Mark Sheldon

The third edition of the National Mental Health Development Unit (NMHDU) news briefing is now available to download. As well as a round up of NMHDU programme developments; this edition has a particular focus on employment and mental health.

Some items covered in this edition include

Key Developments in Policy & Practice

Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) supporting people back to work

Download Briefing 3 here

The latest national statistics on Attitudes to Mental Illness produced by the Department of Health were released on 30 March 2010 according to the arrangements approved by the UK Statistics Authority.

Since March 1994, the Department of Health has placed a set of questions on TNS’s Face-to-Face Consumer Omnibus about public attitudes towards mental illness. From 1994 to 1997 the questions were asked on an annual basis and then every third year up until 2003.

Since 2007 the survey has again been carried out annually. (see last year’s blog post) The surveys serve as a benchmark, enabling measurement of whether attitudes are improving or worsening over time. The questionnaire included a number of statements about mental illness. Respondents were asked to indicate how much they agreed or disagreed with each statement.

Download the research document here

The latest national statistics on Attitudes to  Mental Illness produced by the Department of Health were released in June 2009. From 1993 to 1997 the questions were  asked on an annual basis and then every third year up until 2003.
Since 2007 the survey has again been carried out annually.

Download the Report