We shouldn’t alter the reality of mental illness to suit public opinion.
‘Aren't bookshops wonderful, as if they were just a shop and not an entry point to 30,000 different universes?’
Mental health receives less than 11 per cent of health spending in the UK and one per cent in low-income countries, yet it is central to national wellbeing.
Economic justice goes a long way to improving mental health up and down the socioeconomic ladder.
Barbers in the US South are training as first responders to assist men with their mental health concerns.
It’s no wonder that almost half of all psychotherapists in the National Health Service say they feel depressed.
Apolitical volunteering is ill-equipped to address the structural causes of depression.
Inequality creates the social and political divisions that isolate us from each other.
Music is crucial to everyone’s wellbeing, so when musicians suffer so does the rest of society.
Our homes are supposed to be safe and welcoming, yet one in five adults in the UK suffer from mental health problems due to housing pressures.
With mental health problems forcing thousands of people out of their jobs, we need to fundamentally re-imagine the role that work plays in our lives.
‘There’s nothing wrong with you; stop playing games; no one believes you.’
