What is the medical model and why are some people ‘anti’ it?’
It’s a bitter, exhausting and sometimes controversial debate, often taking place on X (formerly Twitter) and nearly always ending in… more
Author: Gabrielle Johnson
Posts by Gabrielle Johnson
Mental Healthcare Under Capitalism
It’s no secret that the UK’s welfare system is in a dire state. It’s underfunded and under-resourced, leading to dangerously… more
Job coaches in mental health hospitals — A response to NSUN
On 18th October 2024 NSUN published an online article: ‘Response to plans to introduce job coaches into mental health hospitals’…. more
Book review – The Department: How a Violent Government Bureaucracy Killed Hundreds and Hid the Evidence
Content note: mentions of death, suicide, ableism “My name is Philippa Day I’m a good person” reads a line from… more
NSUN’s October 2024 articles & blogs roundup
Here are all the articles, blogs, vlogs, and podcasts (and more) that we’ve shared in our weekly bulletins this month. The… more
When World Mental Health Day is over, we will still be Mad
By Gabrielle Johnson, Communications & Membership Manager at NSUN In 2021, NSUN’s former CEO Akiko Hart wrote a blog entitled… more
The PIP overpayment trap for hospitalised recipients: call to form a campaign
What happens when PIP recipients are hospitalised? Have you had experience of calling the Personal Independence Payment (PIP) Helpline while… more
NSUN’s September 2024 articles & blogs roundup
Here are all the articles, blogs, vlogs, and podcasts (and more) that we’ve shared in our weekly bulletins this month. The… more
Capitalist mental health: how CBT is failing us
On a fateful day in 2021, we met on a year-long training course in Low Intensity Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (LICBT)…. more
Are we facing a step backwards in disability benefit policy? A history of benefits in the UK
Will a new Labour government lead to an improvement for those in receipt of disability benefits, many of those with… more
We are pathologising ourselves out of solidarity
Validity Will Not Liberate Us, Notes From a Psych Survivor Recently, I was scrolling through social media when I was… more
We have not failed within systems, systems have failed us: the need for radical change in mental healthcare
If we are not fighting against systemic oppression within and outside of mental health services, we will continue to find the same problems…. more