NHS mental health plans don’t add up
The announcement of additional mental health workers in the NHS by Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt may look impressive to the…
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Black women and mental health
One in four people living in the UK will be diagnosed with a mental health illness in their lifetime,…
#MentalHealthSoPoor
Our documentary aimed to address the chronic lack of government funding in the UK’s Children and Adolescent Mental Health Service…
Awards for medical journalism on mental health
As a founding director of the Hippocratic Post I was delighted to be a part last week of our Awards…
Mental health no longer taboo
Mental health is no longer the taboo subject it once was and a good job too, with one in four…
Giving hope to those people suffering from mental illness – One Young World
https://youtu.be/qYy1a1W4LaY Alicia has impacted the lives of thousands through her mental health advocacy. Listen to what piece of advice changed…
Keeping young
My first trusteeship was back in 1987 for what is now Age UK. The charity now includes more than 150…
How can we halt the rise of youth depression & suicide?
https://youtu.be/q_hi44y5EO0?list=PLp7iueYZU6DxCLMPDfDpxZT-2epoWXvnT Watch a series of videos by the One Young World Ambassadors on the subject of Mental Health. The Health…
Mental health inequalities for deaf and disabled people
Mental health inequalities for disabled and deaf people are a significant problem, according to a report published last week by…
Autism and mental health
Studies show that around 79% of autistic people have mental health issues and rate their anxiety as the number one…
If I don’t help mentally ill patients, who will?
Clinical Psychologist Emmerson Gono from MSF describes the challenges of working with mentally ill patients in a Zimbabwean prison. *Stephen…
Alarming rate of suicides in prison
The fact that prison suicides are at record levels is tragic, but it is only one of the most serious…