For the public health team in Sandwell, it was crucial that the projects funded through the Better Mental Health Fund aligned with their overall strategic ambitions for the health of local people, especially those who live in poverty, including their targets of achieving zero suicides. The programme in Sandwell was also determined by local commitments
Sitting in the Greater Manchester conurbation, Oldham has a population of 237,110. 29% of the population is from a racialised community, predominantly South Asian, with Pakistani heritage (10.1%) and Bangladeshi heritage (7.3%) as the largest minorities. Oldham has an Index of Multiple Deprivation score of 25, and nearly a quarter of areas in Oldham are
Luton has a population of 213,502 and is more densely populated than some London boroughs. It is one of the most ethnically diverse towns in England with 61.8% of the population from a racialised community: notably Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Indian, Eastern European, and African Caribbean communities. Luton has an Index of Multiple Deprivation score of 41,
Leicester, with a population of an estimated 355,000, is a city in the East Midlands. It has an ethnically diverse population; over half are from racialised communities. It also has a relatively young population – 20% of Leicester’s population are aged 20-29 (versus 13% across the whole of England) – many of whom are students.
In his second piece as our writer in residence, Andrew K Kauffmann unpacks the harmful impact of transphobic rhetoric on trans people’s mental health and calls for solidarity within the LGBTQ+ community.
Ed outlines the ideas we’ve submitted to the Major Conditions Strategy’s call for evidence
Psychiatrist Dr Lucia Chaplin highlights the Illegal Migration Bill’s concerning mental health ramifications
Young people involved in grassroots sports call for more support with injury prevention and recovery
The Metropolitan Police Commissioner’s suggestion of stopping responses to some mental health emergencies from September 2023 is deeply concerning
In his first piece as our new writer in residence, Andrew K Kauffmann reflects on making sense of life through the prism of new fatherhood, living with OCD, and in the aftermath of a global pandemic.
