Reducing the stigma around mental health
For our first ‘Sunday survey’, we asked our Facebook based 1in4 followers, what mental health conditions you suffer from, and we had an overwhelming response with over 1500 answers. The Results: Which mental health condition do you suffer from? Of 1522 respondents almost half (48.9%) suffer from 2 or more conditions, Continue Reading
Mental health is a broad term. It encompasses our social, emotional, and psychological wellbeing. Good mental health is achieved by having balance in all of these areas. Just as physical wellbeing is not just about being free from illness or disease, mental wellbeing is not just about being free from Continue Reading
It has been announced by the UK government that thousands more NHS mental health workers will be employed. The aim is to be able to treat an additional one million mental health patients by 2020-21 by employing extra nurses, consultants and therapists. Jeremy Hunt, the minister for health, recognised and Continue Reading
Under the title ‘The Batman Killer – a prescription for murder?‘ the BBC investigative programme Panorama has suggested that James Holmes, the ‘Batman Killer’ – so named for having opened fire and killed 12 people inside a cinema watching Batman – only committed the crime because of the medication he Continue Reading
To live with mental illness during your life takes a lot of strength and determination. For someone who hasn’t experienced it, it can be hard to know how to support someone who is struggling. To make it easier on those who suffer and those who wish to help, we asked Continue Reading
We asked you, our followers, if you’d ever seen any TV shows or movies that addressed mental health and as usual you did not disappoint! Below are the tv shows that you had mentioned and what you have to say about them. If you find yourself having one of those Continue Reading
By Tom Wavre Recently I have been fortunate enough to start a strong period of recovery from my depression and anxiety. It has been a long journey to get to where I am today, the fight has often been hard but I am starting to see the light at the Continue Reading
The ‘1in4 kindness challenge’ is where you perform an act of random kindness on either someone you know or a total stranger, just for the sake of doing something positive in this world and raising awareness of mental health issues. 1 in 4 people will suffer from mental ill health Continue Reading
Part 1 can be found here Many people from all walks of life can suffer from mental illness. Stigma tells us a certain type of person is afflicted with it – this is simply not true If you enjoyed this article please share it using the buttons below…
Great strides have been made in recent years in the fight against mental health stigma, but there is still a very long road ahead of us. When those in the public eye speak out openly and honestly about their own mental health struggles it helps to chip away at this Continue Reading
By Claire Raymond Going to the doctor for the first time to talk about your depression can be a very scary thing. Many people put it off because they feel afraid that they will be judged or they won’t be taken seriously. Some people are also afraid that they will Continue Reading
Much has been said since the Netflix series 13 Reasons Why aired. For those who have missed it this series follows the story of Hannah, a girl in an American High School, who has died by suicide and left tapes behind detailing her reasons. Each ‘reason’ focuses on a different Continue Reading