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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NovHomeland: Mind Media Award winner
Matt Wilkinson blogs about being a judge at the Mind Media Awards: "It is a regular debate we have as to the trade off between reaching a wide range of viewers and providing challenging content.."
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NovOn Emmerdale winning the Mind Media Award
Mark Borkowski says: "Using a mass medium like Soap Operas [can show] just how indiscriminate and widespread mental health problems are."
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NovCarrie and me
Mary blogs about how she identifies with the character of Carrie in Homeland, last night's winner: "I would bet a significant chunk that the way I interpreted Carrie's actions was different from most people."
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NovSpeaking out about mental health problems
Rebecca Brown, last year's winner and one of our judges, blogs about our Speaking out award at last night's Mind Media Awards.
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NovSpeaking out and the Mind Media Awards
Ilona on how her blog has helped: "I'm not afraid to speak out, but I know that many people are and a lot, sadly, have good reason not to."
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NovThe Stephen Fry effect
Tracey looks forward to meeting Stephen Fry at our Mind Media Awards tonight: "What stuck out most was that he carried on; he wouldn't let it beat him."
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NovReview of the Documentary shortlist
Pandora reviews the documentaries ahead of Monday's media awards: "Each one of the programmes provides fascinating insight into the condition experienced, and perhaps even more importantly, they do this respectfully and sensitively."
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NovReview of the Student Journalist of the Year shortlist
Josh, a previous Mind Student Journalist of the Year winner, reviews this year's shortlist for the award.
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NovReview of the News and Current Affairs shortlist
Donna takes us through each of the shortlisted entries covering PTSD, eating disorders and welfare reform.
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NovNominees for Journalist of the year
Mark Rice-Oxley reviews the journalists nominated in our Mind Media Awards: "I've always found it a great help to hear from fellow travellers; it makes depression seem less lonely"
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NovMind Media Awards 2012: a review of the speech radio category
Charlotte blogs: "I’m a big lover of speech radio, but I’d somehow missed all these wonderful shows."
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NovMedication and stability - managing bipolar in a high intensity workplace
Mary sees similarities between her experience and Carrie's on Homeland: "[I felt as though] I had lost my edge and something was missing."
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NovThe Mark Hanson Digital Media Award - Shortlist Review
Zarathustra reviews the digital entries for this year's Mind Media Awards.
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NovJudging the Mind Media Awards
"A bad programme won’t just lead to dents in my telly, it could also affect the way I’m treated by other people.... a good programme is going to help people understand" Liz blogs about this year's Mind Media Awards.
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NovBritain's Biggest Hoarders
Elizabeth watches Britain's Biggest Hoarders, nominated for our Mind Media Awards: "I can see how easy it would be to cross the fine line between ‘collector’ and ‘hoarder’."