CEO @ThinkAheadMH Former CEO@MindinCroydon Mental health,social care, disability rights, social justice, housing, local issues. FRSA. Loves life.
Brighton/London
Joined September 2012
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Enough’s enough, isn’t it? Find me on Bluesky @philippamariani@bskysocial
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Disastrous, shortsighted decision to end funding for scheme to get bright graduates into mental health social work. We set this up when I was minister. Mental health social work had been a neglected area. Mental health social workers play a vital role. communitycare.co.uk/2025/04/…
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Today's #Budget24 misses a crucial opportunity to turn around the nation's mental health. And while the NHS boost is welcome, mental health must get its fair share of this essential investment.
Here's our response in full 👇centreformentalhealth.org.uk… #AutumnBudget #MentalHealth
ALT The Government must take bolder action to build a mentally healthier future for the UK
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We recognise not everything can be done in one budget
But mental health must be on equal footing with physical health
Crisis centres are welcome but we need long-term community-based care with a properly funded workforce
Mental health provision cannot wait
#Budget24
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📣 Applications to train with us in 2025 are now OPEN! Join our mental health mission! ⬇️
Are you ready to start a career that changes lives?
Registration takes just five minutes:
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ℹ️ The #ThinkAheadProgramme is in partnership with @MiddlesexUni.
ALT Image shows six male and female mental health social work trainees. Next to the image is an image of a hand holding a megaphone and text that reads: 2025 applications are open! Train with us to become a mental health social worker.
Why is the role of mental health social work so overlooked in public policy? Excellent podcast from @CentreforMH with @PenelopeEA our fantastic External Relations Director. Have a listen ... #mentalhealth #socialwork #socialcare #community
🎧Listen to our External Relations Director @PenelopeEA set the record straight on the crucial role of social workers in mental health🎙️
"It's one of those professions that just doesn’t have the public awareness that it needs and deserves".
Thanks @CentreforMH - great #podcast
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Series of conversations today with Wes Streeting hearing about his vision for Adult Social Care. Several fringe events considering how Government can reform public service, health, and social care. Fair pay and workforce clear priorities. Move to neighborhood health.
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.@indepliving @ThinkAheadMH “A drive for #productivity is at the heart of @UKLabour. #Skills, #mentalhealth, and #wellbeing are essential for productivity. You don’t have productivity if people do not have good mental health”.
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@indepliving's also been invited to @mentalhealth Foundation's roundtable on preventing #mentalhealth problems.
She'll be reminding everyone that effective mental health support needs to go above and beyond good clinical care. Social approaches need prioritising and promoting.
Proud nana moment! Chuffed that my granddaughter has made the @GCAFCWomen development squad. Yay Laila! 👏👏👏 #gcafc #tigresscity #proudnana
At @ThinkAheadMH, we welcome @skillsforcare recommendations for longer term funding commitments from govt, incl advanced practice training, development and career pathways for #socialworkers and a national #leadership development programme #socialcare #workforce #mentalhealth
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For the first time ever the adult social care sector has come together to develop the Workforce Strategy that it needs #ASCWorkforceStrategy
Find out more at ascworkforcestrategy.co.uk
Exciting energy in the room for launch of @skillsforcare Workforce Strategy for Adult Social Care in England this morning, hearing from @oonaghsmyth on #evidence #data #strategy #expertise #collaboration #partnership across the sector to find #workforce solutions for now & future
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Great to see a commitment to prevention, the Mental Health Bill and reducing waiting times in the #KingsSpeech today.
Investment in the mental health workforce – especially community-based and social care services – is key to enacting these changes.
So pleased to see #mentalhealth on par with physical health in #KingsSpeech. Now need growth & investment in integrated mental health workforce to connect people to help & support as early as possible & no matter where they are in “system” #health #housing #education #employment
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📣 WE’RE HIRING!
We're looking for a motivated and ambitious #HR professional to join our dynamic and growing mental health charity.
• Salary: £50k + benefits
• Central London / hybrid wfh
• Deadline: Midnight, 19 Jul
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#LondonJobs #HRJobs #CharityJobs
ALT We're hiring! Head of People & Culture Salary circa £50k, flexible / hybrid working, permanent / full time, competitive benefits.
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Mental health needs to be top of the next UK government’s agenda.
Today we’ve released 5 first steps they can take to improve mental health across the country.
Email your candidates and ask how they’ll make sure there’s #NoMindLeftBehind:
mind.org.uk/news-campaigns/g…
ALT This is what the next UK government needs to do to improve mental health: 1. Raise the standard of mental health hospitals 2. Reform the outdated mental health act 3. Fund a network of early support hubs for young people 4. Fix benefits assessments for disabled people 5. Support people with mental health problems to thrive at work
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Listening to @swoolnough CEO of @TheKingsFund talking about workforce at #nhsconfedexpo - its about pay, but also flexibility, work/life balance.
Our @ThinkAheadMH data says exactly that. Mental health social workers want supportive & modern workplaces that treat them as people
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We’re calling on the next government to boost #FinancialInclusion and protect #MentalHealth.
We’ve published 5 steps, all practical, low-cost ways the next government can support people who’ve been hit the hardest.
Read and share our 5 steps here 👇 bit.ly/five-steps-2024
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“Let’s understand how people actually live, and give people actual support”. Well said @Voa1234.
“The language that we use… even in the question ‘Do we have a sick note culture?’ It’s cruel”
Chair of the NHS Confederation Victor Adebowale says the use of “performative” language needs to stop, and the government should show more "compassion"
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