1 December 2025
Echoes of survival: queer reflections on getting older, mental health, and World AIDS Day
David reflects on growing older as a gay man, the mental health legacy of the AIDs crisis, and how World AIDS Day is not only for remembering but also for living.
20 November 2025
Why young women’s mental health should be taken more seriously
Adetola explores the factors behind the worsening mental health of young women, and the types of tailored support that can help.
14 November 2025
Towards a Windrush covenant: healing the mental scars of injustice
Professor Patrick Vernon describes the hidden, intergenerational health toll of the Windrush scandal, and calls for a covenant of care, justice, and respect
7 November 2025
Not So Micro: Turning awareness into lasting change
Crown Agabi reflects on the growth of the Not So Micro anti-racism initiative, and looks to the future
3 November 2025
What does the NHS Medium-Term Planning Framework mean for mental health services?
Andy describes the mixed picture for mental health services in the NHS Planning Framework priorities.
16 October 2025
Turning around the public’s declining mental health
Andy explores the social and economic factors behind the decline in the nation’s mental health, and the action needed to turn it around.
10 October 2025
Climate change is a mental health issue
It’s not just the ice caps that are melting – our mental resilience is also under pressure. Dr Angela Smith explores the impact of the climate crisis on our mental health.
25 September 2025
Why we need national leadership for the public’s mental health
Jude Stansfield, Claire Robson and Ian Walker reflect on the current state of public mental health activity in England, and what could be done to get it back on track.
17 September 2025
Ireland’s community engine for mentally healthier places
Lisa McNally looks to Ireland for inspiration on practical community power in mental health, and how lessons learned there could help local councils in England.
12 September 2025
Demanding better: The case for investment in the mental health of domestic abuse survivors
Heidi Riedel writes for the Mentally Healthier Councils Network on the urgent need for strategic investment in mental health support services for survivors of domestic abuse.
1 September 2025
We need to talk about wealth inequality and mental health
Will Snell and Anita Sangha from the Fairness Foundation, and Andy Bell, explore the intersections between inequalities in wealth, mental health and power.
27 August 2025
Fitness, mental health and me: breaking down the barriers to exercise with a severe mental illness
Hannah Moore writes about the challenges she has faced in accessing exercise and fitness opportunities