Our podcast is a place where we explore ideas around mental health, equality, and social justice. Join Thea Joshi as she talks to people with lived experience of mental health problems, people working in a specific area of mental health, or some of our own team, to discuss how we’re engaged in the fight for equality in mental health.
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31 March 2022
Amarno and Androulla discuss being part of the Shifting the Dial project, promoting young Black men’s mental health in Birmingham
22 February 2022
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
26 January 2022
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
20 December 2021
Sarah and Thea look back at how the Centre’s been making change happen throughout 2021
24 November 2021
Shuranjeet Singh, founder of Taraki, joins Thea to talk about how his organisation is working with Punjabi communities to reshape approaches to mental health.
29 October 2021
Alex shares how his own experience shapes the way he works, and discusses the corrosive impact of racism on mental health
28 September 2021
Dr Amy Pollard joins Thea Joshi to talk about her new role as the Centre’s writer in residence, explaining how she has drawn on painful lived experience of bipolar to distil ideas which can be shared with others
29 June 2021
Thea speaks to Graham about mental health in prisons, and why a fundamental culture-change is so vital
27 May 2021
Marsha speaks to Thea about being diagnosed with borderline personality disorder, and using her experience of mental health difficulties to create meaningful changes in services
29 April 2021
Alethea is joined by Andy Bell to reflect on some of our recent work and the power of applying research to real life.
24 March 2021
Kadra Abdinasir and Alethea Joshi hear from Myira Khan, founder of the Muslim Counsellor and Psychotherapist Network
19 February 2021
Sarah Hughes chats to Nathan Dennis, Founder Trustee of First Class Foundation, a Birmingham-based charity working to tackle youth violence and build mental health resilience.
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