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Helping people severely affected by mental illness to be heard in Westminster | APPG on Mental Health

[Rethink_Parliament @Rethink_Parli]

We welcome this inquiry and its focus on the needs of those living with severe mental illness. With community mental health services crucial to delivering Mental Health Act reform and a shift from hospital to community, the Committee’s work will help to inform the path forward.

[Health and Social Care Committee @CommonsHealth]

We're investigating community mental health services and we want to hear from you 📢

We want to know what you think high-quality care looks like for people with severe mental illness.

Tell us here 👉 https://t.co/yBpKGD2TYx

[Rethink_Parliament @Rethink_Parli]

Thank you to everyone who attended our training session yesterday. We hope that the booklet we provided will serve as a helpful guide when having difficult conversations with constituents experiencing poor mental health or mental illness.

[Rethink_Parliament @Rethink_Parli]

We look forward to welcoming many of you at our training session 5:30-6:30pm in Committee Room 8.

The session will focus on providing guidance and signposting for MPs and their staff on how to navigate challenging situations involving constituents affected by mental illness.

[Rethink Mental Illness @Rethink_]

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Our main takeaway from today’s #Budget2024 is that the government may press ahead with the changes to the Work Capability Assessment, set out by their predecessors.

This is deeply concerning.

[Rethink Mental Illness @Rethink_]

📨 A message from our CEO, Mark Winstanley.

In the past couple of weeks, lots of you have contacted us about different media stories regarding mental illness and our mental health system.

We hear you, and we want change. Join us 👉 https://t.co/ll0h5N7t3M

[Rethink_Parliament @Rethink_Parli]

💬 Our new guide to coproduction for mental health organisations, partnerships and systems is now available. Our four-part model explains how information gathered through community listening can be analysed, and channelled into influence and action 👉 https://t.co/0D4TqujlIO

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[Rethink Mental Illness @Rethink_]

💬 More than a third of people using community mental health services don't have the right accommodation.

Supported housing has a crucial role in helping with this, but too many people are still experiencing problems.

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[Mental Health UK @mentalhealthuk]

🚨 Our new Burnout Report reveals how we are becoming a burnt-out nation.

With 91% of adults experiencing high or extreme stress in the past year, we must focus on challenging the causes of chronic stress and preventing burnout.

Find out more 🔗 https://t.co/sshTdJcZq0

[Rethink_Parliament @Rethink_Parli]

⏰Please note that tomorrow's APPG AGM has been postponed. Watch this space for further details ⏰

[James Morris OBE @JamesMorris]

After 40+ years, the Mental Health Act is in overdue need of reform to make it fit for the 21st century. Pleased to hear @RishiSunak confirm at #PMQs that it is still the Government’s intention to bring forward a new Bill.

[Rethink_Parliament @Rethink_Parli]

💬 Our #MentalHealth workforce needs better support – the government needs to urgently resolve the workforce crisis. We support

@ThinkAheadMH's three-point-plan for better mental health services 📷 https://t.co/lresr4xbbH

[Think Ahead @ThinkAheadMH]

To build a #MentalHealth workforce fit for the future, we need to:

➡️ GROW the workforce: more people, more resources.

➡️ INVEST in the #workforce: look after people we already have.

➡️ CONNECT the workforce: implement a whole system approach.

🔗 https://t.co/IKeVv5th9E

[Rethink_Parliament @Rethink_Parli]

🚨 We are outraged that this government has not followed through on an election promise to reform the Mental Health Act.

We won't stop until this outdated act is changed to better support people who are detained under it 👉 https://t.co/5jwbZ8Z2lc

[Rethink Mental Illness @Rethink_]

A reminder on #Halloween 👇

[Rethink Mental Illness @Rethink_]

🗣️ Today, deputy CEO @briancdow spoke at the inquiry into benefit levels in the UK.

He explained that there is too much stigma towards those of us living with mental illness when we try to access PIP.

The system, and its assessors, must improve 👇

[Rethink_Parliament @Rethink_Parli]

Thank you @_OliviaBlake

[Rethink_Parliament @Rethink_Parli]

The Conservative Minister for Mental Health (@mariacaulfield), Labour Shadow Minister for Mental Health (@abenaopp) and Alastair Campbell (@campbellclaret) at our report launch yesterday. We look forward to working with government to make sure mental health is a priority.

[Rethink_Parliament @Rethink_Parli]

Thank you Mark Menzies @fyldeca

[Rethink_Parliament @Rethink_Parli]

Thank you @AlbertoCostaMP @amypearson2406

[Rethink_Parliament @Rethink_Parli]

Thank you @LizTwistMP and the APPG on Suicide Prevention.

[Rethink_Parliament @Rethink_Parli]

Thank you @LilianGreenwood

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Thank you @PeterGrantMP

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Thank you @TaiwoOwatemi