The Mental Health Foundation: mental health in the year of the pandemic
A year on into the pandemic, the Mental Health Foundation’s study looks back on how it has affected the mental health of the nation, and what the government can do…
Women and girl’s mental health is in crisis one year into the pandemic: Agenda reports
A year on into the pandemic, is the current gender-neutral response from the government over mental health doing enough for women and girls?
Mental health and tech innovations: new headset “brings neurofeedback to the public”
New technologies are constantly being developed to assist in the therapeutic process, but what can one of these technologies tell us about what has changed in how we as a…
Could DMT be the answer for treatment resistant depression?
Is the drug known as the “spirit molecule” the missing piece in solving the puzzle of treatment-resistant depression? The Centre for Psychedelic Research and Small Pharma thinks it might be.
Carrying the burden: how a lack of mental health diagnosis is affecting young men
While attitudes towards mental health are improving, it’s clear that there still exists a stigma, particularly when it comes to men seeking help. This, coupled with record waiting lists for…
It’s time we give some attention to the relationship between mental health and periods
After a year of lockdowns and pandemic stress, women are feeling the effects through their periods. There is no better time than now to prioritise improving your mental health during…
What we can learn from Sarah Everard’s case: re-victimisation and advocation
Social media has been awash with women reacting to Sarah Everard’s case, but how can our reactions to this case better our understanding of violence against women
Dr Saif Bangash on his prize win and the humbling effect of the pandemic
Consultant Psychiatrist Dr Saif Bangash started in his current position in the midst of a pandemic, here’s how he’s turned that experience into a prize-winning paper.
Report finds that traumatised children are being criminalised
The findings of a 'groundbreaking' report into the connection between childhood trauma and the youth criminal justice system were announced last week. Included in the report a series of recommendations…
Meghan Markle, “racial gaslighting” and its re-traumatising effect on the Black population
The treatment of Meghan Markle at the hands of the public and media is emblematic of a widespread experience had by all too many Black people in the UK and…