Content note: iatrogenic harm, suicidality Within the last year, how many headlines have you seen about ‘trans children’? Behind those… more
In the name of public interest: the violation of trans children’s privacy
Category: Mental health & social justice
Accessing gender-affirming care should not be a source of trauma
Content note: mention of transphobia, fatphobia, gender dysphoria, ableism, brief mention of sexual abuse I had my first appointment with… more
Transforming mental health systems through art
Art is Not a Plaster I’m at a creative health convention in London. There are hundreds of people in the… more
When healing isn’t equal: racial bias and the burden of mental health
It is widely assumed that when a person reaches out for assistance, they have already gone through the toughest part… more
Not “Hard to Reach,” Hardly Reached: racial justice and mental health
When my mental health dipped during a period of immigration stress and financial precarity, I did what the leaflets say:… more
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
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
‘Like a puppet on a string’: The ‘sick note’ culture, from those who live it
Pushing people off benefits isn’t going to fix a broken economy, and it certainly won’t help the country “level up”; the only way the welfare system can be effective is if the systems that surround it – social care and the NHS – are effective, too…. more
Self-Harm and the Internet: A user-led critique of the proposed Online Safety Bill
An empty reassurance that the Bill would not intend to criminalise those who self-harm would be of no use to us – the experiences of people who self-harm provides ample evidence that if further criminalisation is made possible then it will occur, regardless of the Bill’s intent…. more
Participatory research in mental health and migration
Migration and mental health research can be an unequal process… Participatory research can challenge the power inequalities associated with mental health research…. more
Transitioning out of Psychiatry
I want to see better solidarity between trans and Mad movements. I want the critique of psychiatry to support trans people’s needs, and I want trans people to learn from what they share with other psychiatric survivors and service-users…. more