28 February 2022
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
22 February 2022
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
16 February 2022
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
14 February 2022
Don’t leave me this way: what we can learn about grief and bereavement from the AIDS pandemic
For David, LGBTQ+ History Month is an opportunity for us to reflect on what we can learn from AIDS in the ’80s to prepare us for the next phase of the COVID pandemic
8 February 2022
Caring, culture and mental health: Being a young carer from a racialised community
Iola explains how seeking support as a carer was made harder through a lack of cultural awareness within services
4 February 2022
Levelling Up the UK: what does it mean for mental health?
Andy explores what the Government’s strategy for ‘levelling up’ could mean for addressing mental health inequalities
3 February 2022
Reaching all mothers – Black maternal mental health
Sandra Igwe looks at the way racial inequalities can affect mothers’ mental health
26 January 2022
Podcast: Nick O’Shea and Charlotte Rainer
Thea sits down with Nick and Charlotte to hear about why strategic investment in children’s mental health is vital to end the postcode lottery of care
26 January 2022
A narrative that needs to be heard: supporting people with severe and complex needs to participate in research
Nuwan Dissanayaka explores how we can include the voices of people who still go unheard in mental health research
19 January 2022
Everyday Magic: the power of talking with children about their mental health
Juliet unpacks some of our key findings from BBC Children in Need’s programme working with 8-13 year olds
20 December 2021
Podcast: Sarah Hughes
Sarah and Thea look back at how the Centre’s been making change happen throughout 2021
16 December 2021
The Government’s prisons strategy: what does it mean for mental health?
Andy argues that increasing the number of people in more and bigger prisons risks putting yet more pressure on mental health services – and making it harder to achieve the improvements the white paper seeks to attain