About the Mental Health Network

We co-founded the Mental Health Policy Group, a coalition consisting of the MHN, Rethink Mental Illness, Centre for Mental Health, Mental Health Foundation, Mind and the Royal College of Psychiatrists. .

We are undertaking a joint project with Centre for Mental Health and The London School of Economics to deliver in-depth economic evaluations of specific mental health interventions. The Mental Health Economics Collaborative (MHEC) will be a commissioning vehicle for evaluations of innovative practice in mental health. It will also provide a forum for providers to amplify the profile and publicity associated with their services. MHN members will be invited to approach the MHEC for part funding of robust evaluations of their services or, where evaluations have already taken place, to offer the findings of these as case studies for the overarching MHEC programme. They will see micro-economic evaluations of their services combine to create strong, evidence-based, macro-economic policy recommendations.

In consultation with members, we supplied evidence to the Mental Health Act Review, helping to shape its recommendations.

Our chief executive Sean Duggan sits on the expert advisory group for the review and holds quarterly meetings with Simon Wessely as part of the MHPG. 

We are undertaking work on how digital technology can support the design and development of mental health services by exploring models of good practice around the UK, the USA and Australia. Our events programme, including our  annual conference and exhibition, regularly showcases innovative practice and approaches. 

We will continue to work on the what the future of the mental health workforce should look like, following on from the publication of our report, The future of the mental health workforce with the Centre for Mental Health, supported by Health Education England and NHS Employers. We will continue to work with partners, including Health Education England, on projects relating to the key recommendations made in the report.