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Channel 4 Homeland’s depiction of mental illness has been a step forward for TV. Guardian.
Homeland’s depiction of mental illness has been a step forward for TV It flirts with the ‘mad genius’ stereotype but overall... -
BBC News. Why MPs with mental health issues should speak out. Alistair Campbell speaks out about stigma. And response from Ruby Wax. Lets stop stigma now!
Why MPs with mental health issues should speak out. Alistair Campbell speaks out about stigma. And response from Ruby Wax. Lets stop stigma... -
APEX – Making Opportunities and sometimes taking calculated Risks. Report from Chris Shaw CEO Advocacy in Wirral.
APEX – Making Opportunities and sometimes taking calculated Risks I know that it’s a clichéd line now and now’t new, but... -
Benefit cuts are fuelling abuse of disabled people, say charities. Guardian
Benefit cuts are fuelling abuse of disabled people, say charities Rising public resentment blamed on government focus on alleged ‘scrounger’ fraud and inflammatory... -
Mad and Bad? Mental Health Issues on TV. Scottish Recovery Network.
MAD AND BAD? MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES ON THE TV Mental health problems have become a great source of entertainment due to... -
Wirral Ark drop-in . Open to all who are homeless, living in hostel accommodation or threatened with homelessness. Mental health advice Tuesday and Thursday mornings.
Wirral Ark drop-in The Ark drop-in at the Irene Kennedy Centre behind Mary Cole House. Open Monday to Friday: 07:30am to 12:30pm Open... -
Top England Cricketer Andrew “Freddie” Flintoff reveals battle with depression.
Editors note: High profile celebs “coming out” with their mental health difficulties can only be a good thing in my opinion... -
Black Dog Tribe. Ruby Wax and her new website to unite people with mental health difficulties.
Quote from Ruby Wax in the Guardian: “When I was institutionalised with depression, I wasted hours of everybody’s time in therapy... -
Quotes from Celebrities who have had Mental Health Difficulties. Read on….you may be most surprised! We are in good company…
The Independent of London reported that the following UK and US celebrities have talked openly about their mental illnesses: 1. Dame... -
Mental health discrimination is coming from the top, not the public. Comment in The Guardian.
Mental health discrimination is coming from the top, not the public A campaign to educate people about mental health stigma is... -
EleMental – A great website and community promoting mental health and wellbeing.
EleMental represents an ever growing collective of visionaries from around the world who are actively working to promote wellness, recovery and thriving... -
Liam Gallagher criticised by mental health charity for Adam Ant comments.
Liam Gallagher criticised by mental health charity for Adam Ant comments Spokesperson for Mind censures former Oasis singer for describing Adam... -
Conversation Starters, Stigma Stoppers – Time to Change Website. A Brilliant Resource!
Talking to someone about their mental health problem There are a lot of myths surrounding mental illness. And because of the myths it... -
Rethink Mental Health Charity Working with X Factor Contestant Ceri Rees.
Charity working with X Factor contestant Ceri Rees Mental health charity Rethink Mental Illness, is supporting and working with the family of... -
How Mind’s spoof paper aims to set the record straight on benefit fraud. A spoof paper is doing the rounds at the party conferences, produced to highlight the often unfair portrayal of welfare claimants. Guardian.
How Mind’s spoof paper aims to set the record straight on benefit fraud A spoof paper is doing the rounds at... -
The mental illness industry is medicalising normality A reading group would do more to help individuals find relief than squeezing their unhappiness into a package labelled ‘disorder’. The Guardian.
Lisa Appignanesi guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 6 September 2011 Valium and Miltown helped women find domestic bliss in the 1950s. In 2000 the World Health Organisation... -
Mental health campaigners welcome book about schizophrenia. Guardian.
Mental health campaigners welcome book about schizophrenia The letters, journals and scribbled observations of David, diagnosed with schizophrenia, have been collated... -
Wirral woman’s hard-hitting poster campaign against welfare cuts for disabled people.
Wirral woman’s hard-hitting poster campaign against welfare cuts for disabled people. A WIRRAL woman is leading the fight to protect disabled... -
BBC reports on Disability Alliance legal move over welfare changes
Disability Alliance legal move over welfare changes Charities taking legal action! Disability Living Allowance is paid to 3.2 million people A group representing... -
Attitudes improving towards mental illness, survey shows. Guardian report.
Attitudes improving towards mental illness, survey shows Report shows perceptions shifting, but one in six people still believe lack of... -
Black people still face mental health inequality Census of ethnicity shows black people still over-represented in mental health system, with no improvement in last five years. Guardian reports.
For all the vote-fishing talk about the “squeezed middle”, it’s the poor and disadvantaged who will come off worst... -
Conversation starters, stigma stoppers. Time to Change gives us new ideas to challenge stigma!
Conversation starters, stigma stoppers Ideas to help start conversations and stop stigma…no experience necessary! Sharing Time to Change A simple first step to... -
Collective Voice North West
Collective Voice offers a platform for people to express their opinions, network and campaign for better services in the north... -
Charlie Sheen. Mentally Ill or Figure of Fun?
I am ever concerned with the tabloid and media circus that degrades the obviously mentally ill. Charlie Sheen is currently... -
Black men opening up to combat mental health stigma. Guardian 19th January 2011.
Black men opening up to combat mental health stigma A Sheffield men’s mental health group has made its voice heard by... -
Self Help For Paranoia
A group set up to explore peoples experiences of paranoia is operating in Sheffield. The Paranoia Network has been set... -
CRAZY TALK. “We’re too quick to use “mental illness” as an explanation for violence.” By Vaughan Bell at slate.com
This is a subject I have been meaning to write about for a long time. This article is brilliant and... -
Disclosing mental health problems could work against you – The Disability Discrimination Act is a blunt tool when it comes to protecting the rights of employees with mental illness
Kiran Daurka guardian.co.uk, Friday 25 June 2010 A survey found that 92% of Britons felt that their job prospects would... -
Bipolar in the workplace – should you disclose your mental health history at job interviews?
Extract written by Fiona Jebb, Business writer and taken from edition of Pendulum – the Journal of MDF The bipolar... -
The Equality and Human Rights Commission to launch inquiry into disability hate crimes. Guardian.
People with learning difficulties and mental health conditions suffer higher levels of discrimination, says commission. The Equality and Human Rights Commission...
