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Jason Brandon

Jason Brandon is the Mental Health Social Work lead in the office of the Chief Social Worker for Adults at the Department of Health and Social Care.

Mental Health Awareness Week: reflections on the role of adult social work

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Man raising hand in mental health support group

It’s Mental Health Awareness Week, which this year takes a theme we can all relate to: anxiety (#ToHelpMyAnxiety). It's not only a chance to shine a light on our psychological wellbeing (and how to maintain it) but also take stock on mental health service provision and the evolution of societal attitudes to an issue which affects us all.

Keep calm and call an AMHP

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A black woman practicing yoga

With so many recent challenges and experiences in the pandemic, Jason Brandon, Mental Health Social Work Lead at DHSC, can’t think of a more suitable title to this blog post, which describes the dignity and professionalism of the approved mental health professional (AMHP) workforce. It's National AMHP Day!

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