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.
24 March 2026
A workforce for mental health in later life
Andy draws on a recent roundtable to make the case for a stronger, more specialist workforce to meet the mental health needs of older people.
16 March 2026
Media reporting is still reinforcing stigma around mental health
Lisa McNally examines how a recent BBC article on fit notes reinforced harmful mental health stigma – and calls on media to do better.
10 March 2026
Black mothers deserve more: why I founded the Motivational Mums Club
Chrissy Brown shares how her own lived experience of the system failing Black mothers drove her to build a movement.
5 March 2026
Behind the employment statistics: why early mental health support matters
Zori looks behind the headlines and explores how mental health support can help young people to overcome barriers to employment, education and training.
27 February 2026
The difference we make: A reflection on strategic lived experience leadership
Alee Buckley reflects on how lived experience leadership at a strategic level moves beyond consultation towards quietly reshaping mental health systems from within.
17 February 2026
LGBTQ+ History Month and mental health: How the past shapes the present
David explores how LGBTQ+ history speaks to the present, and acts as a guide to the future.
10 February 2026
This is my place – belonging, identity and community
Efua Poku-Amanfo, Head of the Children & Young People’s Mental Health Coalition, reflects on the theme of Children’s Mental Health week 2026.
9 February 2026
Improving support for nearest relatives under the Mental Health Act
Judy Laing writes about a new online resource for nearest relatives of people admitted to hospital under the Mental Health Act.
3 February 2026
Social media and children’s mental health
Andy examines the concerns and debate around the dangers posed to children by social media
26 January 2026
Designed for life? Why mental health services need a radical redesign of their physical fabric
Andy Bell and Charlotte Burrows explore what kind of physical fabric we should expect from mental health services in the (near) future.
23 January 2026
Lost in my own city: Life after prison
Daniel Rajan Mills explores the mental health and other challenges people face on leaving prison.