4. Has the world gone mad? Bringing insights from bipolar to societal polarisation
Amy considers how the four attitudes she has used for navigating a psychological crisis could be applied to societal polarisation
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Exploring the transmission of experiences of racism, anxiety and depression in families
We’re exploring how parents’ experiences of racism might affect their children’s mental health
Mentally healthier council areas
Manifesto ideas for the 2022 local authority elections
Centre for Mental Health calls on local election candidates to back better mental health for all
We’ve set out how all council candidates in this year’s local government elections on 5 May can commit to improving mental health
Mental health in the climate crisis spotlight
Andy responds to the IPCC’s report on the impacts of climate change, and its consideration of the mental health effects
Our briefing to support amendments to the Health and Care Bill
We’ve been working with other organisations to put forward changes to the bill to ensure it gives equal priority to mental health and reducing health inequalities
Podcast: Poppy Jaman OBE
Reflecting on her own lived experience, Poppy talks about why we need to stop thinking about systems of change as immovable things “out there in the ether”, rather than being made up of people who can make change happen
How do we protect mental health as Covid restrictions are removed?
Andy argues that the removal of Covid-19 restrictions has implications for our mental health which must be considered alongside those for our physical health and safety
Ethnic inequalities in health care: Our response to the Race and Health Observatory review
These findings tell us what we already know; yet little has happened to change the systems that lead to poorer access, experience and outcomes in health care
Student Space
An evaluation of a web-based intervention supporting student mental wellbeing over the pandemic