Andy Bell
@andybell-centremh.bsky.social
Works at Centre for Mental Health
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15 million people in the UK live in homes with issues like damp, cold or mould.
Nobody should need a hazmat suit to stay healthy at home. That’s why we’re part of @healthequals.bsky.social's campaign to #MakeHealthEqual.
You can be part of the solution too. Act now 👉 https://bit.ly/4r0izok
Nobody should need a hazmat suit to stay healthy at home. That’s why we’re part of @healthequals.bsky.social's campaign to #MakeHealthEqual.
You can be part of the solution too. Act now 👉 https://bit.ly/4r0izok
November 15, 2025 at 9:00 AM
15 million people in the UK live in homes with issues like damp, cold or mould.
Nobody should need a hazmat suit to stay healthy at home. That’s why we’re part of @healthequals.bsky.social's campaign to #MakeHealthEqual.
You can be part of the solution too. Act now 👉 https://bit.ly/4r0izok
Nobody should need a hazmat suit to stay healthy at home. That’s why we’re part of @healthequals.bsky.social's campaign to #MakeHealthEqual.
You can be part of the solution too. Act now 👉 https://bit.ly/4r0izok
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The new NHS Medium Term Planning Framework will be used by ICBs to make decisions on how to use scarce resources but it offers little hope of the kind of transformational change and investment we need.
👇Read @andybell-centremh.bsky.social analysis
www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/what-does-th...
👇Read @andybell-centremh.bsky.social analysis
www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/what-does-th...
What does the NHS Medium-Term Planning Framework mean for mental health services? - Centre for Mental Health
For mental health services, the Planning Framework presents at best a mixed picture.
www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk
November 3, 2025 at 5:44 PM
The new NHS Medium Term Planning Framework will be used by ICBs to make decisions on how to use scarce resources but it offers little hope of the kind of transformational change and investment we need.
👇Read @andybell-centremh.bsky.social analysis
www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/what-does-th...
👇Read @andybell-centremh.bsky.social analysis
www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/what-does-th...
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Here from @andybell-centremh.bsky.social on what is driving the worsening of the public’s mental health in England and Wales in this blog: www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/turning-arou...
Turning around the public’s declining mental health - Centre for Mental Health
Andy explores the social and economic factors behind the decline in the nation's mental health, and the action needed to turn it around.
www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk
October 16, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Here from @andybell-centremh.bsky.social on what is driving the worsening of the public’s mental health in England and Wales in this blog: www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/turning-arou...
Today @centreformh.bsky.social we’re sharing our bold new five-year strategy for a mentally healthier future. We’re determined to make a difference through our work. Please have a read and join us www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/about-us/our...
Our strategy - Centre for Mental Health
How we're working to eradicate mental health inequalities
www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk
September 9, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Today @centreformh.bsky.social we’re sharing our bold new five-year strategy for a mentally healthier future. We’re determined to make a difference through our work. Please have a read and join us www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/about-us/our...
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We need to talk about wealth inequality and mental health (joint post with @andybell-centremh.bsky.social at @centreformh.bsky.social)
We need to talk about wealth inequality and mental health
A joint post with Andy Bell, Chief Executive of the Centre for Mental Health
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September 1, 2025 at 11:03 AM
We need to talk about wealth inequality and mental health (joint post with @andybell-centremh.bsky.social at @centreformh.bsky.social)
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⚠️ Crisis and acute mental health care saves lives.
But provision is patchy and inconsistent, and experiences of coercive care can be re-traumatising.
We explored what's needed to deliver inpatient care which is timely, compassionate and effective: tinyurl.com/yt2cn8y9 @mentalhealthpru.bsky.social
But provision is patchy and inconsistent, and experiences of coercive care can be re-traumatising.
We explored what's needed to deliver inpatient care which is timely, compassionate and effective: tinyurl.com/yt2cn8y9 @mentalhealthpru.bsky.social
August 21, 2025 at 12:10 PM
⚠️ Crisis and acute mental health care saves lives.
But provision is patchy and inconsistent, and experiences of coercive care can be re-traumatising.
