Mental Health Foundation Blog http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk Latest Mental Health Foundation blog posts 120 <![CDATA[Life as one of the UK’s six million carers can be tough]]> http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/our-news/blog/12-05-15/ http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/our-news/blog/12-05-15/ Tue, 15 May 2012 13:19:51 GMT <![CDATA[Male depression: the importance of being honest]]> http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/our-news/blog/120510/ http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/our-news/blog/120510/ Thu, 10 May 2012 16:17:30 GMT <![CDATA[How we relate]]> http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/our-news/blog/2012-04-13/ http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/our-news/blog/2012-04-13/ Fri, 13 Apr 2012 15:47:13 GMT <![CDATA[Mental health and later life]]> http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/our-news/blog/12-03-26/ http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/our-news/blog/12-03-26/ Mon, 26 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Defusing the Dementia ‘time bomb’]]> http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/our-news/blog/12-03-16/ http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/our-news/blog/12-03-16/ Fri, 16 Mar 2012 16:16:30 GMT <![CDATA[Mid-life women and mental health]]> http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/our-news/blog/12-02-29/ http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/our-news/blog/12-02-29/ Wed, 29 Feb 2012 09:19:18 GMT <![CDATA[To good health!]]> http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/our-news/blog/02-02-21/ http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/our-news/blog/02-02-21/ Tue, 21 Feb 2012 13:51:57 GMT <![CDATA[Physical and mental illness - the need for an integrated approach]]> http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/our-news/blog/12-02-15/ http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/our-news/blog/12-02-15/ Wed, 15 Feb 2012 09:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[What’s your experience of using a mental health helpline?]]> http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/our-news/blog/12-02-02/ http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/our-news/blog/12-02-02/ Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Legislating is a challenge when you're dealing with people’s ability to make decisions]]> http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/our-news/blog/12-01-31/ http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/our-news/blog/12-01-31/ Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:23:36 GMT <![CDATA[How exactly do recessions affect our mental well-being?]]> http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/our-news/blog/12-01-24/ http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/our-news/blog/12-01-24/ Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[It's important that co-existing conditions don't determine a person’s course of treatment]]> http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/our-news/blog/12-01-19/ http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/our-news/blog/12-01-19/ Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA["Mindfulness changed my life"]]> http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/our-news/blog/12-01-11/ http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/our-news/blog/12-01-11/ Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[This year Wales will implement some of the most progressive mental health legislation in Europe]]> http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/our-news/blog/12-01-04/ http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/our-news/blog/12-01-04/ Wed, 04 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Interested in mental health in the workplace?]]> http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/our-news/blog/11-12-20/ http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/our-news/blog/11-12-20/ Tue, 20 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Today we are launching our first Innovation Lab in partnership with Comic Relief and Nominet Trust]]> http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/our-news/blog/11-12-10/ http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/our-news/blog/11-12-10/ Sat, 10 Dec 2011 10:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[There’s a view that working in the voluntary sector involves cups of tea and chats with people]]> http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/our-news/blog/11-12-01/ http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/our-news/blog/11-12-01/ Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[It’s essential that employers help reduce the level of stress that their employees feel at work]]> http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/our-news/blog/11-11-16/ http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/our-news/blog/11-11-16/ Wed, 16 Nov 2011 11:10:08 GMT <![CDATA[How the misuse and misinterpretation of language in society can cultivate stigma]]> http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/our-news/blog/2011-11-08/ http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/our-news/blog/2011-11-08/ Mon, 07 Nov 2011 16:24:46 GMT <![CDATA[Happy World Mental Health Day!]]> http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/our-news/blog/11-10-10/ http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/our-news/blog/11-10-10/ Mon, 10 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[You are as young as you feel]]> http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/our-news/blog/11-10-01/ http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/our-news/blog/11-10-01/ Wed, 28 Sep 2011 16:04:40 GMT <![CDATA[Remember a Charity Week]]> http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/our-news/blog/11-09-20/ http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/our-news/blog/11-09-20/ Tue, 20 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[We want to change the experience of getting older with our Age Well project]]> http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/our-news/blog/11-09-16/ http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/our-news/blog/11-09-16/ Fri, 16 Sep 2011 09:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[New videos to raise awareness of self-directed support for people with dementia]]> http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/our-news/blog/11-08-17/ http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/our-news/blog/11-08-17/ Wed, 17 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Welsh language course will make it easier for Welsh speakers to express their thoughts]]> http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/our-news/blog/11-08-12/ http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/our-news/blog/11-08-12/ Fri, 12 Aug 2011 09:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Tea & Talk is back!]]