1 October 2020
Turning the tide: how can we meet the rising need for mental health support?
Sarah reflects on our latest Covid-19 forecast and discusses what the response should look like
22 September 2020
Anxiety and OCD: onset aged 5, treatment aged 55
David Monk looks back at the early onset of his struggle with anxiety, and shares his thoughts on what is needed to improve the wellbeing of young people
17 September 2020
Punjabi communities, Covid-19 and mental health
Shuranjeet Singh explains how Taraki has looked beyond reductive labels to explore the pandemic’s impact on the mental health of Punjabi communities
10 September 2020
Covid-19 is widening the inequalities faced by autistic people – but this is not inevitable
Georgia Harper looks at the impact Covid-19 and lockdown have had on the mental health of autistic people
18 August 2020
On a journey: policing and mental health
Matthew Scott shares his role in raising awareness of mental health issues as a Police and Crime Commissioner
10 August 2020
Which way forward? Getting ‘a fair deal’ from the Government’s obesity strategy
Louis explains the Centre’s concerns about how the new proposals could affect people with mental health problems
28 July 2020
Building parity of esteem: why mental health hospitals need equal priority for modernisation
Liz Romaniak explains how we can support patients’ recovery by investing in mental health facilities
20 July 2020
Understanding the mental health needs of people leaving the Armed Forces
Andy unpacks recent Forces in Mind Trust research on mental health needs among people leaving the Armed Forces
10 July 2020
Learning to live in lockdown
Androulla reflects on the impact the pandemic is having on our wellbeing, and shares her lessons from lockdown
9 July 2020
Health, work and Covid-19: why we must avoid repeating the mistakes of the past
Jeremy Clarke explains why a joined-up approach to employment and mental health is vital to reach the people who need it most
8 July 2020
Levelling up for mental health
Louis argues that tackling health inequalities is vital to improve the life chances of people who have been left behind by a decade of austerity
30 June 2020
Keeping our workforce well: Supporting the VCSE mental health sector
Sarah Hughes and Kathy Roberts on the way voluntary sector workers’ needs have been overlooked despite experiencing similar traumas and anxieties to those in statutory services