One step at a time: walking back to health
Sharon shares how the One Million Steps challenge is helping her on the journey to recovery from an illness that left her unable to walk
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Making my voice heard as an Expert by Experience
Marsha McAdam shares how she has found purpose through challenging the stigma of personality disorder and driving change in mental health services
The new GP contract: two steps forward for mental health equality
Andy shares two new major developments for mental health within general practices
Why are we attracted to things that don’t help us?
Ramone grapples with the temptation of unhelpful habits and interrogates the process of how we get to where we want to be
Nerves of steel? Opening up about mental illness in sport
Anastasia shares her personal perspective of how sport can be a high-risk environment for mental illness
Hidden suffering: moral injury and mental health among Armed Forces veterans
Andy shares findings from new research into moral injury its impact on veterans and their mental health
How mental health charities are responding to Covid-19
A short briefing summarising how 17 national mental health organisations have been working together to respond to the Covid-19 crisis
Public mental health, leadership and change
What do the plans to disband Public Health England mean for mental health? Louis explores the concerns that need addressing and the opportunities that must be grasped
Call for evidence: The impact of Covid-19 on maternal mental health
We’re working with the Maternal Mental Health Alliance to research the impact of Covid-19 on maternal mental health and perinatal mental health services
Government’s plans to build 40 new hospitals leaves mental health out in the cold
Achieving parity of esteem for mental health has been undermined by new hospital building proposals