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Research and publications

Mind’s research team looks into important mental health issues in England and Wales. You can find our reports on this page.

Some of these reports might be hard to read or use. If you need any help accessing them, please email us at [email protected].

Emergency services

Behind the mask: How the coronavirus pandemic impacted the mental health of emergency responders

2021

Behind the mask: How the coronavirus pandemic impacted the mental health of emergency responders (Welsh language)

2021

Blue Light: Post coronavirus research findings: Ambulance service report

2021

Blue Light: Post coronavirus research findings: Fire service report

2021

Blue Light: Post coronavirus research findings: Police service report

2021

Wellbeing and mental health in the emergency services - our learning and key recommendations for the sector

2019

Wellbeing and mental health in the emergency services - our learning and key recommendations for the sector - summary (Welsh language)

2019

Wellbeing and mental health in the emergency services - our learning and key recommendations for the sector - summary

2019

Blue Light: Evaluation of resilience training for new recruits to the Blue Light sector

2018

Blue Light. Mental health Matters from day one - our research findings

2018

Blue Light programme summary

2018

Learning from Experiences - Evaluating our Blue Light Programme in Wales

2018

Blue Light Mental Health Networks: Pilot year evaluation report

2017

Blue Light Programme Research Summary

2016

Mind's Blue Light Programme. Strand 2: Workplace Wellbeing

2016

Blue Light Programme Strand 1 Evaluation

2015

Blue Light Scoping Survey: Ambulance Summary

2015

Blue Light Scoping Survey: Police Summary

2015

Blue Light Scoping Survey: Fire Service Summary

2015

Blue Light Scoping Survey: Search and Rescue Summary

2015

Blue Light Programme Strand 5 Evaluation: Blue Light Peer Support Champions

2015

Peer support

Jigsaw II: Finding the Missing Pieces

2022

Women Side by Side programme policy report

2020

Peer support in Wales: Side by Side Cymru: Improving peer leader capacity to deliver impactful support across Wales

2019

Evaluating the Side by Side peer support programme

2017

Side by Side Early research findings

2017

Mental health peer support in England: Piecing together the jigsaw

2013

Covid-19

Our Frontline: Campaign Impact Report

2022

Coronavirus: the consequences for mental health

2021

How has the coronavirus pandemic impacted our mental health?

2020

Poverty, benefits, and the cost of living crisis

Just living and coping

2024

Living beyond means and measures - The cst of living crisis and its impact on mental health

2023

Mind: Fighting for the MH of people living in poverty

2021

People, Not Tick-Boxes

2020

Brick by brick: a review of mental health and housing

2017

Halving the Gap?

2015

We've got work to do

2014

Still in the red: update on debt and mental health

2011

Equality and mental health

How are we doing? A coproduced approach to tracking young Black men's experiences of community wellbeing and mental health programme

2022

Race and mental health

2021

Get it off your chest

2020

Against the odds: Evaluation of Mind's Birmingham Up My Street Programme

2017

Community support

Community Resilience Framework

2023

Together Through Tough Times

2021

Ein cymunedau, ein hiechyd meddwl - Cymru (Welsh language)

2015

Our communities, our mental health - England

2015

Our communities, our mental health - Wales

2015

Building resilient communities

2013

Building resilient communities - briefing for public health teams

2013

Building resilient communities - executive summary

2013

Building resilient communities - a practical guide for community groups and service providers

2013

Building resilient communities - training presentation

2013

Ecominds effects on mental wellbeing

2013

The economic benefits of ecominds

2013

Feel better outside, feel better inside: Ecotherapy for mental wellbeing, resilience and recovery

2013

Work and education

Mentally Healthy Universities

2021

Heads Together: Mental Health for Small Workplaces - online training evaluation final report

2019

Mental Health at work website evaluation

2019

Children and young people

Sort the Switch - full report

2022

Sort the Switch - executive summary

2022

Supporting young people with a focus on trauma

2021

Healthcare

Ask how I am

2021

Trying to connect: the importance of choice in remote mental health services

2021

Digital therapies and mental health support

2018

GP mental health training survey Summary

2018

Active monitoring: a new mental health service for primary care in Wales

2017

Leaving hospital: Briefing on discharge from mental health inpatient services

2017

Better equipped, better care Improving mental health training for GPs and practice nurses

2016

Evaluation of the Building a Health Future programme executive summary

2016

Evaluation of the Building a Healthy Future programme evaluation final report

2016

Solutions from the frontline

2015

Commissioning talking therapies

2014

Evidence from the Frontline

2014

Influencing mental health services

2014

Voices from the Frontline

2014

We still need to talk

2013

We need to talk: getting the right therapy at the right time

2010

Physical activity

Moving towards better mental health: Mind's physical activity Impact report executive summary

2021

Get Set to Go programme evaluation summary

2017

Moving towards better mental health: Mind's physical activity impact report

2021

Government and politics

For better mental health in Wales

2015

Improving England’s mental health: The first 100 days and beyond

2015

Parity in progress? The All Party Parliamentary Group on Mental Health’s inquiry into parity of esteem for mental health

2015

A manifesto for better mental health

2014

Take action for better mental health: Our manifesto for the General Election 2015

2014

Justice and the law

An unjust system? How changes to the justice system have affected people with mental health problems

2018

At risk, yet dismissed: the criminal victimisation of people with mental health problems

2013

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