Is school “refusal” really refusal?
Not Fine in School' is a parent-led organisation that supports, informs, and empowers parents affected by school non-attendance. On behalf of the organisation, Fran Morgan writes for Mental Health Today about why…
I pull my own hair out as a post-traumatic response – and now I’ve made peace with it
This week is Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviours Awareness Week, otherwise known as BFRB Awareness Week. BFRBs are a cluster of conditions characterised by repetitive and compulsive self-grooming behaviours. In this article, Chloe Apter…
Do trauma survivors heal through new career and relationship goals informed by life events?
There are instances in which patients would benefit from receiving tools for reflection geared towards pursuing new purposes as a response to trauma, according to a "body of research" into…
Animal Assisted Intervention: what is AAI and what are its benefits?
Guide dogs and other types of animal assisted intervention for physical disabilities have been around for a long time. But with an increasing understanding of how people experiencing mental illness…
We can discuss mental health care responses, but leave my personality out of it
Rachel Rowan Olive is an illustrator, researcher, and mental health service user/survivor. In this article, she discusses some of the issues, criticisms, and debates around the Borderline Personality Disorder diagnosis: from subjective…
Art charity opens friendship photography competition as part of suicide prevention campaign
Winning entries will be showcased in parliament this December.
Could greater transparency in mental health care aid recovery?
How could it affect the therapeutic relationship if a psychotherapist was to share their notes with a patient? Darren Devine speaks to the social worker leading research into this initiative…
Misogynistic and racist: what should a practitioner do when a client holds abhorrent views?
How should a therapist, nurse or social worker respond when their client expresses misogynistic or racist views? Mark Brown speaks to professionals who have worked with individuals that have expressed…
Political parties must prioritise kids’ welfare in election manifestos, says Children’s Commissioner
Anne Longfield, the Children’s Commissioner for England, has published ‘Guess How Much We Love You: A Manifesto for Children’ ahead of any upcoming General Election. The manifesto calls on Britain’s political parties to…
Although it should be the other way round, the patients look out for us
Abi Crossland-Otter is a Trainee Counsellor and Mental Health Support Worker with lived experience of Anxiety and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. In this blog she shares some reflections after her first month…
