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The latest news from the leading mental health charity in England and Wales.
Below you'll find all the latest news from Mind. In this section you can also learn about the services our media office can provide, and find a list of Mind's spokespeople.
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Please note that these contact details are for media enquiries only. Find other ways to contact Mind.
For comment, interviews, case studies or information on our latest news and campaigns, journalists contact the Mind media team on media@mind.org.uk or phone 020 8522 1743 or 07850 788514 out of hours.
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Please note, the media office is only able to respond to enquiries from or about the media.
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MayLocal journalist Eleanor Harding wins Mind Journalist of the Year
A local journalist who has tackled often overlooked mental health issues has been crowned Mind Journalist of the Year 2009.
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MarGot mental health problems? You’re dumped
A partner is four times more likely to leave you because of a mental health condition like depression than because of a physical disability.
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MarIt’s harder to ‘come out’ about mental health than being gay
Brits find it harder to ‘come out’ about mental health problems than being gay, having cancer, having drink problems or being bankrupt.
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JanHigh Court finds Crown Prosecution Service to be discriminating against victims with mental health problems
In a landmark ruling, the Crown Prosecution Service Human Rights Act after deciding not to pursue the case of an assault victim in court on the grounds that the victim had a mental health problem.
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JanOverwhelming demand crashes charity website after millions see mental health TV advert
Thousands visited the Time to Change campaign website after the first screening of a new TV advert about mental health stigma.
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JanTV ad shows mental health stigma can be a matter of life and death
A new hard-hitting advertising campaign shows that being told to "pull yourself together", being left out of things and treated as "a problem" can lead people with mental health problems to despair.
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OctOlympian Phillips Idowu, Joe McGann and Sophie Anderton join thousands to Get Moving on World Mental Health Day
Friday 10 October - mass participation event boosting wellbeing and breaking down the barriers of mental health stigma in Battersea Park, London
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OctBBC Radio 4 mental health special
BBC Radio 4 Woman's Hour will discuss mental health stigma in a special edition of the programme today.
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OctGet Moving for mental health
England's first mass participation event boosting wellbeing and breaking down the barriers of mental health stigma on 4 - 12 October 2008
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OctMind on the Paul O’Grady Show
The Paul O'Grady Show has chosen to work with Mind to raise awareness of mental health.
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SepMoving People is changing its name to 'Time to Change'
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JulMPs forced to hide mental health problems
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JunMind comments on the Government's new Equality Bill
The litmus test for the new Equality Bill will be whether we see the eradication of discrimination on the grounds of mental health.
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MayMind comments on new public attitudes survey
Overall, the general picture is that attitudes towards mental health are at best static - it's the reason why some of the leading mental health charities got together to form Moving People, a campaign aimed at tackling stigma and discrimination towards pe
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NovMind reveals alarming levels of disability hate crime