Here are all the articles, blogs, vlogs, and podcasts (and more) that we’ve shared in our weekly bulletins this month. The main focus of this section in our bulletin is to share new, first person pieces written or made by people within and beyond our membership who have lived experience of mental ill-health, trauma, or distress, as well as relevant articles about news and policy in mental health from sources such as Disability News Service.
We’ll be posting this roundup at the end of each month as a way to further bring together, amplify and also archive current, lived experience-focussed voices and perspectives in mental health.
From involvement to accountability: why lived experience must hold power
Article by Grace Ward via Centre for Mental Health.
Representing real lives: the case for better mental health reporting
Blog by Duncan Marshall, CAPITAL CEO, via NSUN.
Burnham offers hints on DWP policy as he promises a ‘fair and sustainable’ way to bring down spending
Article by John Pring via Disability News Service.
Burnham edges towards revealing his DWP policy, but still no word on safeguarding concerns
Article by John Pring via Disability News Service.
PM urged to improve the living standards of Disabled people
Article by and via Disability Rights UK.
Lived Experience Matters — But Where Are The Opportunities?
Blog by Thomas Stanier via Mad in the UK.
Power, liberation and labels; diagnoses as descriptive terms
Blog by Chloe Yates via NSUN.
PIP Review Moves to Recommendations Stage
Article by and via Disability Rights UK.
Uta Frith confirms my longstanding grudge against psychology: there’s a problem with power and permission
Blog by Elsa Williams via NSUN.