Unsettling and unjust: mental health inequalities and coronavirus
Andy outlines how the impact of coronavirus, like mental illness, is being driven by inequality
Type: Blog
Was it catastrophising or not after all?
Marsha McAdam on the surreal way the pandemic is validating the previous fears she experienced with Borderline Personality Disorder
Type: Blog
A public health approach to understanding resilience during COVID-19
Sally Amor challenges the idea of resilience as ‘grit and determination’, recommending instead a trauma-informed understanding
Type: Blog
Keeping yourself and others safe: Leadership in the age of COVID-19
Jim McManus shares hard-learned lessons on looking after yourself and others during the pandemic
Type: Blog
Managing your eating through a time of turmoil
Hope shares some practical tips on what can be helpful with managing an eating disorder while isolating at home
Type: Blog
Life in quarantine: notes from a psychiatrist
Nuwan Dissanayaka considers the impact of the pandemic on some of the most vulnerable and isolated in our communities
Type: Blog
Managing an anxiety disorder in the midst of coronavirus
Thea shares her reflections on managing her mental health during the pandemic
Type: Blog
The Government’s emergency Mental Health Act changes: what do they mean in practice?
Louis explains what changes the Coronavirus Bill will make to the care of people detained under the Mental Health Act
Type: Blog
What does ‘Budget 2020’ mean for mental health?
Louis unpacks the Government’s spending pledges and how they could impact people with mental health difficulties
Type: Blog
Trusted and valued: why investing in school nurses is essential for young people’s mental health
Sallyann Sutton on the critical role of school nurses in preventing mental illness and promoting young people’s wellbeing
Type: Blog