Reports and resources

Restrictive government policies are functioning to socially exclude and marginalise refugees and asylum-seekers, both exacerbating causing mental distress.

Homicide by mental health patients has become a rare event in England and Wales, say Olav Nielssen and Matthew Large.

This report from Future Vision coalition sets out a new vision for the future of mental health and well-being in England.

Interest in postnatal depression has proliferated recently, fuelled by new research, media coverage and celebrity stories.

We must hold on to the possibility of recovery for all people in distress.

Like many diagnosed with schizophrenia, 51-year-old Paul Hainsworth lives with voices in his head. At their worst, they used to cause him so much misery he would become suicidal.

The National Survivor User Network (NSUN) is not the first national network of its type, and it probably won't be the last. We aim to increase the diversity and impact of survivor voices.

The Another Assault report explores the extent of fear, crime and victimisation to which people with mental distress are exposed, and uncovers the barriers people with mental distress face in accessing criminal justice agencies.

I woke up to the Today programme as the story of Sarah Lawson's death was being told. A version of it anyway. Half-asleep, my first thought was "Oh no, it's a field day for the lock-em-up brigade."

Some people never question how they interpret others, says Dorothy Rowe

There has been a great deal of recent debate about asylum seekers, not just in the UK, but also across Europe, the US, Australia and Canada. In Britain, some elements of the political establishment have worked with the right-wing media to foster a climate

Social care services provided to people with mental health problems by local authorities are not always good enough. There is not enough money in the system to provide a quality service.

Social care services provided to people with mental health problems by local authorities are not always good enough. There is not enough money in the system to provide a quality service.

'Changing the culture' is the latest theme or fad. I hadn't realised that those working within the psychiatric system had any 'culture' to change.

The history of service user action in the UK has been underexplored.