But that would be a lie
Perhaps if we turn a blind eye to the gaps in our system the Suicide epidemic will just go away,… more
Author: Amy Wells
Posts by Amy Wells
Book review: Recovery, Mental Health and Inequality: Chinese Ethnic Minorities as Mental Health Service Users
NSUN member Vanessa Yim reviews Lynn Tang’s latest book ‘Recovery, Mental Health and Inequality: Chinese Ethnic Minorities as Mental Health… more
Power Threat Meaning Threat Power Power Power!
A blog by Scheherazade, on the launch of the recently published Power Threat Meaning Framework 2018 has started with a… more
A fierce intellect and pioneer activist – a tribute to Robert Dellar
A compassionate activist, author, artist and comrade, ROBERT DELLAR (1964-2016) touched the lives of many, writes Ruth Hunt ROBERT DELLAR… more
I will not recover until the world recovers
“Are you enjoying your art therapy?” she said. I shook my head, partly in answer, and partly in disbelief that… more
I had my 21st birthday in a psychiatric hospital
20th June 1973, Ward 15, Friern Barnet Hospital to be precise. It took 20 years but the experience changed my… more
Art is telling the truth unapologetically
Last week I launched my book ‘DSM 69’ published by Eleusinian Press. The book is my subversive look at psychiatry… more
It’s time for full legal equality
IT’S TIME FOR FULL LEGAL EQUALITY: WITHOUT IT, IT WILL NEVER BE FULLY OK TO TALK ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH In… more
Mental health and disabled people with Learning difficulties (LD) and Autism (ASC)
Author: Simone Aspis (Changing Perspectives) I am a disabled person who is acting as an advocate for detained inpatients with… more
The mental health act review and the definition of ‘mental disorder’
Simone Aspis (Changing Perspectives) I am a disabled person who is acting as an advocate for detained in-patients with learning… more
Musings on a World Mental Health Day (10 October 2017)
(Originally written for Dina’s blog in Asylum magazine) It has been announced that from autumn 2018 the Department of Health… more
What should happen when things go wrong?
Martyn has been an advocacy campaigner for over 15 years. He runs True Voice as an independent consultant and continues… more