‘If I could turn back time’: What LGBTQ+ history tells us about collective grief and trauma
This LGBTQ+ history month, David reflects on the ongoing impact of the AIDS epidemic on those who lived and loved through it, the murder of Brianna Ghey and the impact of systemic transphobia today in decades to come
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Mental health, nature and gardens: expanding the narrative
Thea explains how our show garden with Wild City Studio at the 2023 RHS Chelsea Flower Show relates to our fight for social justice and equality in mental health
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Podcast: Off The Record
Thea Joshi sits down with Chantal and Jamie from Off The Record Croydon to discuss the work they do with young people who have experienced youth violence, and how they’re meeting young people where they’re at.
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Where do we go from here? The proposed Major Conditions Strategy and mental health
The Government’s decision to shelve the proposed ten-year plan for mental health comes at a time where we really need a strategic, whole government approach to mental health.
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Reforming the Mental Health Act: what the Joint Parliamentary Committee report says and what might come next
Recommendations made to modernise the Mental Health Act can improve services – if they are backed by adequate resources and a clear plan of action to implement changes without delay
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Measures that matter: integrated care systems, national targets and mental health services
Without the implementation of proper access and waiting time standards, mental health care will continue to be regarded as less important than other health services
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A beacon for mental health equality
Andy bids farewell to our outgoing chief executive, Sarah Hughes, reflecting on how her courageous leadership pushed the Centre forward in its vision to challenge inequality and injustice
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Podcast: Sarah Hughes – how time at the Centre has changed me
For her final podcast at the Centre, Sarah Hughes sits down with Thea to discuss the lessons learned at the Centre, and how her experience as CEO shifted her perspective on the relationship between policy, research and services.
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‘An apprenticeship with the best in the sector’: Sarah Hughes on her work at Centre for Mental Health
Sarah charts the experience of leading Centre for Mental Health over the past six years, and how it has shifted her perspective
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Children and young people’s mental health in 2022: what does the data tell us?
Huong and Charlotte explore the latest from NHS Digital on children and young people’s mental health
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