That is the worst part, having to come to terms with your freedom being taken away
Mohammed Khan, who has lived with mental illness for thirteen years, reflects…
Suicide crisis centre shares evidence of lockdown increase in service user suicidality
We know that feeling trapped can greatly increase a person’s suicide risk,…
Mental health medication ‘does not have to be pernicious to creativity’
A philosophy graduate being treated in a medium secure hospital speaks to…
A psychiatric unit can aid my recovery, but only if my needs as an autistic person are accommodated
Emily Burke uses her experience of being admitted to psychiatric wards to…
BACP: School counselling is the solution to an overburdened system
Jo Holmes, Children, Young People and Families lead at the British Association…
Navigating Bipolar Disorder has made my marriage stronger – but having my boundaries respected is invaluable
Ann-Marie D'Arcy Sharpe lives with a diagnosis of Bipolar Disorder. In this…
Creating mental health crisis support plans for schoolchildren
Crisis support plans can prove useful in supporting schoolchildren to recognise and…
Can we aim higher than single-sex mental health wards?
A writer of non-binary gender, with lived experience of sexual violence and hospitalisation for…
Regulation requires improvement – charities say
Charities including the Voluntary Organisations Disability Group (VODG), Disability Rights and Sense…
Use of restraint, seclusion and segregation laid bare by care regulator
The Care Quality Commission has shared early findings from its review of…