Jennie Bristow argues that government plans for ‘Mental Health First Aid’ risk pathologising ordinary childhood while doing little for those with more serious difficulties Britain’s schools are changing: not just in terms of […]
Your policy is my life
In the latest in our occasional ‘Long Reads’ series, Mark Brown considers mental heath professionals and political commitment [NOTE: The following piece originated as an address to clinical psychologists, but also […]
Podcast: Theresa May’s speech, mental health, and suicide prevention
John McGowan, Anne Cooke, Angela Gilchrist and Rachel Terry discuss suicide prevention and mental health policy. In this edition we focus on the Prime Minister’s speech making mental health policy […]
Guest post: What will help prevent tragedies like Mid Staffs happening again? Time for a shift in attention.
It seems to have become fashionable to criticise the NHS – or in newspaper-speak to ‘attack’ it. Of course scrutiny of public services is important, but the relentless focus on […]