> http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/our-news/blog/11-08-05/ http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/our-news/blog/11-08-05/ Fri, 05 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Response to the Office for National Statistics wellbeing report]]> http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/our-news/blog/11-07-26/ http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/our-news/blog/11-07-26/ Tue, 26 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[New ground breaking Self-Management course for young people in Cardiff]]> http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/our-news/blog/11-07-21/ http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/our-news/blog/11-07-21/ Thu, 21 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[The future of mental health helplines]]> http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/our-news/blog/2011-07-14/ http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/our-news/blog/2011-07-14/ Thu, 14 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Our reaction to the the Fairer Care Funding report by Andrew Dilnot]]> http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/our-news/blog/2011-07-04/ http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/our-news/blog/2011-07-04/ Mon, 04 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Mental health in people with learning disabilities]]> http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/our-news/blog/1102-06-23/ http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/our-news/blog/1102-06-23/ Thu, 23 Jun 2011 16:30:18 GMT <![CDATA[We're offering free self-management courses in Wales this summer]]> http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/our-news/blog/17-june-2011/ http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/our-news/blog/17-june-2011/ Fri, 17 Jun 2011 11:48:46 GMT <![CDATA[Nearly 150,000 people with dementia are wrongly prescribed antipsychotics]]> http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/our-news/blog/11-06-09/ http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/our-news/blog/11-06-09/ Thu, 09 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Response to the Government’s proposed reform of the NHS]]> http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/our-news/blog/2011-06-02/ http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/our-news/blog/2011-06-02/ Thu, 02 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Poor sleep affects our wellbeing and everyday lives]]> http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/our-news/blog/2011-05-25/ http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/our-news/blog/2011-05-25/ Wed, 25 May 2011 13:00:44 GMT <![CDATA[We need to help people with severe mental illnesses before their problems become life-threatening]]> http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/our-news/blog/19-05-2011/ http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/our-news/blog/19-05-2011/ Thu, 19 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[It is more beneficial for people’s moods to exercise at a moderate rate than to not exercise at all]]> http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/our-news/blog/6-05-2011/ http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/our-news/blog/6-05-2011/ Fri, 06 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Catherine Zeta Jones and self-management in bipolar disorder]]> http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/our-news/blog/2011-04-20/ http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/our-news/blog/2011-04-20/ Wed, 20 Apr 2011 09:45:06 GMT <![CDATA[The NHS and government aren’t addressing gender concerns in mental health inpatient care]]> http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/our-news/blog/2011-04-06/ http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/our-news/blog/2011-04-06/ Wed, 06 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Our response to the CQC report about the experiences of patients applying to Mental Health Tribunals]]> http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/our-news/blog/2011-04-01/ http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/our-news/blog/2011-04-01/ Fri, 01 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Our reaction to Geoff Boycott’s comments on the depression of England cricketer Michael Yardy]]> http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/our-news/blog/2011-03-25/ http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/our-news/blog/2011-03-25/ Fri, 25 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Living in fear of inaccurate work assessments]]> http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/our-news/blog/2011-03-11/ http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/our-news/blog/2011-03-11/ Fri, 11 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[David Crepaz-Keay’s perspective on the ECJ ruling on gender equality]]> http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/our-news/blog/03-03-2011/ http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/our-news/blog/03-03-2011/ Thu, 03 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Latest research report explores public attitudes to disabled people]]> http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/our-news/blog/2011-02-28-public-perceptions-of-disabled-people/ http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/our-news/blog/2011-02-28-public-perceptions-of-disabled-people/ Mon, 28 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Welcome to our new website!]]> http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/our-news/blog/07-02-2011/ 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