Young Changemakers: Tackling mental health inequalities in racialised communities
We’ve partnered with UK Youth and The Diana Award to create a programme which seeks to reimagine mental health for racialised young people
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Evaluation of OHID’s Better Mental Health Fund
The fund covers 40 areas with the highest levels of deprivation, where mental health is at its poorest. We’re evaluating the impact it’s having on local communities’ mental health
Open letter: Concerns over calorie labelling on restaurant menus
Hope Virgo writes an open letter to Boris Johnson and Sajid Javid highlighting concerns over the impact calorie labelling could have on people with eating disorders, as well as the wider population
‘Dismissed on the basis of my diagnosis’: perspectives from lived experience
These excerpts are taken from a lived experience commentary by two researchers with relevant lived experience, Eva Broeckelmann and Stephen Jeffreys, which features in Trevillion et al., BMC Psychaiatry 22(55). “When interviewing for this study, we were particularly struck by the recurrent accounts of stigmatising attitudes amongst staff in community mental health services. Encountering stigma
Podcast: Amarno Inai and Androulla Harris
Amarno and Androulla discuss being part of the Shifting the Dial project, promoting young Black men’s mental health in Birmingham
Opportunity for all? A response to the Government’s schools white paper from the Not So Micro group
Dotun and Ashleigh from Not So Micro explain why the white paper is a missed opportunity to address the impact of racism on young people’s mental health
Changes to Health and Care Bill bring mental health parity a step closer in Integrated Care Systems
We welcome the Government’s amendment ensuring at least one member of each Integrated Care Board has experience relating to mental health
New research to understand food insecurity in adults with severe mental illness
We’re working alongside Equally Well and partners to explore the impacts of food insecurity
Shifting the Dial
An evaluation of a three-year project to promote the mental health and wellbeing of young Black men in Birmingham
Government must take effective action to prevent poor mental health among young Black men, says new Centre for Mental Health report
Our ‘Shifting the Dial’ report evaluates a programme promoting better mental health among young Black men in Birmingham