What does the Government’s winter wellbeing plan mean for mental health?
Andy takes a look at the new winter plan for mental health
Type: Blog
Equality in mental health: Jessica’s story
Jessica Agudelo shares her story as the daughter of Colombian parents who grew up on a council estate in London, and the toll that financial insecurity takes on wellbeing
Type: Blog
Equality in mental health: Atif’s story
Atif Choudhury shares his story and reflects on the intersections between neurodiversity, dyslexia, class and ethnicity
Type: Blog
Equality in mental health: Rose’s story
Rose Ssali explains how the Mama Poverty Partnership is addressing mental health inequalities in African communities based in Greater Manchester
Type: Blog
Black mental health and self-care in a time of crisis
As Black History Month draws to a close, Kadra shares how she’s been prioritising her wellbeing while navigating conversations that can bring up trauma and distress
Type: Blog
Advancing Mental Health Equalities: no time to wait
Andy unpacks NHS England’s new strategy, with a reminder that tackling wider determinants will be critical to its overall success
Type: Blog
Public mental health, leadership and change
What do the plans to disband Public Health England mean for mental health? Louis explores the concerns that need addressing and the opportunities that must be grasped
Type: Blog
Punjabi communities, Covid-19 and mental health
Shuranjeet Singh explains how Taraki has looked beyond reductive labels to explore the pandemic’s impact on the mental health of Punjabi communities
Type: Blog
Covid-19 is widening the inequalities faced by autistic people – but this is not inevitable
Georgia Harper looks at the impact Covid-19 and lockdown have had on the mental health of autistic people
Type: Blog
On a journey: policing and mental health
Matthew Scott shares his role in raising awareness of mental health issues as a Police and Crime Commissioner
Type: Blog