""

24 June 2019

Are we over-medicalising poverty-related distress?

Felicity Thomas argues that some everyday stresses caused by poverty are increasingly being pathologised

Read More
""

21 June 2019

Tackling the ‘time bombs’ in children’s health

Blaming individuals for child obesity may be making the problem worse and jeopardising children’s wellbeing

Read More
""

17 May 2019

Southwark’s bold vision for children and young people’s mental health

Southwark councillors Jasmine Ali and Maggie Browning share the work their council is doing to support children and young people’s mental health

Read More
""

17 May 2019

Supporting the mental health of college students

Stuart explains why the Association of Colleges have launched a new Mental Health Charter

Read More
Silhouettes of two people seen in the reflection in a puddle

15 May 2019

Understanding inequalities in mental health

Tom looks at the way people’s circumstances shape their experience of mental health problems

Read More
Woman talking to group of people around artwork

1 May 2019

Designing systems for equality

Chair of the Commission for Equality in Mental Health, Liz Sayce, explains the work that’s going on and why they’re aiming to influence systems for equality

Read More
""

10 April 2019

Early help for children’s mental health: implications of the Children’s Commissioner’s report

Andy welcomes an increase in funding but highlights the wide variations in investment between local areas

Read More
""

7 April 2019

Can social media help young people’s emotional wellbeing?

Andy asks whether we are missing an important opportunity to use social media as an ally for young people’s mental health

Read More
""

29 March 2019

Living with bipolar 1 disorder: Eleanor’s story

Eleanor reflects on her diagnosis as a teenager and what has helped her to manage her mental health

Read More
""

25 March 2019

The mental health impacts of divisive policies in schools – learning from the past

David looks back at the damaging impact of Section 28 on young LGBT people, and calls on the system to learn from its past

Read More
""

20 March 2019

Part 2: Chronic conditions, personalised care, ongoing support – but not for mental health?

Part 1 Accepting that you will never be fully free of things that cause you difficulties is not a defeat, especially where an understanding of how they cause difficulties is part of finding ways of living better with them. And that means resources. Social care could provide some of the ongoing long-term care and support

Read More
""

1 March 2019

Mental health support for veterans – why we need evidence-based solutions

Harry Palmer responds to the Commons defence committee’s report on mental health care for veterans

Read More

Subscribe to our mailing list

* indicates required
 

 

We take care to protect and respect any personal data you share with us.
For information on how we use your data, check out our privacy policy.