Podcast: Community-rooted solutions to tackling mental health inequalities
Andy Bell is joined by Danielle Bridge, Shoana Qureshi-Khan and Martin Bisp – three people leading voluntary, community and social enterprise sector organisations dedicated to tackling mental health inequalities.
Type: Blog
Mental health and sexual identity: a personal and political story
Sam marks Pride month with reflections on the connection between his mental health and his sexuality.
Type: Blog
LGBTQ+ History Month and mental health: How the past shapes the present
David explores how LGBTQ+ history speaks to the present, and acts as a guide to the future.
Type: Blog
Carrying more than we should: The human story in the latest LGB+ statistics
David looks behind the figures at new data that reveals stark inequalities in causes of death by sexual orientation
Type: Blog
Echoes of survival: queer reflections on getting older, mental health, and World AIDS Day
David reflects on growing older as a gay man, the mental health legacy of the AIDs crisis, and how World AIDS Day is not only for remembering but also for living.
Type: Blog
Adult mental health survey exposes how serious mental illness is linked to inequality
Our response to the new data from the Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey which underline the inequalities that create so much mental ill health in our society.
Type: News
Why young women’s mental health should be taken more seriously
Adetola explores the factors behind the worsening mental health of young women, and the types of tailored support that can help.
Type: Blog
Demanding better: The case for investment in the mental health of domestic abuse survivors
Heidi Riedel writes for the Mentally Healthier Councils Network on the urgent need for strategic investment in mental health support services for survivors of domestic abuse.
Type: Blog
We need to talk about wealth inequality and mental health
Will Snell and Anita Sangha from the Fairness Foundation, and Andy Bell, explore the intersections between inequalities in wealth, mental health and power.
Type: Blog
Our response to the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s Equality Act code of practice consultation
Following the recent UK Supreme Court ruling, we’ve responded to the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s consultation on its guidance for services about the legal definition of a person’s sex.
Type: News