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Mark Brown has been trying to work out the political landscape of ideas in mental health. So far, it’s not been easy It’s been a concern of mine for a while that in mental health we don’t really understand the … Continue reading →

(The below post by Mark Brown is adapted from a 2012 proposal that never got off the ground.  Despite this, the question of how we might redefine back-to-work support to be something that people with mental health difficulties themselves control … Continue reading →

Mark Brown (@markoneinfour) examines why debate about personalisation in mental health gets stuck and why micro-provision might get it going Personalisation of services is something we take advantage of every day.  When I go to the shop I buy strawberry … Continue reading →

In an environment where the public sector, including the NHS, is actively seeking innovation, Mark Brown explores some of the questions that this raises Social innovation is often seen as an almost alchemical process, where a mixture of factors combined … Continue reading →

This post by Mark Brown originally appeared at OneinFourmag.org in June 2011.  The question of who should pay for things in mental health has not reduced in importance in the year since original publication.   It’s impossible to talk to … Continue reading →

This blog post by Mark Brown originally appeared at OneinFourmag.org on June 30th 2011.  The dilemma it discusses is one that has proven increasingly prominent for The New Mental Health: How do we support the new while valuing the more … Continue reading →

‘If hope is one of the most important things in mental health,’ asks Mark Brown, ‘how can we make sure our services don’t destroy it?’ It’s fairly widely recognised that hope is an essential component of getting your life sorted … Continue reading →

The following blog post originally appeared here on David Floyd’s blog Beanbags and Bullsh!t.  We’re reblogging it here because it speaks about one of the inherent tensions present in The New Mental Health: The difference between people solving their own … Continue reading →

The following is an out-take from our pamphlet ‘Better mental health in a bigger society? (published by Mental Health providers Forum in December 2011 and available for download for free here) This unused section looks at where people with mental … Continue reading →

Welcome to The New Mental Health blog. What is The New Mental Health? It’s the emerging movement of mental health organisations and mental health thinking that is moving beyond the traditional division between person who receives services and person who … Continue reading →