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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JulWhat's in a name
Perhaps it's human nature to make sense of the world by putting things into groups and labelling them. But is having a diagnostic label a help or hindrance?
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MayPolice and mental health: let’s have positive change, not populist myth
Are police officers the right people to deal with offenders with mental health problems? Yes, says Mind's Policy and Campaigns Officer.
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MayThe benefits of supporting staff
Our guest blogger from the Citizens Advice Bureau shares his perspective on supporting staff at work.
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AprCrime victims with mental distress - unreliable witnesses?
Victims and witnesses of crime are often denied access to justice because of their mental health problems.
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AprMixed attitudes to mental health
It’s difficult to know what to make of the seemingly contradictory figures in the Department of Health's annual survey.
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MarStamping out dirty election tactics
Politicians promise not to trade playground insults on mental health.
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MarMental illness and violence
Marion Janner on substance abuse, stigma and sense of self.
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Feb“Keep an eye on her, she’s crazy”
Encountering discrimination and stigma on a visit to the pharmacy.
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JanMental health stigma alive and well and on the airwaves
The radio DJ who played the song ‘Jump’ for motorists delayed by a suicidal woman on a bridge serves as a stark reminder of the need to tackle discrimination.
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JanWill pre-employment health checks be a thing of the past?
The new Equality Bill admendment gives reason for optimism.
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JanAn end to discrimination in parliament?
There are signs that the law allowing MPs with mental health problems to be sacked will be repealed.
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DecThe end of the noughties: good or bad for our mental health?
Mind's Chief Executive mulls over the decade that was.
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NovMarcus Trescothick: a sackful of sporting trophies won't beat off depression
The England cricketer on depression in sport.
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Nov'Keeping schtum' about mental health problems
Is it best to keep quiet about mental health in the workplace?
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NovAlastair Campbell: May Robert Enke's death increase understanding of depression
Mind's Champion of the Year shares his reaction from Austria.