20 February 2024
Putting prevention of mental ill health on the political agenda
Bethan assesses how mental health can be improved, if we pay more attention to the wider social and environmental determinants of mental health.
19 February 2024
Waiting for too long: the urgent need for health and justice reform
What steps can the Government and all political parties commit to implementing to improve the mental health of prisoners in the UK?
12 February 2024
“It’s proved to me that I’m worth something”: Individual Placement and Support in drug and alcohol services
Can Individual Placement and Support effectively aid people in drug and alcohol services into sustainable employment?
24 January 2024
Podcast: Claudia Turbet-Delof
Claudia Turbet-Delof, a local councillor in Hackney and human rights campaigner shares her experience of growing up in poverty in Bolivia, moving to the UK and facing depression and racism.
10 January 2024
Mental health services in the UK in 2023: what the latest NHS Benchmarking findings tell us
Andy Bell paints a picture of what mental health services in the UK in 2023 look like, based on data from the NHS Benchmarking Network.
1 December 2023
Let communities lead: reflections on lived experience and identity on World AIDS Day
David’s reflection sheds light on the crucial need to listen and learn from people living with HIV if we are to realise the interventions required to improve mental health and well-being.
29 November 2023
Podcast: Andrew Kaye Kauffmann
Writer in Residence, Andrew K Kauffmann and Thea Joshi sit to discuss the realities of living with OCD, from the initial diagnosis to the present day.
27 November 2023
The state of children and young people’s mental health in 2023
Zainab and Nick summarise NHS Digital 2023 data on young people’s mental health.
21 November 2023
20 years of Individual Placement & Support in Europe: Trust, cooperation and hope
Julie Bailie reflects on how IPS has become a social movement for change over the last 20 years
16 November 2023
People struggling with their mental health need support, not sanctions
Kadra explains why proposed changes to the Work Capability Assessment are likely to harm people with mental health difficulties, and what better support could look like
15 November 2023
Saving lives can’t wait: why the Government must renew local suicide prevention funding
Ollie Vickers, a councillor in Telford and Wrekin and Co-Chair of the local Joint Health Scrutiny Committee, explains the risks faced through lack of funding for suicide prevention.
14 November 2023
Broken promises or reform postponed? Reflections on the King’s speech
Last week’s King’s Speech, setting out the Government’s legislative programme for the year ahead, was as notable for what it didn’t say as for what it did.