A short page / resources page of the section 136 Mental Health Act 1983 data published by the Home Office for each financial year since proper records began (2016). I was motivated to do this for my own benefit, mainly! – it’s so frustrating having to Google search or blog search and then not easily […]

The UK Government has today announced a call for evidence, to inform the mental health strategy for England within a new ten-year health plan. Government press release Ten Year Health plan: executive summary Call for evidence document Online survey – where you submit your views. We have until the 10th July 2026 to make our […]

A new report from the Independent Advisory Panel on Deaths in Custody has been published (Oct ’25), calling for independent investigations after Mental Health Act deaths which occur whilst someone is detained. The report highlights that 225 people died whilst detained under the MHA meaning this is the highest rate of death in any custodial […]