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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OctComprehensive Spending Review
Leave your thoughts about the Spending Review here, and we'll be checking them and responding throughout the day.
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OctCare in crisis: why I'm supporting Mind's campaign
Jayasree Kalathil tells us why she's sitting on Mind's Care in crisis inquiry panel and supporting our campaign for better acute and crisis care.
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OctWe've only just begun
Mind's Chief Executive looks back on the Party Conferences, and ahead to the Comprehensive Spending Review.
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OctWaiting more than a year? We need to talk now.
We're making the case to Government that everyone should have access to the right psychological therapies within 28 days.
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OctGetting moving
Time to Get Moving week kicks off on Saturday, with hundreds of events across England. Here, Andy writes about his inspiration for getting moving, and the impact it's made on his life.
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OctWhy bikes beat the Eurostar
Mind's Media Officer signed up for a sponsored bike ride to Paris a few months ago, having not cycled for ten years. She tells us why it was one of the best experiences of her life...
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OctBenefits, employment and the future of the NHS at the Labour Party Conference
Our Chief Executive reports back from the Labour Party Conference in Manchester
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SepCultural body dysmorphia
Have we as a society become body-dysmorphic, to an extent that those whose job it is to promote a healthy body-image can't escape the influence?
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SepLocal people, local power, local change - can the Lib Dems deliver?
Our Chief Executive reports back from the Liberal Democrats' party conference, and offers a preview of Labour's conference.
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SepAnother assault
Victims and witnesses of crime with mental health problems still do not have equal access to justice.
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SepA summer of love, an autumn of gloom?
The Party Conference season is upon us again. What do you think we should be saying to Ministers and MPs?
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SepWelfare reform: update and thank you
Mind's response to the review of the Work Capability Assessment was made possible through the contributions of our supporters. Find out what happens next.
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AugIt's time to get moving
Mind's Chief Executive is joining the largest running team in Mind's history at the Royal Parks Foundation Half Marathon on World Mental Health Day.
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AugJump for Mind - Jenny's story
I was planning a sky dive with colleagues as a personal challenge and fundraising exercise and after my mum died I decided to organise a jump for Mind.
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AugThe mental toll of disability hate crime
As the EHRC continues its inquiry into disability-related harrassment this summer, David Stocks shares his personal experience of the devastating consequences hate crime can have on mental health.