Take action to cut your area’s suicide risk : Take action to cut your area’s suicide risk
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We are calling on government, councils and the NHS to use our new suicide risk map to support mentally healthier communities.
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Effect of the coronavirus pandemic on refugees' lives : Effect of the coronavirus pandemic on refugees' lives
/ 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.
Death of George Floyd has affected people all over the world : Death of George Floyd has affected people all over the world
/ 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.
A focus on the mental health of minority men : A focus on the mental health of minority men
/ 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.
Mental health research - what's in it for us? : Mental health research - what's in it for us?
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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.
Mental health advice to my younger self : Mental health advice to my younger self
/ 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.
Refugees: behind every statistic, there is a person and a life that matters : Refugees: behind every statistic, there is a person and a life that matters
/ 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.
Love Island : Love Island
/ 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.
Why the language we use to describe mental health matters : Why the language we use to describe mental health matters
/ 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.
Political change and mental health : Political change and mental health
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Political uncertainty can be challenging, regardless of our beliefs or where we might fall on the political spectrum.