War and propaganda – A report from the frontline in Liverpool by Mary O’Reilly… more
Category: General
BPD blog
My head was doing summersaults and I found that not being able to express my feelings frustrated me. In my… more
Beyond the encouraging rhetoric: what will this actually mean for people in practice?
I never met my grandfather. He died in 1954, long before I was born. I know that he was a… more
Women’s Mental Health Network campaign
Why we need a campaigning alliance to improve women’s mental health care The Women’s Mental Health Network is a partnership… more
Thoughts on Black History Month
I find it difficult to celebrate black history/herstory month when black men and black women are still illegally imprisoned inside… more
We need no Suicide Prevention Minister
The Government has announced a Minister for Suicide Prevention. NSUN member Madame Merteuil reacts to the news. I’m a person… more
Paul’s story
Thank you for letting me tell my story around my experience of mental health services. When I was 16 I… more
The not so secret life of the manic depressive, ten years on – and how it might have been
Nicky Hayward’s take on Stephen Fry’s programme ‘The not so secret life of the manic depressive, ten years on’, which… more
Going against the tide
Nicky Hayward reviews ‘a disorder for everyone’, an event which took place on 15 October 2016 The Saturday before last… more
My baby, psychosis and me’…and it’s Mind Media Award
My Baby, Psychosis and Me, and its VMG Mind Award. Probing the underlying issues. It is with a heavy heart… more
A mental health survivor’s journey
From social isolation and hardship leading to Rampton Hospital, Paul turns his life around and becomes an active peer supporter… more
How local councillors could cure the doctor-induced epidemic of mental sickness
NSUN member John Kapp proposes a way to roll out mindfulness approaches instead of medication based treatments By John Kapp… more