1. Banished: The roots of loneliness in mental health

In her first piece, Dr Amy Pollard argues that the roots of loneliness aren’t about what people with mental health difficulties are lacking – but about the shadows that mainstream society can’t bear to face

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We’re Centre for Mental Health. We take the lead in challenging policies, systems and society, so that everyone can have better mental health. We do this by building research evidence to create fairer mental health policy. Poverty, injustice and discrimination put some people at a much higher risk of poor mental health – but less