Suicide taboo and life without you
Abbie reflects on the impact of her mother’s death and breaking the silence on suicide
Type: Blog
Community Treatment Orders: Can coercive measures ever have a positive impact?
In the first of our Mental Health Act series, Nuwan debates whether Community Treatment Orders can be transformative in some situations
Type: Blog
Bringing mums’ minds from darkness to light: Sadia’s story
Dr. Sadia Shah on her journey through postnatal depression and the way it shaped her work with British South Asian mothers
Type: Blog
My battle with Borderline Personality Disorder: Marsha’s story
Marsha reflects on BPD and using her voice to shape local and national services
Type: Blog
Saving lives at New Year: The role of local authorities
Lisa discusses the role of local authorities, public services and charities in supporting people through the festive season
Type: Blog
Transforming children’s mental health? Reflections on the government’s green paper
Our Director for Children and Young People reflects on the government’s green paper released last week
Type: Blog
Fifty years of spending for social progress
Georgina Ferry reflects on the story behind the Centre’s establishment
Type: Blog
Research unit to bridge the evidence-to-policy gap in mental health
Andy and Merve explain the Centre’s role in the new Mental Health Policy Research Unit
Type: Blog
Why is social care so often invisible in mental health policy?
Mark Trewin looks at the role of social care in supporting people with mental health problems to take control of their lives
Type: Blog
My journey to managing bipolar: Liz’s story
Liz reflects on weathering several episodes of extreme euphoria and severe depression
Type: Blog