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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OctEcominds: Feel better outside, feel better inside
What do the South Bank Centre, a front garden in Fleet, and a hidden corner of Regent’s Park have in common? They’re just three of 130 projects run by groups funded by Mind through our Ecominds programme that are using green spaces to help improve mental
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OctMind Media Awards: A Review of the New Media Nominees
Zarathustra reviews our new media award shortlist: "...browse these sites for a worthy snapshot of the continually-evolving ways that new/social media can be used to talk about mental health."
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OctThe 'recovery' mantra
In the third blog of our series celebrating Black History Month, Frank Keating meets a man with reasons to be happy and wonders if it's time for a different approach to mental health in the UK.
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OctMy experience with the black dog
Martin talks about his experience of depression and how his dog Moose has helped him through. “I love the simplicity he brings to life: sleeping when he needs to sleep, running when he wants to run, being happy when he is happy"
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OctMy experience of stigma and borderline personality disorder
Sharon talks about her experience of stigma after returning to work following a BPD crisis: "One of the biggest problems is that when you tell people you have a mental health problem they tend to ‘assume’ they know what you mean."
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OctSpeaking out is the only way to end stigma
Pandora on facing stigma and on how speaking about mental health problems can change attitudes: "Why do mental health conditions still exist only in the realm of whispered taboo and under-the-carpet brushing?"
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OctThe importance of remembering
Patrick Vernon writes about some of the remarkable people who survived abuse in Victorian asylums and why it’s so important to continue to record people's experiences. Some readers may find the start of this blog triggering.
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OctBeyond the Reach of Ladders
What makes some people turn towards danger, rather than away from it? Sara reviews Beyond the Reach of Ladders and discusses how difficult it can be to talk about mental health problems.
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OctObsessive-compulsive disorder, not so funny anymore
For OCD awareness week and in advance of World Mental Health Day, Charlotte blogs about the stigma around OCD: "Please stop belittling the suffering that hides behind this witty acronym."
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OctBlack History Month 2011: some reflections on ethnicity and psychiatry
In the first of four blogs marking Black History Month, Sashi Sashidharan looks at the historical role of race in Western psychiatric theory and practice.
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OctWe're all potential benefit claimants
Jenny on how almost anyone could face the challenges of the welfare system: "The warped standards with which the society judges those on sickness benefits sets us all up for a miserable and self-loathing experience of unemployment."
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OctFighting to protect legal aid
Amy Whitelock, Senior Policy and Campaigns Officer, on how Mind is fighting to protect legal aid: "Psychiatrists and local councillors told me of the devastating consequences a lack of free legal advice will have for their patients and constituents."
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SepDon't weaken these vital equality laws
Nicky on why equality laws are vital for people with mental health problems: "My experience at work has been mixed... but at every stage I’ve been grateful for the equality and employment laws."
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SepBlogging about anorexia
Carrie on how blogging and the community she found online has helped with her recovery: "I never thought my body would be able to run in this race after all that it has been through."
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SepArt as psychotherapy
Laura blogs about her experiences of art psychotherapy: "I saw my referral to art therapy as a soft option."