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.
8 November 2023
First steps towards a mentally healthier justice system?
As the number of prisoners rises and reaches beyond the capacity of the estate to cope, it’s become clear that the system is in urgent need of reform.
6 November 2023
So no one told me life was gonna be this way: reflecting on recovery after Matthew Perry’s death
David Woodhead explains how the death of the star prompted him to look at his own addiction and sobriety with fresh eyes.
23 October 2023
Podcast: The intergenerational impacts of racism
Thea Joshi is joined by Centre for Mental Health’s Associate Director for Policy, Kadra Abdinasir, to discuss the way racial trauma affects multiple generations of a family.
23 October 2023
The ‘Smokefree Generation’ must include people with severe mental illness
Smoking causes half of all deaths of people with severe mental illness – which is why we’re supporting Government proposals to create a ‘Smokefree Generation’ and calling for extra support to close the health gap
10 October 2023
A right to good mental health?
On World Mental Health Day, Andy reflects on recognising mental health as a universal human right.
6 October 2023
On the right track to a mentally healthier nation?
Andy reflects on the ramifications of announcements and assertions at this week’s Conservative Party conference
3 October 2023
Podcast: ZeZe Sohawon
Award-winning mental health activist ZeZe Sohawon joins Thea Joshi to talk better support for people at the intersection of autism and mental health, her own lived experience of being on a low-secure inpatient unit and the vision behind her new charity Emotion Dysregulation in Autism.
20 September 2023
Taking on the Five Giants for Mental Health: what have we learned so far?
Andy brings together our Festival of Ideas series – events exploring poverty; racial injustice; children’s mental health; mental health services; and the climate crisis – and considers how we can move from ideas to action
7 September 2023
Is it just me? Mental health in Muslim communities
Zainab draws upon her own lived experience as a Pakistani Muslim accessing mental health services, emphasising the mental health disparities that Muslim communities face in the UK and highlighting the need for faith-informed, culturally competent mental health care.