Wearing the invisible scars of life
Hope Virgo on Calais refugees and their mental wellbeing
Type: Blog
Bringing about change in communities: putting the Prevention Concordat into action
Andy looks at the learning from the prevention concordat events which have taken place across the country
Type: Blog
Considering the Mental Health Act we want for the next 20 years
Linda Colgan considers how lessons from the past should inform future planning
Type: Blog
Losing Dad
Charlotte shares the experience of losing her father to suicide, and the way grief affected her own mental health
Type: Blog
Do I have to be stick thin to have anorexia?
Hope shares her concerns about the myths around eating disorders
Type: Blog
Employee wellbeing: making positive steps forward
Jen from Your Homes Newcastle reflects on the staff wellbeing initiatives they’ve been implementing
Type: Blog
With a drop in the number of suicides in prison, are prisons becoming safer?
In the wake of newly released prison suicide statistics, Graham looks at the safety of our prisons
Type: Blog
Suicide taboo and life without you
Abbie reflects on the impact of her mother’s death and breaking the silence on suicide
Type: Blog
Community Treatment Orders: Can coercive measures ever have a positive impact?
In the first of our Mental Health Act series, Nuwan debates whether Community Treatment Orders can be transformative in some situations
Type: Blog
Bringing mums’ minds from darkness to light: Sadia’s story
Dr. Sadia Shah on her journey through postnatal depression and the way it shaped her work with British South Asian mothers
Type: Blog