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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FebSeries review: My Mad Fat Diary
The final episode in the first series of My Mad Fat Diary aired on Channel 4 on Monday 18 February. Today Sophie reviews the series for us, and tells us why she's grateful to Rae Earl for sharing her experiences.
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FebHow to cope at uni
Going to university can be a stressful time for anybody, but especially when you have to cope with a mental health problem as well. Bellsie learnt the hard way about some of the things that can help.
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FebMedication: to take or not to take?
Hannah shares her 20 year journey to find the right combination of medication to manage her bipolar disorder, and the challenges she's been through.
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FebChanging attitudes in HR
Guest blogger Alison gives an HR professional's perspective on mental health in the workplace and reports back on an event she organised with Mind this month.
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FebEverybody knows somebody
"Anyone can develop an eating disorder" - Chloe and Charlotte, Assistant Psychologists from the Vincent Square Eating Disorder Service, blog for Eating Disorders Awareness Week 2013.
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FebMind, body & spirit
"I wonder just how many people with a mental health problem have a strong faith or spirituality". Today Sarah blogs about spirituality and mental health, and what it means to her.
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FebOvercoming the power of an eating disorder
Rachel from our communications team blogs for Eating Disorders Awareness Week.
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FebWorking with Schizophrenia: no one should be written off
Mind CEO, Paul Farmer, blogs in response to the Work Foundation's research into schizophrenia and employment.
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FebCreating a memory space for my husband
Alli blogs for us about creating a memory space for her husband, after he sadly took his own life in May 2012.
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FebEating disorders can be beaten - tell everyone
It's Eating Disorders Awareness Week and Ilona blogs about being "pretty much recovered" from Anorexia Nervosa and her training for this year's London Marathon.
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FebMy experience of the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) service
In Paul's second blog for Mind, he talks about how using the IAPT service helped him through a difficult period in his life and about his plans for the future.
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FebListening to experience: Meeting my MP
Naomi blogs about meeting her MP and talking about the need to improve crisis care in her area.
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FebIt’s time to put respect for human rights at the heart of the NHS
Emma blogs: "...the Francis Report will raise many questions about the future of the NHS."
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FebThe NHS needs to respect our human rights
Respect for human rights should underpin everything the NHS does and should be at the heart of any reforms following the Francis Report, blogs Paul Farmer.
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FebSupporting someone with depression from a distance
Louise blogs about supporting someone with a mental health problem and the techniques she uses to make sure she safeguards her own mental health.