Covid-19
29 2021
Anger & chronic diagnosis: “An anger I hadn’t experienced before”
Keep Cool YPAG member Stuart discusses his experiences with anger after a diagnosis, and how he has managed to cope with the emotion.
18 2021
Mental healthcare and Covid: “At a time when services were needed most, the onus was on us to find other ways to access support”
As the the second phase of the ETHOS study into experiences of secondary mental healthcare during Covid begins, we want to hear from carers!
14 2021
Navigating loneliness research now it’s on our doorstep
Vanessa Pinfold looks at research past and present to inform how we might address the increasingly vital issue of loneliness
2 2021
Covid-19, young people and inequalities: The emerging picture
How did the Covid-19 pandemic impact different groups of young people? A member of our Young People’s Network has unearthed the data
Collaborating with people with lived experience
Read More8 2020
Could training young people in peer support empower them during Covid-19?
What impact would training young people to support their peers during the pandemic have on their own wellbeing? Members of McPin's Young People's Network have helped develop a study to find out
Children, young people and families
Read More19 2020
The PARTNERS2 pandemic data collection challenge
Members of a trial looking at improving collaborative mental health care explain why they decided to continue the trial during lockdown
Improving mental health support
Read More22 2020
“It has shown us how humans can adapt”: Life in a time of Covid-19
Despite lockdown being hugely difficult for many, our blogger discusses how society has found positive ways to respond
Read More14 2020
“With my healthy strategies for coping unavailable, how was I supposed to manage?” Life in a time of Covid-19
Our blogger describes how lockdown precipitated a drastic decline in her mental health, and what we need to learn from times like this
Read More4 2020
“Somehow, I have found a strength that I never knew existed”: life in a time of Covid-19
Lisa Couperthwaite reflects on the unexpected positives that have emerged for her, amidst the darkness of this crisis
Read More21 2020
#KindnessMatters, but is it enough?
Dan Robotham discusses this year’s theme for Mental Health Awareness Week
Read More20 2020
Appreciating kindness a whole new way
Humma Andleeb reflects on a podcast by Dr Rangan Chatterjee and Dr David Hamilton about kindness, and how we can continue to find opportunities to be kind during lockdown
Read More13 2020
COVID LIFE: Expressions of our experiences
What happens to our mental health during a public health crisis? Together with a team of peer-researchers, Covid Life will explore the impact of the pandemic
8 2020
Don’t forget about perinatal mental health during Covid
This week is Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week. During Covid, when normal human contact is not allowed, it has never been more important to remember those who may slip through the cracks
10 2020
“Excruciating back pain while self-isolating alone”: life in a time of Covid-19
Julie McWilliam talks about the indirect effects of the pandemic and not being able to let her daughters help
Read More22 2020
“Making art has helped me in dark times, including now”: life in a time of Covid-19
Finding a way to lose oneself in the joy that comes from transforming something humble into something new can help with the uncertainty of this time
16 2020
Radical collaboration, common sense & a focus on inequality: McPin’s response to the Covid mental health roadmap
The Lancet paper published today is a rapid response to an unfolding, unprecedented situation. Understanding the role and limits of research in addressing Covid’s mental health impact needs careful consideration and the input of many voices
9 2020
#PPIcovid19: Making space for lived experience in Covid research
Good involvement in research takes time. And when there isn’t time – it can degenerate into tokenism or not happen at all. We must not let that happen with Covid-19 research, says Thomas Kabir
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