Tag: Lived experience

Cost-of-living crisis has cast a long shadow over people with mental health problems, says Centre for Mental Health

The cost-of-living crisis has had a devastating impact, with people living with mental health problems and in the deepest poverty among the most affected.

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Just living and coping

This report outlines the significant impact the cost-of-living crisis has had on people with mental health problems.

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The severity of food insecurity among people with a mental illness

Andy Bell explains how tackling food insecurity is integral to reducing the life expectancy gap for people living with severe mental illness.

Type: Blog

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Managing my mental health during Ramadan 

Zainab shares the personal framework she leans on during Ramadan that helps her manage her mental health during this month.

Type: Blog

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A sermon that no one will hear? The clarion call to act urgently on men’s mental health

Our Writer in Residence, Andrew K Kauffmann draws attention to the complexities that are often overlooked when talking about men’s mental health.

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‘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

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6. Conclusion: From banishment to coming together

In her final piece, Dr Amy Pollard reflects on her residency’s journey, from acknowledging the way people with mental health problems have been ‘banished’ from society to encouraging a ‘coming together’ which recognises our shared humanity, beyond reason

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A Year in Our Lives: An anthology

Read the collection of accounts submitted to our collective archive of experiences of the pandemic’s impact on our mental health

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4. Has the world gone mad? Bringing insights from bipolar to societal polarisation

Amy considers how the four attitudes she has used for navigating a psychological crisis could be applied to societal polarisation

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One step at a time: walking back to health

Sharon shares how the One Million Steps challenge is helping her on the journey to recovery from an illness that left her unable to walk

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