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Eating Disorders Awareness Week: the importance of early intervention

24 February 2017, Guest Blogger

Hannah Lewis discusses the Eating Disorders Awareness Week theme of early intervention and the importance of education and positive body image.

Mental Health Awareness Week 2017: our big message

24 February 2017, Mark Rowland

Mark Rowland shares a powerful personal story and explains the importance of thriving with good mental health - our theme for this year's Mental Health Awareness Week.

Mental health as a business asset

23 February 2017,

Jenny Edwards discusses the evidence around mental health being a business asset.

Five Year Forward View for Mental Health: what progress has been made?

21 February 2017,

A year after the Five Year Forward View for Mental Health was published by the Mental Health Taskforce, Jenny Edwards assesses the progress on the valuable recommendations in the report.

Co-producing good mental health with young people

6 February 2017, Helen Bohan

How does working with young people help when designing a way for them to understand, protect and sustain their mental health?

Holocaust Memorial Day: remembering the psychiatric patients who were victims of Nazi persecution

27 January 2017, Dr David Crepaz-Keay

David Crepaz-Keay reminds us of the psychiatric patients who were killed in Nazi Germany, how that came about, and implications for the present day.

Psychologically informed support for homeless people: what it means and why it’s crucial

26 January 2017,

What are psychologically informed environments? What is an uninformed environment? Why are informed environments essential?

The truth about 'Blue Monday'

12 January 2017, Isabella Goldie

Our Director of Development and Delivery, Isabella Goldie examines the evidence (or lack of) for 'Blue Monday', and asks what it means for people at risk of developing mental health problems.