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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.

Feeding my mind

11 January 2017, Guest Blogger

Writer Rachel Kelly discusses how concentrating on eating the right foods can help improve mental health.

Suicide prevention: radical change needed

10 January 2017,

Marguerite Regan looks at the update of the 2012 suicide prevention strategy announced this week.

Social media: good or bad for mental health?

6 January 2017,

Social media isn't going away. But is it a friend or a foe with regards mental health? Una Foye looks at the evidence.

What has 2016 meant for UK public mental health policy?

22 December 2016,

It’s safe to say that 2016 won’t be forgotten any time soon, but underneath the Brexit-dominated headlines there were some important developments (both positive and negative) for public mental health across the UK.

Jenny Langley & Chair of the Friends of the Foundation, Fiorella Massey

Making a difference to young people and teenagers' mental health

13 December 2016,

Fiorella Massey, blogs on the Royal College of Psychiatry Awards ceremony.

CQC report highlights failure to learn from tragic mistakes

13 December 2016, Christine-Koulla Burke

Christine Burke responds to a report which says NHS investigations into patient deaths are inadequate.

Is it wrong to lie to a person with dementia?

13 December 2016, Dr Antonis Kousoulis

Antonis Kousoulis breaks down the findings of a major inquiry into dementia and truth-telling.

'Tis the season to be jolly

9 December 2016, Emma Wilson

Emma Wilson shares her seven top coping strategies to use in the Christmas period, which many of us find difficult.

Listening to the voices of people with learning disabilities

30 November 2016,

Some of us are lucky enough to experience times in our jobs when it doesn’t feel like work because we are having so much fun. One of these times in 2016 was when I spent time undertaking work for Health Education England working across Kent, Surrey and Sussex.