Steve Appleton
@steveappleton.bsky.social
Global non-profit CEO focused on mental health and disability - Global Leadership Exchange https://gle.world
Board Chair
Connector, knowledge sharer.
Traveller
Motorsport fan
Adnams devotee
Board Chair
Connector, knowledge sharer.
Traveller
Motorsport fan
Adnams devotee
One in four #youngpeople in #England have #mentalhealth condition, #NHS survey finds
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One in four young people in England have mental health condition, NHS survey finds
Rates are three times as high in young women as in young men and mental ill health up across age groups, study says
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June 26, 2025 at 8:02 PM
One in four #youngpeople in #England have #mentalhealth condition, #NHS survey finds
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GLE is delighted to welcome Dr Miriam Delphin-Rittmon to its Board of Directors. Until recently Dr Delphin-Rittmon was the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use, at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
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May 15, 2025 at 10:39 AM
GLE is delighted to welcome Dr Miriam Delphin-Rittmon to its Board of Directors. Until recently Dr Delphin-Rittmon was the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use, at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
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#MentalHealth responses must be tailored to community and population needs -
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May 9, 2025 at 3:15 PM
#MentalHealth responses must be tailored to community and population needs -
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Institute for Fiscal Studies report says half of the rise in working-age people claiming #disability benefit last year is linked to #mentalhealth
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Mental ill health is behind soaring disability benefits bill in England and Wales, report says
Institute for Fiscal Studies says half of the rise in working-age people claiming the benefit last year is linked to mental health
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March 12, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Institute for Fiscal Studies report says half of the rise in working-age people claiming #disability benefit last year is linked to #mentalhealth
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I was pleased to have the chance to share the work of @gleworld.bsky.social with New Zealand’s Minster of #mentalhealth Hon. Matt Doocey today.
March 4, 2025 at 4:58 AM
I was pleased to have the chance to share the work of @gleworld.bsky.social with New Zealand’s Minster of #mentalhealth Hon. Matt Doocey today.
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It is with great sadness that we announce the death of our friend and colleague Erin Geaney
We mourn the loss of someone we cared about deeply, who always went out of her way to help others
Our thoughts are with Erin's husband, children and wider family 🤍
We mourn the loss of someone we cared about deeply, who always went out of her way to help others
Our thoughts are with Erin's husband, children and wider family 🤍
February 19, 2025 at 10:35 AM
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of our friend and colleague Erin Geaney
We mourn the loss of someone we cared about deeply, who always went out of her way to help others
Our thoughts are with Erin's husband, children and wider family 🤍
We mourn the loss of someone we cared about deeply, who always went out of her way to help others
Our thoughts are with Erin's husband, children and wider family 🤍
This highlights once again the inescapable connection between #mentalhealth and #housing
and the damage done by the lack of access both for clients and providers.
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and the damage done by the lack of access both for clients and providers.
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Mental health patients with nowhere to go cost NHS £71m in England, report finds
Accommodation shortages caused 109,000 days of delayed discharge in 2023-24, says National Housing Federation
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February 11, 2025 at 6:24 AM
This highlights once again the inescapable connection between #mentalhealth and #housing
and the damage done by the lack of access both for clients and providers.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
and the damage done by the lack of access both for clients and providers.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Returning from a few days away, hearing the #NHS planning guidance abandons a number of key areas that will stall, denude or plain stop progress in #mentalhealth #improvement, #prevention and #parity. Demoralising that the progress made in last 25 years is now at risk.
January 31, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Returning from a few days away, hearing the #NHS planning guidance abandons a number of key areas that will stall, denude or plain stop progress in #mentalhealth #improvement, #prevention and #parity. Demoralising that the progress made in last 25 years is now at risk.
@theguardian.com reporting on study showing continued rise in #child #mentalhealth admissions over the last 10 years. We need to focus on both the capacity and response but we should also ask what’s driving and causing this rise and how to address it.
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Child mental health admissions to acute wards in England rise 65% in a decade
Hospital wards struggle to cope with rising cases of self-harm and eating disorders, the study warns
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January 23, 2025 at 6:45 AM
@theguardian.com reporting on study showing continued rise in #child #mentalhealth admissions over the last 10 years. We need to focus on both the capacity and response but we should also ask what’s driving and causing this rise and how to address it.
