When is a consultation not a consultation? Lessons in mental health education policymaking
With mental health education plans promoted unconventionally this week, Mental Health Today exposes the cynical tactics…
Mental health services ‘should always enquire’ whether domestic abuse has occurred
Too many survivors of domestic and sexual violence are being failed by…
PTSD prevalence research fails to recognise the scope of post-traumatic reactions
Research from King's College London highlights the prevalence of PTSD in young…
Report highlights the unique stressors faced by healthcare students – and it’s not just Junior Doctors
The NHS Staff and Learners' Mental Wellbeing Commission has just released a…
Transitioning from CAMHS to AMHS: is policy maturing?
Your mental health care can be disrupted when you turn 18-years-old. Philip…
Modernising the Mental Health Act: A missed opportunity to address ethnic inequalities?
While last year's independent review of the mental health act raised questions…
Over 9 in 10 want children to be taught how to support others with mental health issues
An overwhelming majority of Mental Health Today readers want schools to teach children…
No one should be shamed for trying to understand what is affecting them: A defence of self-diagnosis
Chloe Wilkinson, who lives with Dissociative Identity Disorder, examines why there is…
Lessons from Alfred Adler: the influential figure in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy you’ve never heard of
Cognitive Behavioral Therapist Michael O'Sullivan reflects upon what we can learn from…
I thought that there was something wrong with me or I was just a bad person
Ann-Marie D'Arcy-Sharpe, 32, reflects upon her experiences of growing up with undiagnosed…