We explored what's needed to deliver inpatient care which is timely, compassionate and effective: tinyurl.com/yt2cn8y9 @mentalhealthpru.bsky.social
But provision is patchy and inconsistent, and experiences of coercive care can be re-traumatising.
We explored what's needed to deliver inpatient care which is timely, compassionate and effective: tinyurl.com/yt2cn8y9 @mentalhealthpru.bsky.social
New today from @centreformh.bsky.social our policy briefing from @mentalhealthpru.bsky.social studies of crisis and acute inpatient care in England. Key messages: current provision is patchy and not always well aligned with evidence from research
📢 Mental health crisis care saves lives. But too many people struggle to get timely support, and experience of hospitalisation can create traumas of its own.
With @mentalhealthpru.bsky.social, we explored what's needed to deliver care that's timely, effective & compassionate: tinyurl.com/yt2cn8y9
With @mentalhealthpru.bsky.social, we explored what's needed to deliver care that's timely, effective & compassionate: tinyurl.com/yt2cn8y9
August 20, 2025 at 9:49 AM
New today from @centreformh.bsky.social our policy briefing from @mentalhealthpru.bsky.social studies of crisis and acute inpatient care in England. Key messages: current provision is patchy and not always well aligned with evidence from research
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⚠️ Crisis and acute inpatient care needs to change.
People facing a mental health crisis too often struggle to get the right support. And alternatives to hospital care sometimes exclude the people who need them most.
We're urging @england.nhs.uk to invest in this vital system tinyurl.com/yt2cn8y9 🧵
People facing a mental health crisis too often struggle to get the right support. And alternatives to hospital care sometimes exclude the people who need them most.
We're urging @england.nhs.uk to invest in this vital system tinyurl.com/yt2cn8y9 🧵
Briefing 64: Crisis and acute mental health care - Centre for Mental Health
Crisis and acute mental health care examines research about the most effective ways of supporting people in a mental health crisis.
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August 20, 2025 at 9:32 AM
⚠️ Crisis and acute inpatient care needs to change.
People facing a mental health crisis too often struggle to get the right support. And alternatives to hospital care sometimes exclude the people who need them most.
We're urging @england.nhs.uk to invest in this vital system tinyurl.com/yt2cn8y9 🧵
People facing a mental health crisis too often struggle to get the right support. And alternatives to hospital care sometimes exclude the people who need them most.
We're urging @england.nhs.uk to invest in this vital system tinyurl.com/yt2cn8y9 🧵
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📢New research 📢 Our new qualitative study provides the first in-depth study exploring individuals experiences and views regarding why people with eating disorders are at risk of suicide. bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
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‘It’s the perfect storm’: why are people with eating disorders at risk of suicide? A qualitative study - BMC Medicine
Background Eating disorders (EDs) are associated with elevated all-cause mortality, with suicide cited as the second leading cause of death among individuals with EDs. Evidence suggests that individua...
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August 20, 2025 at 8:42 AM
📢New research 📢 Our new qualitative study provides the first in-depth study exploring individuals experiences and views regarding why people with eating disorders are at risk of suicide. bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
@saakshikakar.bsky.social @mrtzhrl.bsky.social
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Thank you to @nsunnews.bsky.social for funding the research. The full research article is available here:
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‘It's a Horrible Place to Have a Period’: A Survivor‐Led Investigation of Experiences of Menstrual Health in Psychiatric Inpatient Settings in England
This study examined patients' experiences of menstrual health in psychiatric inpatient settings in England as reported by staff and patients. Questionnaires were conducted with 67 staff members and 1...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
August 19, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Thank you to @nsunnews.bsky.social for funding the research. The full research article is available here:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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🚨 There are only enough mental health social workers in the NHS to support 1 in 8 people who have severe mental illness.
Mental health social workers are vital professionals who can make such a difference to people’s life - but we need more of them.
#SocialWorkMatters
Mental health social workers are vital professionals who can make such a difference to people’s life - but we need more of them.
#SocialWorkMatters
August 19, 2025 at 8:03 AM
🚨 There are only enough mental health social workers in the NHS to support 1 in 8 people who have severe mental illness.
Mental health social workers are vital professionals who can make such a difference to people’s life - but we need more of them.
