must work for all people who experience mental health problems.
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Mental health defenders - because nobody wins when mental health loses | in Campaign report
People with mental health problems have told us they feel under attack from the changes in public policy and services. This booklet summarises the effects of health and social care, welfare reform, legal aid, employment and equality laws.
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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.