Podcast: António Ferreira
Thea is joined by António Ferreira, an award-winning mental health activist and anti-racism campaigner who uses his own lived experience of mental health difficulties to bring about changes in mental health.
Type: Blog
Confronting institutional racism in mental health: our Festival of Ideas event
Nick and Kadra share key insights and takeaways from our second Festival of Ideas event which explored advancing racial justice in mental health
Type: Blog
Having our say: Promoting voting rights for people with mental health difficulties
Masum Khwaja explains how important it is for people living with mental health difficulties to exercise their right to vote.
Type: Blog
Universal basic income: myths, money and mental health
Economist Frederico Cardoso explains the difference a universal basic income could make to people’s mental health, financial concerns and quality of life
Type: Blog
Planting trees: Pursuing a long-term vision for mental health
Andy Bell explains how we can ‘plant trees’ and implement policies today that can improve public mental health in the long run.
Type: Blog
Creating a future where our mental health is properly protected
We stand with Health Equals as partners, working together to put the things that create good health and those that harm good health in the spotlight so that we all have a better chance of a long and healthy life.
Type: Blog
Finding ways to end the toxic impacts of poverty: our first Festival of Ideas event
Ed gives an overview of our Festival of Ideas event which explored the solutions to tackling the toxic effects of poverty on mental health and answers questions from attendees
Type: Blog
‘If I could turn back time’: What LGBTQ+ history tells us about collective grief and trauma
This LGBTQ+ history month, David reflects on the ongoing impact of the AIDS epidemic on those who lived and loved through it, the murder of Brianna Ghey and the impact of systemic transphobia today in decades to come
Type: Blog
Mental health, nature and gardens: expanding the narrative
Thea explains how our show garden with Wild City Studio at the 2023 RHS Chelsea Flower Show relates to our fight for social justice and equality in mental health
Type: Blog
Podcast: Off The Record
Thea Joshi sits down with Chantal and Jamie from Off The Record Croydon to discuss the work they do with young people who have experienced youth violence, and how they’re meeting young people where they’re at.
Type: Blog