The UK Government’s slow, sporadic and reactive response exacerbated distress and led to short term and longer-term harms, especially for people living with a severe mental illness.
Penny East, External Relations Director at Think Ahead, sits down with Thea to talk about the role of social workers in providing mental health support and how that often tends to be overlooked, both in policy and in public awareness.
This Black Maternal Mental Health Week, Sandra Igwe reflects on the progress made towards better supporting the mental health of Black mothers and outlines the changes that still need to be made.
This report investigates how the development of a new community garden has helped boost the mental health of people living in Tottenham, north London.
This World Suicide Prevention Day, Chris Frederick emphasises the critical need for more inclusive, culturally competent mental health services to address the mental health inequalities in Black communities.
The cost-of-living crisis has had a devastating impact, with people living with mental health problems and in the deepest poverty among the most affected.
Nick and Andy outline the need to move towards more compassionate language around benefits and call for a reform of the current benefits system.
We stand in solidarity with people from racialised communities and all those who have been impacted by the racist and Islamophobic violence happening across the country over the last week.
Holly, Zainab, Julia and Nick look at how dire conditions in Gaza are affecting Palestinians’ mental health
New research shows that inadequate levels of benefits and the use of sanctions are driving family poverty and damaging the mental health of both parents and children.
