Reports and resources
Papers, reports articles from Mind's campaigns and policy work, our journal Open Mind and our MindThink project to debate future mental health policy.
All resources:
Openmind:
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Fighting fit
The UK is facing a mental health time-bomb by neglecting veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder, says Jason Beckford-Ball
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Fit for their purpose
In order to operate effectively, psychiatric wards need to know what they are and what they aspire to be.
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From petitions to professionals
The development of independent advocacy has been a feature of mental health services in the last 15 years.
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Get outdoors, get active
Green exercise should be a mainstream treatment option, says Marcus Roberts.
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Hope
Pat Bracken and Phil Thomas on hope
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How can I help you?
What's the difference between Prince Charles and a psychiatric patient? asks Rachel Perkins
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I can make a difference - in small ways
As a mental health nurse, Paul Reet knows he is working with people who experience the same issues he once did.
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Imagine
Pat Bracken and Phil Thomas on creativity, madness and meaning
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Improving quality of life
Dementia is one of the most common and devastating of conditions of later life. In the UK, dementia affects 500,000 people at any one time, with 200,000 new cases every year.
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In search of the Big Society
The concept of social action and shared responsibility is the only way to fix a broken Britain, writes Dr Dan Poulter MP.
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Is critical psychiatry a threat?
In 2001, 'critical' psychiatrist Duncan Double was suspended for six months from his NHS practice. The suspension was political, he tells Adam James
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It doesn't have to be like this
Jim Read wants a drug-free mental health service
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Male anorexia - an inside story
Anorexia, and the struggle to overcome it, has no gender difference.
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Matt Leverton profiles Matt Harvey
Poets through the ages have battled mental demons, and mild-mannered Matt Harvey is no exception. Often described as a stand-up poet, Harvey pokes gentle fun at being a modern, liberal, enlightened man, while also being exactly that.
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Mindinfo: Recovery
We have a working definition of Recovery which says: "The uniquely personal and ongoing act of claiming and gaining the capacity to take control of life that is personally meaningful and satisfying".