davidwoodhead.bsky.social
Mental health researcher. Writer. Queer. Sober. U=U. Free Palestine 🇵🇸.
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We also need to see:
🎯 ICBs developing a plan that addresses the care pathways between both services
🎯 ICBs funding voluntary orgs that meet the needs of marginalised communities
🎯 Strengthening & training of the workforce
🎯 Investment in testing innovative approaches to meeting co-occurring needs
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Having both mental health and substance use difficulties shouldn’t stop you from accessing care. But this is too many people’s reality. We’re calling for more integrated, compassionate care so that everyone can get the support they need.
www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/publications...
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This gap in provision has been recognised, but not effectively closed, for decades. Now we need action.
📢 We're calling for investment in both substance use & mental health services - and more integration between the two - as part of the upcoming ten-year health plan.
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The pervasive stigma around both substance use and mental ill health acts as a significant barrier to getting help. And the lack of culturally competent, faith-sensitive, gender-informed can compound the barriers for people from racialised and LGBTQ+ communities.
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A key barrier to support is the lack of integration between mental health and substance use services. Despite the complex links between the two problems, people are routinely refused mental health support until they stop using substances.
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We hosted a roundtable with Professor Dame Carol Black and participants from charities, service providers, grassroots organisations, and professional bodies, to explore how we can move from fragmentation to more integrated, effective services.
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We are so thrilled! A marvellous new chapter and so much to explore 🤩
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We are thrilled at Centre for Mental Health to have been involved in these three days of exploring queer research methodologies and their applications. Thank you @drfijohnstone.bsky.social and colleagues and students at Institute for Medical Humanities for asking us to facilitate. A privilege.
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👏👏👏 Huge thanks to the PhD students, our guest tutors @noisybits.bsky.social, Edyta Just, @sagebrice.bsky.social, @npapadogian.bsky.social, Carla Tsampiras, Landa Mabenge, @benbgdalton.bsky.social and Chase Ledin, as well as our facilitators @drfijohnstone.bsky.social & @davidwoodhead.bsky.social!
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💡 Our new research shows that overcoming the barriers requires relatively simple steps – but they can ensure that no one is excluded from the fundamental right of taking part in our democracy.
Download the report: www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/publications...
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Clinicians & service providers also have a clear role to play in encouraging people to exercise their voting rights – simple adjustments, a conversation about the voting process, and some reassurance & support can help to break down the barriers to voting.
Learn more: tinyurl.com/4urtujr3