#SocialWorkMatters
Mental health social workers are vital professionals who can make such a difference to people’s life - but we need more of them.
#SocialWorkMatters
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This looks like a timely report from the ever relevant @centreformh.bsky.social on the interface between the neighbourhood agenda and mental health. And it references a piece of work I did with them at @nationalvoices.bsky.social 'Ask me how I am'.
www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/publications...
www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/publications...
No Neighbourhood Health Without Mental Health - Centre for Mental Health
Embedding mental health support in NHS integrated neighbourhood teams.
www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk
August 15, 2025 at 2:26 PM
This looks like a timely report from the ever relevant @centreformh.bsky.social on the interface between the neighbourhood agenda and mental health. And it references a piece of work I did with them at @nationalvoices.bsky.social 'Ask me how I am'.
www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/publications...
www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/publications...
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"What if every policy proposal, whether about housing, education or transport, was assessed for its impact on mental health?"
Laura Shields-Zeeman from the Netherlands' Trimbos Institute & @andybell-centremh.bsky.social consider what a mental health policy test could look like in practice 👇
Laura Shields-Zeeman from the Netherlands' Trimbos Institute & @andybell-centremh.bsky.social consider what a mental health policy test could look like in practice 👇
Mental health in all policies: time for a mental health policy test - Centre for Mental Health
Laura Shields-Zeeman from the Trimbos Institute, the Netherlands, and Andy Bell consider the benefits of a mental health policy test, and what this could look like in practice.
www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk
August 18, 2025 at 2:05 PM
"What if every policy proposal, whether about housing, education or transport, was assessed for its impact on mental health?"
Laura Shields-Zeeman from the Netherlands' Trimbos Institute & @andybell-centremh.bsky.social consider what a mental health policy test could look like in practice 👇
Laura Shields-Zeeman from the Netherlands' Trimbos Institute & @andybell-centremh.bsky.social consider what a mental health policy test could look like in practice 👇
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The Government has set out its vision for a Neighbourhood Health Service.
🎯 But this can only be achieved if mental health is at the heart of the model.
Our new resource sets out how neighbourhood teams can embed mental health support and tackle health inequalities: tinyurl.com/4zxuscyw
🎯 But this can only be achieved if mental health is at the heart of the model.
Our new resource sets out how neighbourhood teams can embed mental health support and tackle health inequalities: tinyurl.com/4zxuscyw
August 14, 2025 at 8:46 AM
The Government has set out its vision for a Neighbourhood Health Service.
🎯 But this can only be achieved if mental health is at the heart of the model.
Our new resource sets out how neighbourhood teams can embed mental health support and tackle health inequalities: tinyurl.com/4zxuscyw
🎯 But this can only be achieved if mental health is at the heart of the model.
Our new resource sets out how neighbourhood teams can embed mental health support and tackle health inequalities: tinyurl.com/4zxuscyw
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How do global catastrophic events – like climate change, war and pandemics – affect mental health?
And how can governments support those most at risk?
@davidwoodhead.bsky.social & @andybell-centremh.bsky.social explore in this special edition of @rsph.bsky.social's journal 👇 tinyurl.com/y5x88td3
And how can governments support those most at risk?
@davidwoodhead.bsky.social & @andybell-centremh.bsky.social explore in this special edition of @rsph.bsky.social's journal 👇 tinyurl.com/y5x88td3
The mental health impacts of catastrophic events: policy considerations - A Bell, D Woodhead, 2025
In this article, authors Bell and Woodhead look at the terminology surrounding and impact of catastrophic events on mental health on a global basis. They outlin...
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August 12, 2025 at 9:57 AM
How do global catastrophic events – like climate change, war and pandemics – affect mental health?
And how can governments support those most at risk?
@davidwoodhead.bsky.social & @andybell-centremh.bsky.social explore in this special edition of @rsph.bsky.social's journal 👇 tinyurl.com/y5x88td3
And how can governments support those most at risk?
@davidwoodhead.bsky.social & @andybell-centremh.bsky.social explore in this special edition of @rsph.bsky.social's journal 👇 tinyurl.com/y5x88td3
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🏘️ Local councils play a pivotal role in creating the conditions for our mental health to thrive.
