A-Z of mental health
Information and advice on a huge range of mental health topics
Blogging about mental health issues
Each week we publish blog posts on a whole range of topics, relating in some way to mental health.
We welcome comments and questions on our posts, but have a few ground rules to keep the site welcoming and interesting to every body. The first rule is the most important: be respectful of other commenters and bloggers.
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Jan#esaSOS - help fight changes to the ESA
Sue Marsh blogs: "Many vulnerable people’s needs will suddenly be able to be overlooked or ignored, meaning they could end up losing the support they desperately need to manage their conditions."
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17
JanFighting back from the grassroots
Tom from our Policy and Campaigns team talks about our recent work to help people campaign in their area.
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6
DecWhy the Mind Infoline is needed more than ever this Christmas
Charlotte, one of our Mind infoline advisors, knows how Christmas may not always be a time to celebrate.
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2
AugThe WCA - working hard for reform
Tom from our policy and campaigns team blogs on the need for reform of the Work Capability Assessment (WCA)
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31
JulUncomfortable truths
Our CEO, Paul Farmer, blogs today about the urgent changes which need to take place in the welfare system, following last night's welfare double bill by Dispatches and Panorama.
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30
JulHow I almost lost my boyfriend to the WCA
Lauren S blogs ahead of tonight's BBC Panorama documentary, which features her boyfriend Mark and his struggle with depression and the Work Capability Assessment.
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17
MayWelfare: where to from here?
Tom from our Policy team looks back over a tough year for people campaigning for a fairer welfare system and sets out a 10-point plan for moving forward.
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2
AprWhy the WCA isn't working
Following his resignation from the Government's review panel for the Work Capability Assessment, our Chief Executive Paul Farmer blogs about the damage the process is doing to the lives of people with mental health problems.
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2
FebHousing and mental health - what are my options?
We recently published our updated guide to housing and mental health. Chris from our Information team blogs about the importance of stable, affordable and secure housing for good mental health.
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2
FebPutting on a brave face
Despite achieving success in her job and having the support of an understanding manager, Natalie still finds the need to put on a brave face at work.
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27
JanStruggling on the ESA
Kirsty has always worked, but when she was forced to leave her stressful job owing to mental health problems, she was shocked to find herself slipping below the poverty line.
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16
JanTweet to defeat. New PIP will fail people with mental health problems
We urgently need your help to overturn some very damaging parts of the Government’s Welfare Reform Bill.
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26
OctMy journey into work - part 2
Alison has started working again after 13 years on incapacity benefits. In this blog Alison struggles with self value, in work benefits and making mistakes.
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1
SepWarning: questionnaires may damage your health
Lee describes his experience of being re-assessed for the new Employment and Support Allowance.
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31
AugMy journey into work
This is the first in a series of guest blogs by Alison who is about to start working after 13 years on incapacity benefits