Mental Health

 

Clear, factual reporting on mental health services, policy, and practice in the UK, with a focus on how systems affect children, families, and adults.

 

This section explains how mental health services are structured, how access and assessments work, and what statutory duties and guidance apply. It also examines how policy translates into practice, where pressures or gaps arise, and what the available evidence shows.

 

All content is produced in line with our editorial standards and safeguarding principles.

 

Editorial scope

 

This section does not publish live case reporting, identify private individuals, or provide medical or legal advice. Any lived experience is anonymised and used only to illustrate wider systemic issues.