The ‘mental health pandemic’ and its relationship with money
The last year has been a cycle of interconnected crises, the health crisis, the mental health crisis, and then onto the financial crisis. Poverty and debt are well known as…
Knowing yourself as an LGBT+ asylum seeker
Dane Buckley, the support services manager at the UK Lesbian & Gay Immigration Group, describes the challenges and psychological resilience of LGBT+ asylum seekers in the UK.
The purpose of art
Art and mental health have always had a close relationship, with the canvas or sculpture signifying and revealing the inner life of the artist. Ibtissam has also found this and…
Mental Health Knowledge preview: The return of psychiatric neurosurgery
Some medical professionals are vocalising their enthusiasm for a revival of neurosurgical psychiatric techniques. But in light of the well known ugly history of neurosurgery and mental health, how could the…
Online resource launched to support the mental wellbeing of the self-employed
Small business owners and the self-employed have experienced the mounting debt and the most financial insecurity during the course of the last year. To support these people Simply Business has…
A severe shortage in hospital beds is leaving patients without treatment
The Royal College of Psychiatrists has released the findings of a survey which details the effects of the pandemic and underfunding is having on the availability of local mental health…
Workplace mental health – the flight over the cuckoo’s nest
How can workplaces promote mental wellbeing?Natalia Braun writes that big corporations routinely promote mental health awareness, but often rely on unsubstantive slogans rather than examining the structural changes that are necessary to…
Black and Asian mothers require tailored postpartum psychosis support, says charity
Postpartum psychosis affects many mothers from a variety of communities. However, many women from the Black and Asian community are not getting the support that they need when they develop…
Young people are being failed by the mental health system – there is another way
Many young people are stuck in a postcode lottery mental health system, often they wait long periods of time to get an appointment and are then left down by a…
Children’s mental health services are still inadequate, says the Children’s Commissioner
The Children's Commissioner has released their annual report examining the state of children's mental health services in England. In the report, several important steps were identified to help children access…