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Association of Mental Health Providers
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The only national representative body for mental health charities providing services in England and Wales. (AKA VCSE Sector / Not-for-Profit.)

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Association of Mental Health Providers @assocmhp.bsky.social · Nov 28
Join us for some blue sky thinking💡

We're the only national membership organisation for mental health charities (VCSE sector) providing services in England & Wales. We're all about collaboration, connection, & community. Let's break the limits together & aim for better #mentalhealth for everyone.
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We’re proud to support @healthequals.bsky.social in shining a spotlight on a hidden crisis. Their Hazmat Loungewear campaign shows that over 1 in 4 UK homes are making people ill due to damp, mould and cold.

Visit the campaign page and let's #MakeHealthEqual:
healthequals.org.uk/hazmat-loung...
November 11, 2025 at 9:04 AM
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We’re hiring a Senior Policy & Communications Officer!

Help us influence mental health policy, shape key messages, and amplify our members’ voices across England & Wales.

📍 Home-based | 💼 Full-time | 💰 £36K + pension

Apply by 9am, 17 Nov: https://tinyurl.com/yhmnhv39

#Hiring #Policy #CharityJobs
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November 10, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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The #KeepBritainWorking Review sets out commitments to supporting people living with disabilities, including those experiencing mental ill-health, into employment.

Read our full response: tinyurl.com/yx7f3avs

#MentalHealth #VCSE
Keep Britain Working Review: Final report | Association of Mental Health Providers
We welcome the publication of the Keep Britain Working review, which sets out commitments to supporting people living with disabilities, including those experiencing mental ill-health, into employment...
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November 6, 2025 at 10:34 AM
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Over the past year, @carerstrust.bsky.social has worked with partners to reframe how society values unpaid care. Join their #Webinar on 18 November to explore new framing principles and how we can build a society that truly supports #UnpaidCarers.

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Unpaid care is everywhere, so why is it so often overlooked?
This webinar invites you into a powerful new conversation about how we talk about unpaid care.
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November 5, 2025 at 9:14 AM
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🎆 #BonfireNight is tomorrow.
Fireworks can bring joy, but for those with PTSD, anxiety, sensory sensitivities or dementia, they can be overwhelming.

Let’s celebrate kindly:
✨ Choose low-noise fireworks
✨ Let neighbours know
✨ Show understanding

Need #Support? visit amhp.org.uk/resources/su...
Picture of a firework. Words read: "Fireworks can light up the night but kindness and awareness light up our communities."
November 4, 2025 at 9:24 AM
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It's #TrusteesWeek and we want to thank our incredible trustees and all those across the #VCFSE sector for their leadership, expertise, and commitment to better mental health, care, and support. Learn more about our trustees: https://amhp.org.uk/about-us/trustees/
November 3, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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We are delighted to be part of the National Eating Disorder Taskforce, which aims to implement a comprehensive strategy to prevent people dying from eating disorders, because each life lost to an eating disorder is one too many.

www.dumpthescales.org/national-tas...

#MentalHealth #DumpTheScales
National Eating Disorder Taskforce | Dump the Scales
A new National Taskforce has been launched to tackle eating disorder deaths across the United Kingdom. The Taskforce is comprised of leading specialists from eating disorder sectors, including resear...
www.dumpthescales.org
November 3, 2025 at 9:23 AM
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Eating disorders are treatable #MentalHealth conditions yet the system is failing to prevent avoidable deaths. This #DumpTheScales inquiry rightly calls for eating disorders to be recognised as a national patient-safety priority and for cross-government action.

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dumpthescales.bsky.social Dump The Scales @dumpthescales.bsky.social · 13d
Outside 10 Downing Street demanding urgent action to help prevent deaths in eating disorders.

Because nobody should be dying of a treatable illness in 2025.
October 30, 2025 at 9:52 AM
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24/7 neighbourhood mental health centres are being piloted to make care local, continuous & person-centred.
As co-chair of the VCFSE Network with NHS England our member @assocmhp.bsky.social is an integral part of these pilots.
Read more here:
www.careprovideralli...
October 29, 2025 at 11:35 AM
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Organisations working across #VCFSE #MentalHealth, and #CriminalJustice, have your say in Clinks new survey. Share your insights to help shape future research and policy ➡️ https://eu.surveymonkey.com/r/HMHMZ6X

#StateOfTheSector25
Clinks State of the Sector Survey 2025
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October 29, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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The NHS’s Medium-Term Planning Framework: Delivering Change Together is described as the most significant reset of the health service in a generation.

Our response: https://amhp.org.uk/delivering-change-together-nhs-must-resource-vcfse-mental-health-service-providers-deliver-ambitions/
#NHS #VCFSE
Delivering Change Together: The NHS Must Resource VCFSE Mental Health Service Providers to Deliver Its Ambitions
The NHS’s new Medium-Term Planning Framework: Delivering Change Together is described as the most significant reset of the health service in a generation.
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October 27, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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"We want a person-centred, recovery-oriented, and rights-based mental health system in Wales which provides the highest standard of care for all."

Don't miss out on the Wales Alliance for Mental Health Manifesto launch 👇 #MentalHealth #Wales

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platfform.org Platfform @platfform.org · 15d
We all want a bright future for mental health in Wales, and the community bonds that help us to thrive together. So what do we need to see from political leadership to make it happen?

