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Stonewall report reveals impact of discrimination on health of LGBT people

New research from Stonewall, Britain’s leading charity for lesbian, gay, bi and…

LeeMC2022

Which voids can be filled through peer support?

Are mental health survivor movements about reform or revolution? Both or neither?…

Mark Brown

The complaints I never made

"I wanted to take it further, but couldn’t find it in me…

Rachel Rowan Olive

Patients newly discharged from psychiatric hospital are at higher risk of suicide, so why do they receive so little aftercare?

Joy Hibbins, who runs a Suicide Crisis Centre in Gloucestershire, reflects on…

Joy Hibbins

World Mental Health Day 2018: A Round-Up

A round-up of World Mental Health Day 2018's highlights.

Chloe Apter

Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviours: the complex disorders that are more common than you think

Chloe Apter speaks about her struggle with BFRBs, what they are, and where…

Chloe Apter

How are you?: Ask twice, as new research shows 78% of Brits say they are “fine” even if struggling

Ask Twice' is a campaign by Time to Change which highlights the…

LeeMC2022

Checkmates: a life-size chess set is on tour, bridging loneliness and suicide

Large sections of society need an ice breaker to re-engage, before it's…

Ryan Child

‘The cycle’: here’s what transgender rejection feels like

The World Health Organisation finally ruled last week that it will no longer classify being…

Ambrose Thompson

Do men grieve differently to women, and is it harmful for their own mental health?

James Garbett explores the distinct difference between the way women and men…

James Garbett