Supporting suicide prevention in Leeds
Catherine Ward shares the work of the Leeds Men’s Suicide Prevention Grants Programme
Type: Blog
Communication, trauma and the public’s mental health
Andy looks at why getting coronavirus messaging right is crucial for our mental health
Type: Blog
Intelligent Kindness to the rescue?
What role can kindness play in bringing about better mental health outcomes for all?
Type: Blog
All bets are off – Leadership in the times of Covid-19
Poppy Jaman and Sarah Hughes explore how these challenging times can provide opportunities for us to change the way we work for the better
Type: Blog
How foster carers help looked-after children cope with the COVID19 lockdown
Martin Barrow shares his experience of the challenges – and unexpected upsides – of lockdown for his foster children
Type: Blog
An inconvenient truth? Older people’s mental health during Covid-19
Jan reflects on the mental health implications of the pandemic for older people in care homes
Type: Blog
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