We've shared a range of examples from across the country of council projects and policies which are boosting mental health locally. Want to share yours? tinyurl.com/v9jdv7ue
We've shared a range of examples from across the country of council projects and policies which are boosting mental health locally. Want to share yours? tinyurl.com/v9jdv7ue
July 15, 2025 at 12:11 PM
🏘️ Local councils play a pivotal role in creating the conditions for our mental health to thrive.
We've shared a range of examples from across the country of council projects and policies which are boosting mental health locally. Want to share yours? tinyurl.com/v9jdv7ue
We've shared a range of examples from across the country of council projects and policies which are boosting mental health locally. Want to share yours? tinyurl.com/v9jdv7ue
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Want to shape the conversation around mental health - and drive change for those who need it most?
💼 We're looking for an Associate Director of Communications (Maternity Cover) - learn more and apply: www.charityjob.co.uk/jobs/centre-... #CharityJob #Communications #MentalHealth
💼 We're looking for an Associate Director of Communications (Maternity Cover) - learn more and apply: www.charityjob.co.uk/jobs/centre-... #CharityJob #Communications #MentalHealth
July 9, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Want to shape the conversation around mental health - and drive change for those who need it most?
💼 We're looking for an Associate Director of Communications (Maternity Cover) - learn more and apply: www.charityjob.co.uk/jobs/centre-... #CharityJob #Communications #MentalHealth
💼 We're looking for an Associate Director of Communications (Maternity Cover) - learn more and apply: www.charityjob.co.uk/jobs/centre-... #CharityJob #Communications #MentalHealth
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📢 Local councils can’t make us all mentally healthy. But they can give us the best possible chance of having good mental health.
💡 Across the country, councils are taking action to boost mental health locally. We've drawn together some examples of these projects and policies: tinyurl.com/v9jdv7ue
💡 Across the country, councils are taking action to boost mental health locally. We've drawn together some examples of these projects and policies: tinyurl.com/v9jdv7ue
July 15, 2025 at 9:14 AM
📢 Local councils can’t make us all mentally healthy. But they can give us the best possible chance of having good mental health.
💡 Across the country, councils are taking action to boost mental health locally. We've drawn together some examples of these projects and policies: tinyurl.com/v9jdv7ue
💡 Across the country, councils are taking action to boost mental health locally. We've drawn together some examples of these projects and policies: tinyurl.com/v9jdv7ue
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"Our mental health is getting worse. And younger generations are being especially hard hit. What we now need to understand is why, and what can be done to reverse it."
@andybell-centremh.bsky.social considers what we can learn from the new Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey 👇 tinyurl.com/3skckzc4
@andybell-centremh.bsky.social considers what we can learn from the new Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey 👇 tinyurl.com/3skckzc4
What does the Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey tell us about nation's mental health? - Centre for Mental Health
Andy examines the Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey, the biggest national survey of mental health among adults living in England
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July 7, 2025 at 12:03 PM
"Our mental health is getting worse. And younger generations are being especially hard hit. What we now need to understand is why, and what can be done to reverse it."
@andybell-centremh.bsky.social considers what we can learn from the new Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey 👇 tinyurl.com/3skckzc4
@andybell-centremh.bsky.social considers what we can learn from the new Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey 👇 tinyurl.com/3skckzc4
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Stood before the UK AIDS Memorial Quilt at Tate Modern and felt fury and sorrow coil together. Grief for those lost.
Rage at the silence that let it happen
My blog on remembering—not passively, but defiantly.
Grieving loudly. Loving fiercely. Refusing erasure.
thepolyphony.org/2025/07/02/q...
Rage at the silence that let it happen
My blog on remembering—not passively, but defiantly.
Grieving loudly. Loving fiercely. Refusing erasure.
thepolyphony.org/2025/07/02/q...
Looking Again: The Quilt, the Gaze, and Queer Remembering
David Woodhead reflects on the memories, legacies, and queer histories provoked by viewing- gazing upon- the AIDS memorial quilt in 1994 and in June this year.
thepolyphony.org
July 5, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Stood before the UK AIDS Memorial Quilt at Tate Modern and felt fury and sorrow coil together. Grief for those lost.
