Mental Health
15 2021
“Being a lesbian in a homophobic world contributed to the psychotic condition I developed, aged 14.”
Dolly Sen reflects on the challenges she experienced growing up as a lesbian and what health professionals and researchers can do to treat LGBT+ people with greater equality, respect and dignity
Read More9 2021
“Sometimes when there is no verbal disapproval, the look on a person’s face, or the deep breath in, can speak volumes.”
Prejudice against LGBT+ people still exists and can cause significant psychological damage. We need to change this, says Gary Coyle
Read More3 2021
“Sharing is brave”: Reflections on how to connect
For Time To Talk Day 2021, we reflected on ‘The Power of Small Conversations’ and thought about what helps us and others start these often difficult conversations about our mental health
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 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 More7 2019
This Time to Talk Day, take time to time to listen
When someone opens up about their mental health difficulties, my personal experience and McPin's research into peer support, has taught me that the most valuable thing is to listen, says Rose Thomson
Topics
- Young People's Network
- LGBT+
- Anti-racism
- Storytelling
- Psychosis
- Words That Carry On
- Screen Time
- Covid-19
- Working from home
- Austerity
- Personality disorder
- Autism
- Women
- Money
- Violence and abuse
- Trauma-informed
- Trauma
- Public mental health
- Maternal mental health
- Digital mental health
- Carers
- Coproduction
- Power
- Mental Health
- Time to Talk Day
- Peer Support
- Children, young people and families
- Improving mental health support
- Fundraising
- Inclusion and combating stigma
- Mental Health Policy & Strategy
- Mental Health Science
- Public Involvement
- Research methods
- Wellbeing and connectedness
Bloggers
- Agnes Hann
- Alison Faulkner
- Amy Meadows
- Amy Peabody
- Andreja Mesaric
- Anjie Chhapia
- Ben Gray
- Dan Robotham
- Daryl Sweet
- Dolly Sen
- Evan Champion
- Gary Coyle
- Harminder Kaur
- Helen Casebourne
- Humma Andleeb
- Ian Bradshaw
- Jackie Hardy
- Jennie Parker
- Jessica Bond
- Johanna Frerichs
- John Gibson
- Julie Billsborough
- Karen James
- Kat Berry
- Katrina Heyman
- Kirsten Morgan
- Laura Hemming
- Lucy Power
- Madeleine Musgrove
- McPin Foundation
- Megan Rees
- Naomi Clewett
- Nhung
- Rachel Temple
- Rajvi Kotecha-Hazzard
- Richard Currie
- Roger Smith
- Rose Thompson
- Ruth Sayers
- Ryan Freeman
- Sarah Gibson
- Sarah Hamilton
- Susanne Gibson
- Thomas Kabir
- Tilda Simpson
- Tillie Cryer
- Vanessa Pinfold
- Vanessa Yim