Join us for the launch of the Wales Alliance for Mental Health Manifesto, 12/11, online.

Details: buff.ly/ZHz2waS
October 27, 2025 at 9:28 AM
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Join NHS England’s webinar on independent peer advocacy - learn how to commission inclusive, person-led services that make a difference.
📅 Wednesday 19 November | 11:00–12:30
https://www.events.england.nhs.uk/events/commissioning-great-quality-independent-peer-advocacy

#Advocacy #NHS #MentalHealth
October 23, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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Fantastic to see this #Climate and #MentalHealth work 👇
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Our member @thriveldn.bsky.social launched a Climate and Mental Health Action Partnership - creating a London where everyone can take meaningful climate action while improving their mental health. 🌍💚

Find out more: thriveldn.co.uk/about/our-ac...

#ClimateAction #MentalHealth #London
Climate and Mental Health Action Partnership - Thrive LDN
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October 22, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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The DHSC confirmed £21 million in renewed funding for the #BetterSecurityBetterCare programme, extending support to adult social care providers across England through to March 2029.
https://www.digitalcarehub.co.uk/21m-confirmed-to-support-to-care-providers-with-data-and-cyber-security/
£21m confirmed to support care providers with data and cyber security - Digital Care Hub
Department of Health and Social Care confirms funding to 2029 for Better Security, Better Care support to providers on data and cyber security
www.digitalcarehub.co.uk
October 22, 2025 at 8:36 AM
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Help your body fight flu this winter. 💪
Getting vaccinated keeps you, and your community, stay strong. Find out if you’re eligible and book at: https://www.nhs.uk/nhs-services/vaccination-and-booking-services/book-flu-vaccination/

#StayStrong #GetVaccinated #NHS NHS England
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October 21, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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We welcome the Government's announcement of a consultation to strengthen safeguarding & protections for vulnerable people, including those living with mental ill-health. Read more: https://amhp.org.uk/our-response-to-the-governments-announcement-on-safeguarding-and-protections-for-vulnerable-people/
October 20, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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Our Mental Health Social Care Workforce and Census Dashboard brings key data together to show how local and national labour markets interact, and what these interactions mean for workforce planning.
🔗 https://amhp.org.uk/our-work/mental-health-workforce-mapping/
#MHEqualityNow #SocialCare
Picture of a map and data. Words read: "Use our workforce mapping tool today!"
October 17, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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We’re concerned by new research by Mind showing an alarming rise in #MentalHealth #Stigma in England. Stigma blocks access, recovery, and dignity for people with mental health conditions. https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/oct/15/alarming-rise-in-mental-health-stigma-in-england-research-shows
Grey houses picture. Words read: "14% of people say they're frightened of living near someone with poor mental health".
October 16, 2025 at 8:29 AM
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We today say a fond farewell to Duncan Tree as we announce his departure from the Association after 5 years. The Association would like to thank Duncan for his contribution towards its leadership & for all his hard work in that time. We wish Duncan the best as he leaves to pursue new opportunities.
October 15, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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A new Skills for care report shows a growing but stretched #SocialCare sector. We’re calling for fair pay, investment, and long-term planning to build a sustainable workforce.

👉 https://amhp.org.uk/our-response-to-the-state-of-the-adult-social-care-sector-and-workforce-in-england-report/
Our response to the State of the Adult Social Care Sector and Workforce in England report
A new report by Skills for Care highlights some progress but challenges remain in securing a sustainable, skilled, and fairly rewarded social care workforce.
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October 15, 2025 at 7:54 AM
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We’re pleased to share @tlap.bsky.social's vital framework, co-produced by people who draw on care and support and those who work in it. A brilliant example of collaboration, valuing lived experience, and shared ambition for a better system.

#MakingItReal #LivedExperience #CoProduction
tlap.bsky.social Think Local Act Personal @tlap.bsky.social · Oct 9
What does good care and support look like? People who draw on care and support and those who work in it co-produced 86 statements that answer this question.

Organised into 6 themes, Making It Real is a shared vision of care and support that works for everyone. www.makingitreal.org.uk
October 14, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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The Government’s £50m boost for mental health research puts lived experience where it belongs - at the heart of innovation - to improve lives for millions of Britons.

www.gov.uk/government/n...

#MentalHealth #Research #LivedExperience
£50 million boost for groundbreaking mental health research
People with mental health issues to benefit from groundbreaking research, backed by £50 million in government funding
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October 14, 2025 at 8:05 AM
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We’re working with partners across the @cpa-socialcare.bsky.social to make sure the real impact of the 2024 #AutumnBudget is heard - helping us make the strongest possible case to the government ahead of the next Budget.

📝 Survey open until midday today: www.surveymonkey.com/r/CPABudget25
Picture of an orange clock. Words read: "Last chance to share your experience of the Autumn Budget 2024."
October 13, 2025 at 7:40 AM
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On #WorldMentalHealthDay, we reflect on this year’s theme: “Access to services: mental health in catastrophes and emergencies.” As the #ClimateCrisis intensifies, we must protect both our planet and our wellbeing. https://amhp.org.uk/the-climate-crisis-and-mental-health/
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The Climate Crisis and Mental Health
This World Mental Health Day, the World Health Organization is focusing on “Access to Services – Mental Health in Catastrophes and Emergencies.” For us, that means asking a vital question: How do we…
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October 10, 2025 at 9:00 AM