Mental Health
3 2022
Uni Mental Health Day: ‘I forgot it’s OK to take time for myself’
Uni can be an exciting, and stressful, time. We asked our young people’s network what they wish they knew about mental health when they were studying.
9 2021
Run the London Marathon for McPin!
The ballot for the London Marathon may be closed but it’s not too late to secure your place in support of McPin & mental health research
7 2021
Endometriosis and mental health: exploring intersecting lived experiences
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 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
- ADHD
- Mental Health Research Matters
- Imposter syndrome
- Eating disorders
- Awards
- Cost-of-living crisis
- Peer research
- Paranoia
- Mental Health Services
- University Mental Health Day
- Neurodiversity
- Mental Health & Justice
- Podcast
- Youth Mental Health Day
- London Marathon 2021
- Inequality
- Air pollution
- Data Science
- Mental Health & Loneliness
- Mental Health Awareness Week
- Mental Health & Nature
- Mental Health & Sport
- Doctorate opportunity
- PhD
- Employment
- 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
- 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
- Raj 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
