22 July 2026
Representing real lives: the case for better mental health reporting
Grace Ward, an expert by experience, argues that media coverage of mental health continues to sideline the voices of those who live it – and makes the case for reporting that moves beyond storytelling to something more productive for everyone involved.
21 July 2026
Podcast: Leading with lived experience to support better mental health for all
Andy Bell welcomes Deborah Williams, Christopher Egan and Sarah Rouse to explore how to tackle mental health inequalities from the perspective of people with lived experience
14 July 2026
The mental health strategy depends on community trust, so the funding should follow
Muhammed Rauf argues that the new mental health strategy depends on trust built over years by community organisations – and that funding needs to follow that trust.
3 July 2026
The torn agenda: reflections on coproduced research in mental health
Marking Research Appreciation Day, David reflects on the graft, the debt and the rewards of coproduced research in mental health.
19 June 2026
Pride and its shadows
In our second blog marking Pride month, David explores the connections between mental health and pride, shame and lateral violence within LGBTQ+ communities.
9 June 2026
Podcast: Community-rooted solutions to tackling mental health inequalities
Andy Bell is joined by Danielle Bridge, Shoana Qureshi-Khan and Martin Bisp – three people leading voluntary, community and social enterprise sector organisations dedicated to tackling mental health inequalities.
1 June 2026
Mental health and sexual identity: a personal and political story
Sam marks Pride month with reflections on the connection between his mental health and his sexuality.
27 May 2026
Children and young people’s mental health: a crisis shaped by the world around them
Emily van de Venter and Jim McManus argue that framing the mental health crisis as a social media problem risks obscuring the bigger picture.
18 May 2026
A new mental health strategy: welcome, overdue, and only the beginning
Andy welcomes the Government’s commitment to a cross-government mental health strategy – and sets out what it will take to turn this long-overdue promise into real change.
17 April 2026
Sydenham Garden: a community resource for better mental health
Andy visits Sydenham Garden in South London and makes the case for better, longer-term funding for community green spaces that support people’s mental health.
1 April 2026
“Ever Trying”. Mental health and suicide prevention services in Sweden
Dr Chris Hanvey explores what the UK can learn from Sweden’s national strategy for mental health and suicide prevention, from psychiatric ambulances to specialist helplines.
26 March 2026
A troubling gap – By and for services for black and minoritised victim-survivors of violence against women and girls
Fleur Boya examines how mental health legislation and systems continue to leave survivors from Black and minoritised communities without the specialist support they need.