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The current crisis engulfing #mentalhealth services in #newsouthwales
#NSW #psychiatry
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#NSW #psychiatry
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Half of the psychiatrists in NSW’s public service are preparing to resign. Here’s why
Health minister Mark Butler has warned about ‘devastating consequences’ for patients and their families if the strike goes ahead
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January 15, 2025 at 6:27 AM
The current crisis engulfing #mentalhealth services in #newsouthwales
#NSW #psychiatry
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#NSW #psychiatry
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Heading back to #schiphol after a good couple of days in #utrecht and #amersfoort with our @gleworld.bsky.social partners at #ggznederlandse
January 10, 2025 at 6:17 AM
Heading back to #schiphol after a good couple of days in #utrecht and #amersfoort with our @gleworld.bsky.social partners at #ggznederlandse
Lovely to be back in #utrecht for my first work trip of 2025. Looking forward to meetings with my #dutch #mentalhealth colleagues tomorrow.
January 8, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Lovely to be back in #utrecht for my first work trip of 2025. Looking forward to meetings with my #dutch #mentalhealth colleagues tomorrow.
I’ve mixed feelings about the announcement of the commission on #socialcare Louise Casey is undoubtedly the right person to lead it, but another three years to wait for a sector struggling to survive. I guess hopefulness is my overriding sense.
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Ministers plan biggest shake-up of adult social care in England for decades
But final report on reforms would not emerge until 2028, which health leaders say is kicking crisis ‘into the long grass’
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January 3, 2025 at 6:05 AM
I’ve mixed feelings about the announcement of the commission on #socialcare Louise Casey is undoubtedly the right person to lead it, but another three years to wait for a sector struggling to survive. I guess hopefulness is my overriding sense.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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In an attempt to hold on to the last vestiges of Christmas, a pint of #Yuletide from @adnamssouthwold.bsky.social Today I was delighted to see that the one and only @solebear-adnams.bsky.social is following me. The man is a brewing genius!
January 2, 2025 at 5:08 PM
In an attempt to hold on to the last vestiges of Christmas, a pint of #Yuletide from @adnamssouthwold.bsky.social Today I was delighted to see that the one and only @solebear-adnams.bsky.social is following me. The man is a brewing genius!
As we mourn the passing of #presidentjimmycarter it is worth reminding ourselves of his and his wife Rosalyn’s contribution to #mentalhealth which was hugely significant and continues through the work of @cartercenter.bsky.social
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December 30, 2024 at 6:38 AM
As we mourn the passing of #presidentjimmycarter it is worth reminding ourselves of his and his wife Rosalyn’s contribution to #mentalhealth which was hugely significant and continues through the work of @cartercenter.bsky.social
It is profoundly disturbing that #pronerestraint continues to be used in the #mentalhealth system, despite plans to stop
it. I fail to understand how we find ourselves here again making the argument for its cessation.
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it. I fail to understand how we find ourselves here again making the argument for its cessation.
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Controversial face-down restraint still being used for mental health patients in England
Dangerous practice was supposed to be phased out but new data reveals thousands of incidents every year
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December 29, 2024 at 6:34 AM
It is profoundly disturbing that #pronerestraint continues to be used in the #mentalhealth system, despite plans to stop
it. I fail to understand how we find ourselves here again making the argument for its cessation.
www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
it. I fail to understand how we find ourselves here again making the argument for its cessation.
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We are relieved that Health Secretary Wes Streeting has confirmed the continuation of the Mental Health Investment Standard (MHIS) today. The MHIS ensures that local mental health services in England receive essential, protected funding so that millions of people access support.
#MentalHealth #News
#MentalHealth #News
December 18, 2024 at 1:17 PM
We are relieved that Health Secretary Wes Streeting has confirmed the continuation of the Mental Health Investment Standard (MHIS) today. The MHIS ensures that local mental health services in England receive essential, protected funding so that millions of people access support.
#MentalHealth #News
#MentalHealth #News
@wesstreetingmp.bsky.social has pledged to keep the #mentalhealth #investment standard” which protects spending on mental healthcare, but has revealed 2025-26 planning rules will not be confirmed until next year. This welcome news and in part due to #VSCE leaders campaigning @assocmhp.bsky.social
December 18, 2024 at 1:21 PM
@wesstreetingmp.bsky.social has pledged to keep the #mentalhealth #investment standard” which protects spending on mental healthcare, but has revealed 2025-26 planning rules will not be confirmed until next year. This welcome news and in part due to #VSCE leaders campaigning @assocmhp.bsky.social
Fascinating listening to Gwen Adshead giving this years #reithlectures. A thoughtful and studied analysis of four key questions, someone is respect hugely for her work, particularly in challenging perceptions about #violence and #mentalillness.
