Black single parents and peer support in Wales : Black single parents and peer support in Wales
/ Challenging mental health inequalities
Exploring the barriers Black single parents face in accessing peer support in Wales.
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Black mental health and resilience : Black mental health and resilience
/ Challenging mental health inequalities
This piece explores some of the historical factors that affect mental health within the Black community, explains how this history shapes Black mental health today, why ‘resilience’ can be a double-edged term, and what should change to address these inequalities.
The unsung heroes of Black history and mental health : The unsung heroes of Black history and mental health
/ Challenging mental health inequalities
For Black History Month, we’re celebrating the unsung heroes of Black History and pioneers of mental health.
Reclaiming and liberating narratives of Black history : Reclaiming and liberating narratives of Black history
/ Challenging mental health inequalities
The theme of Black History Month UK 2024 is “Reclaiming Narratives”. Mental Health Foundation Becoming a Man (BAM) Programme Manager and Psychotherapeutic Counsellor Ntale Eastmond shares his interpretation of the theme with a focus on liberation narratives.
Why mental health awareness matters : Why mental health awareness matters
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Mental Health Foundation's Director of England Alexa Knight tackles the value of mental health awareness, in light of recent questions about whether it has gone "too far".
The Casey report and its implications for mental health : The Casey report and its implications for mental health
/ Challenging mental health inequalities
Written by our CEO, Mark Rowland, this blog reflects on the findings of racism, misogyny and homophobia from the recent Casey report, and how this affects 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.
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.
Nicola Sturgeon talks to us about the Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival : Nicola Sturgeon talks to us about the Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival
Mental Health Foundation volunteer Shirley Hellyar spoke to First Minister Nicola Sturgeon about mental health discrimination and what can be done to reduce stigma around mental ill-health.
When are we going to ditch the M-word? : When are we going to ditch the M-word?
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We’ve come a long way in public mental health in recent years. The language that we use is fundamental to that. We have managed, as a society, to move away from stigmatising and discriminatory terms like 'mental', 'maniac' and 'madman'. But what about 'murderer'?