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.
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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.
Type: Blog
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.
Type: Blog
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.
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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.
Type: Blog
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.
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Social media and children’s mental health
Andy examines the concerns and debate around the dangers posed to children by social media
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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.
Type: Blog
Lost in my own city: Life after prison
Daniel Rajan Mills explores the mental health and other challenges people face on leaving prison.
Type: Blog
Carrying more than we should: The human story in the latest LGB+ statistics
David looks behind the figures at new data that reveals stark inequalities in causes of death by sexual orientation
Type: Blog