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BBC Sounds - The Reith Lectures - Available Episodes
Listen to the latest episodes of The Reith Lectures on BBC Sounds.
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December 18, 2024 at 7:10 AM
Fascinating listening to Gwen Adshead giving this years #reithlectures. A thoughtful and studied analysis of four key questions, someone is respect hugely for her work, particularly in challenging perceptions about #violence and #mentalillness.
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New @CentreforMH report says that #inpatient care is an important part of our #mentalhealth system, but that comprehensive #investment in alternative provision would enable more people to get effective #care closer to home: www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/publications... #CareBeyondBeds
Care beyond beds - Centre for Mental Health
Exploring how inpatient care can be reorientated to meet people's needs quickly, compassionately and closer to home
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December 17, 2024 at 7:20 AM
New @CentreforMH report says that #inpatient care is an important part of our #mentalhealth system, but that comprehensive #investment in alternative provision would enable more people to get effective #care closer to home: www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/publications... #CareBeyondBeds
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📢 Protect Social Care
National Insurance increases are set to push #SocialCare to the brink: wage freezes, service cuts, closures. We’re calling on the government to exempt social care providers from this to save crucial services and #Support.
Join us: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
National Insurance increases are set to push #SocialCare to the brink: wage freezes, service cuts, closures. We’re calling on the government to exempt social care providers from this to save crucial services and #Support.
Join us: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
Petition: Exempt all social care providers from the employer NIC increase
We believe the increase in employer National Insurance will put immense pressure on the social care sector, a sector already stretched by funding and staffing issues. We call on the government to revi...
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December 12, 2024 at 1:59 PM
📢 Protect Social Care
National Insurance increases are set to push #SocialCare to the brink: wage freezes, service cuts, closures. We’re calling on the government to exempt social care providers from this to save crucial services and #Support.
Join us: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
National Insurance increases are set to push #SocialCare to the brink: wage freezes, service cuts, closures. We’re calling on the government to exempt social care providers from this to save crucial services and #Support.
Join us: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
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Missed our #Webinar on Islamophobia and #MentalHealth?
Watch experts reveal how culturally appropriate care, policy changes, and cross-sector action can drive real change for affected communities.
Don’t miss out - click to watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=nq7s...
Watch experts reveal how culturally appropriate care, policy changes, and cross-sector action can drive real change for affected communities.
Don’t miss out - click to watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=nq7s...
Islamophobia and Mental Health Webinar
YouTube video by Association of Mental Health Providers
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December 9, 2024 at 1:07 PM
Missed our #Webinar on Islamophobia and #MentalHealth?
Watch experts reveal how culturally appropriate care, policy changes, and cross-sector action can drive real change for affected communities.
Don’t miss out - click to watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=nq7s...
Watch experts reveal how culturally appropriate care, policy changes, and cross-sector action can drive real change for affected communities.
Don’t miss out - click to watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=nq7s...
I’m proud to serve as the Chair of @assocmhp.bsky.social If you’re part of the #mentalhealth #VCSE sector please join and follow this great organisation.
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.
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.
November 28, 2024 at 7:55 PM
I’m proud to serve as the Chair of @assocmhp.bsky.social If you’re part of the #mentalhealth #VCSE sector please join and follow this great organisation.
Long wait for #NHS #mentalhealth has ‘stark consequences for #children’s life chances’. Sadly the headline is borne out everyday.
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Long wait for NHS mental healthcare has ‘stark consequences for children’s life chances’
Consultant psychiatrist on why early intervention is key and why delays are unacceptable
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November 28, 2024 at 6:12 AM
Long wait for #NHS #mentalhealth has ‘stark consequences for #children’s life chances’. Sadly the headline is borne out everyday.
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In #England reform of the #MentalHealthAct is a step closer to becoming law, as the Mental Health Bill has its Second Reading in the House of Lords today.
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Lords to consider landmark reforms to mental health care
Mental Health Bill will give patients enhanced rights to make decisions regarding their own care, ensuring their voice is heard throughout the treatment process
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November 25, 2024 at 11:45 AM
In #England reform of the #MentalHealthAct is a step closer to becoming law, as the Mental Health Bill has its Second Reading in the House of Lords today.
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