/ Challenging mental health inequalities
The lockdown has certainly disrupted our work, education and relationships with others. Inevitably, this is challenging our mental health and well-being, more so for asylum seekers and refugees in our communities, who constantly live in uncertain conditions.
/ Challenging mental health inequalities
How the death of George Floyd has affected people all over the world – and the deep impact it has on mental health.
/ Challenging mental health inequalities
It’s important not to treat men as a monolithic group because we will have different experiences of the world based on – among other things - our ethnicity, national origin, sexuality and class.
/ Research
This year marks 70 years since the creation of the Mental Health Foundation. When the Foundation was initially started it was known as the Mental Health Research Fund and though it has changed in many ways over the years, mental health research is still at the core of what we do today.
/ 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.
/ 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.
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Political uncertainty can be challenging, regardless of our beliefs or where we might fall on the political spectrum.
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We know that most mental health problems develop by the age of 24. This means that our mental health can be particularly vulnerable during university. Suicides among university students are of particular concern.