Rage at the silence that let it happen
My blog on remembering—not passively, but defiantly.
Grieving loudly. Loving fiercely. Refusing erasure.
thepolyphony.org/2025/07/02/q...
Rage at the silence that let it happen
My blog on remembering—not passively, but defiantly.
Grieving loudly. Loving fiercely. Refusing erasure.
thepolyphony.org/2025/07/02/q...
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The new ten-year health plan makes some positive proposals to improve mental health care - but it falls far short of the transformative vision we need for the nation’s mental health.
Our response in full 👇🧵 www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/news/item/te...
Our response in full 👇🧵 www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/news/item/te...
Ten-year health plan misses the mark for mental health - Centre for Mental Health
We've responded to the Government’s ten-year health plan, calling for a more ambitious vision to transform the nation's mental health
www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk
July 3, 2025 at 12:13 PM
The new ten-year health plan makes some positive proposals to improve mental health care - but it falls far short of the transformative vision we need for the nation’s mental health.
Our response in full 👇🧵 www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/news/item/te...
Our response in full 👇🧵 www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/news/item/te...
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📢 We’re pleased that, after robust challenge from disabled people, charities and politicians, the Government has decided to amend these changes so that people who currently receive PIP are not affected by the cuts. 🧵
June 27, 2025 at 11:51 AM
📢 We’re pleased that, after robust challenge from disabled people, charities and politicians, the Government has decided to amend these changes so that people who currently receive PIP are not affected by the cuts. 🧵
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⚠️ Today's new Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey shows that mental health in England has deteriorated in recent years. Rates of common mental health problems have risen sharply, from 17.6% in 2007 to 22.6% in 2024.
We're urging the Government to take action to turn this around tinyurl.com/32wwvhmv
We're urging the Government to take action to turn this around tinyurl.com/32wwvhmv
Government must lead the way in turning around deteriorating mental health in England, says Centre for Mental Health - Centre for Mental Health
We respond to the new Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey, which shows that mental health problems in England have risen
www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk
June 26, 2025 at 9:35 AM
⚠️ Today's new Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey shows that mental health in England has deteriorated in recent years. Rates of common mental health problems have risen sharply, from 17.6% in 2007 to 22.6% in 2024.
We're urging the Government to take action to turn this around tinyurl.com/32wwvhmv
We're urging the Government to take action to turn this around tinyurl.com/32wwvhmv
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📍The geography of disability benefit cuts & jobs
Some of the places with the highest rates of claims have fewest vacancies to go round.
Cuts will make sick and disabled people poorer.
From @data.ft.com
www.ft.com/content/51d2...
Some of the places with the highest rates of claims have fewest vacancies to go round.
Cuts will make sick and disabled people poorer.
From @data.ft.com
www.ft.com/content/51d2...
June 25, 2025 at 6:31 AM
📍The geography of disability benefit cuts & jobs
Some of the places with the highest rates of claims have fewest vacancies to go round.
Cuts will make sick and disabled people poorer.
From @data.ft.com
www.ft.com/content/51d2...
Some of the places with the highest rates of claims have fewest vacancies to go round.
Cuts will make sick and disabled people poorer.
From @data.ft.com
www.ft.com/content/51d2...
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📢 New report: Larger charities can tackle mental health inequalities by working alongside grassroots organisations 👇
Our evaluation of @selmindcharity.bsky.social's programme shows how grant funding enabled community groups to effectively support marginalised communities: tinyurl.com/y8z6979y
Our evaluation of @selmindcharity.bsky.social's programme shows how grant funding enabled community groups to effectively support marginalised communities: tinyurl.com/y8z6979y
June 25, 2025 at 6:07 AM
📢 New report: Larger charities can tackle mental health inequalities by working alongside grassroots organisations 👇
Our evaluation of @selmindcharity.bsky.social's programme shows how grant funding enabled community groups to effectively support marginalised communities: tinyurl.com/y8z6979y
Our evaluation of @selmindcharity.bsky.social's programme shows how grant funding enabled community groups to effectively support marginalised communities: tinyurl.com/y8z6979y