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Published in: ourNHSBritain’s struggling mental health services are on the brink of a new crisisAs waiting lists grow in the wake of the pandemic, communities in England and Wales are being forced to bridge the...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaAccess to mental health in the Maré favelas in Rio: a fight that comes from withinHealth professionals, residents and local institutions in Maré, Rio de Janeiro, fight the precariousness of...
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Published in: Home: Opinion‘Queer Eye’, Jordan Peterson and the battle for depressed menProgressives need to learn from the Netflix show’s battles against toxic masculinity. And the Fab Five need to...
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Published in: ourNHSTo address mental health, we need to build a compassionate society, not just websitesMental health campaigners are putting pressure on government to take more fundamental action on the mental health...
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Published in: ourNHSThe government must act to end this child mental health crisisChildren have been particularly hard hit by mental health cuts, with 150 turned away from the care they need every...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaWhy Indigenous people are more vulnerable to mental health problems?Today – 9th August – is the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples. The purpose of this Day is, among...
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Published in: Frontline InsightsA culture of care: helping activists and their allies look after themselvesSelf-care is often the last thing on the minds of frontline human rights defenders. But it is the only thing that...
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Published in: ourNHSThe latest multi-billion pound move in NHS privatisation – is the endgame in sight?Private healthcare firms have just been offered a substantial say in deciding how billions of pounds of NHS mental...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaProfessional solidarity with Palestine: a mental health imperativePalestinian mental health professionals will continue critical dialogue of the occupation until its hegemony is...
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Published in: ourNHSMental health and deaths after police contact – why Seni's Law is welcome but more is neededThe mental health system is creaking – and it's particularly black communities who are paying a sometimes terrible...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaLiving the double life: behind the lies of women's daily lives in EgyptThe consequences of living this sort of double-life go far beyond family disagreements.
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Published in: openDemocracyUKJohann Hari: Uncovering the real causes of depression, and the unexpected solutionsInterview with writer Johann Hari about his new book, Lost Connections
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Published in: HomeThe rise of anxiety in the age of inequalityIn a world so focused on mindless consumption and status acquisition, the developed world’s epidemic of anxiety and...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaAgency and hope: helping communities healing themselvesWhen planning mental health services, treating PTSD is what usually comes to mind. What role do local communities...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaThe thinking behind a mental health workers pledge for PalestineConcerned professionals may need to move beyond their accustomed professional roles to support a genuine...
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Published in: ourNHSA dance of destitution - psychology's clash over coercionJob centres are becoming gladiatorial arenas where unemployed people and professionals slug it out, whilst the...
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Published in: TransformationCheer up ‘Bifo’—history hasn’t ended yetWhat’s the relationship between capitalism and mental health? A review of Franco ‘Bifo’ Berardi’s Heroes: Mass...
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Published in: ourNHSAlcoholism, the NHS, and political hypocrisyPoliticians show sympathy for the sadly premature death of Charles Kennedy - but none for the ordinary alcoholic,...
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Published in: ourNHSFour reasons Nick Clegg is no mental health saviourLiberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg has some nerve to appoint himself the champion of the mentally ill.
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Published in: ourNHSDepression needs more than mass-produced talking treatment
Has there really been a breakthrough in talking treatments for depression as claimed, or are formulaic policies...
