Association of Mental Health Providers

10/10/2026

Better mental health support starts with understanding the communities it serves.

This World Mental Health Day, we’re sharing what we learned from six Neighbourhood Mental Health Centre pilot sites. They told us centres need to:

🤝 Make access safe and inclusive – recognising barriers faced by migrants, refugees and people seeking asylum.
♿ Design for neurodivergence and disability – with accessible, sensory-aware spaces and flexible communication.
📱 Prevent digital exclusion – digital should add to, not replace, other ways of accessing support.

New centres are being developed now. There is still time to ensure they are rooted in their communities and shaped with the mental health charities already supporting people locally.

Explore our report: https://amhp.org.uk/neighbourhood-mental-health-centres-pilot-programme/

08/10/2026

🏆 Know someone making a real difference?

We’re pleased to have partnered with the Markel 3rd Sector Care Awards to develop a brand-new Mental Health Care and Support Award.

The award will recognise individuals, teams, services and organisations delivering effective, responsive and impactful mental health support – and creating meaningful change for the people and communities they work with.

We want to help shine a light on the incredible work happening across our sector.

Know someone who deserves recognition? Nominate them today. https://www.caremanagementmatters.co.uk/mental-health-care-support-award/

Mental Health Care & Support Award This award celebrates outstanding individuals, teams, services and organisations working within the third sector to improve the lives of people experiencing poor mental health and illness. Nominees should demonstrate the difference their work makes to the people an...

06/10/2026

AI advancements are moving quickly. The discussions around how we use it safely need to move just as fast.

In recent weeks, we've been seeing growing scrutiny around the security and wider risks associated with AI. And as these technologies become increasingly embedded in our everyday lives, there is another question we need to be asking: Can AI be trusted with our mental health?

In our latest blog, we explore what people with lived experience told us about the opportunities and risks of AI in mental health.

📖 Read our blog: https://amhp.org.uk/can-ai-be-trusted-with-our-mental-health/

In the second blog in our AI and mental health series, we explore what people with lived experience told us about the risks and limitations of turning to AI for mental health support.

01/10/2026

More than 4.5 million calls have been made to the NHS 111 mental health line since it launched in 2024.

Behind every call is someone asking for help and a wider system that needs the capacity to respond.

Charities and social enterprises are an important part of that system, providing urgent and community-based mental health support alongside NHS services.

But do we have the data we need to understand where support is available, who provides it, and where the gaps are?

As we develop our Mental Health Data Observatory, we want to build a fuller picture of mental health provision – including the vital contribution of the voluntary sector.

🔗 Find out more here: https://lnkd.in/p/e38iWg9d

More than 4.5 million calls have been made to the NHS 111 mental health line since it launched in April 2024. In August alone, services reported 177,520 calls. Behind every one of those numbers is somebody asking for help, often at a frightening moment. When someone calls 111 and selects the mental....

23/09/2026

Could you help shape the Mental Health Act Code of Practice?

The Department of Health and Social Care - DHSC wants to hear from people with lived experience to help inform the development of a new Code of Practice to ensure it reflects what matters most to those who use and experience mental health services.

They would particularly like to hear from people with a learning disability and autistic people who have experienced, or been at risk of, detention under the Mental Health Act, as well as their families or carers.

Easy Read and online forms are available, with options to respond by email, video or voice recording.

Apply by Monday 28 September: https://thepsc.co.uk/page/mental-health-act-code-of-practice

Take part to share your views and experiences - to help improve mental health care in England

21/09/2026

Our sector has been rocked by the closure of PAPYRUS Prevention of Young Su***de this month.

We've been thinking about the young people who relied on them for support, and those who have lost their jobs. This closure shows us why real action is needed to ensure no more services close, leaving people without support.

With the Autumn Budget fast approaching on the 28th October, we are calling for the Chancellor to do the right thing: protect and invest in the charities that work hard every day to support the nation's mental health. No more charities should be forced to close their doors. Because when a mental health charity closes, we’re not just losing a service; we're losing a lifeline.

Read our four key Budget asks on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7507802626118467587

10/09/2026

This World Su***de Prevention Day, we want to remind you that support is available, whatever you are facing.

Our graphics highlight mental health services which you can contact for crisis support, practical advice and help for suicidal thoughts.

Save this post for when you may need it, or share it to help someone else find support.

Find more support services at: https://amhp.org.uk/resources/support-services/

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02/09/2026

You should not have to reach crisis point before you can access mental health support.

Mental health-related A&E attendances among children aged 6 to 17 increased by 36% between 2019 and 2025.

Behind these figures are children in distress and families who may have had nowhere else to turn.

That is why we support our partner Mental Health Foundation's campaign which is calling on the Prime Minister to prioritise preventing poor mental health during his first 100 days in office.

Support the campaign here: https://act.mentalhealth.org.uk/en/stop-harm/

Help stop mental health harm before it happens

27/08/2026

Important tips for university mental health support from our member Bipolar UK 👇

26/08/2026

No one should have to wait until their mental health reaches crisis point before receiving the right support.

Mind’s new Opening Doors report calls on the UK Government to transform how people access mental health support in England by introducing a same-day open access model.

Under this model:

➡️ Asking for help receives an immediate, meaningful response, not simply another waiting list or unclear referral.

➡️ The first conversation focuses on understanding the person’s needs and circumstances.

➡️ That conversation identifies the right combination of support, which could include clinical care, peer support or help with housing and employment.

Our members, Local Minds, are already showing how this approach is possible.

Read the report here: https://www.mind.org.uk/news-campaigns/our-campaigns/see-me-now/