/ Influencing policies
Today, the Mental Health Policy Group, an alliance of six national charities working together to improve mental health, has written to Jeremy Hunt and Boris Johnson calling on them to commit to taking action to improve mental health, as set out in our new manifesto “Towards Mental Health Equality.”
/ Challenging mental health inequalities
One of the best questions we can ask ourselves is 'What advice would you give your younger self?' Often. we are experts in our own mental health without realising. So, with taking time to reflect on this question, we can reveal our own pearls of mental health wisdom.
/ Mental health in later life
In this blog, Jolie Goodman takes us through why TV is important to some people in later life and how it can help with feelings of isolation and loneliness.
/ Prevention resources and tools
We’ve looked at the added value of the arts and how they can keep us happy and in good mental health.
/ Challenging mental health inequalities
On Refugee Week, we took some time to reflect on the issues that force people to flee from their countries and their loved ones.
/ Challenging mental health inequalities
In this blog from 2019, we explore the impact the TV show Love Island has on mental health and whether anything has changed since last year's show.
/ Challenging mental health inequalities
It is perhaps not surprising that an area of health that has been so systematically stigmatised for so many decades has historically settled for a discriminatory lexicon. Generations of people have grown up in societies that found terms like “psycho”, “schizo”, “loonie” and “crazy” perfectly acceptable.
Concerns about body image and appearance, while often associated with younger people, are not exclusive to being young. Though our appearance and our relationship with our bodies change as we age, we do not stop valuing our bodies, and in later life, adults are still concerned about body image.
/ Prevention resources and tools
Last year we asked our Instagram followers how they recognise when they need more self-care. Some people referenced physical symptoms like tension headaches, spots, illness, being run down, fatigue, and others talked about mental symptoms like not being able to concentrate or speak properly, forgetfulness, depression, anxiety and tension.
/ Mental Health Awareness Week
Mental Health Foundation CEO, Mark Rowland, unpacks the big theme for Mental Health Awareness Week (13 to 19 May 2019) and how the way we view our bodies impacts our mental health.
