Centre for Mental Health

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Speaking up for social justice in mental health

  1. Jul 14

    Leading with lived experience to support better mental health for all

    Andy Bell welcomes three brilliants guests to explore how to tackle mental health inequalities from the perspective of people with lived experience. Deborah Williams, founder of The Women’s Association, navigated postpartum depression following each of her pregnancies, but it wasn’t until her third postpartum journey that she found support. Christopher Egan is lived experience lead at We Are Survivors, where he draws on his own journey as a former client to advocate for male survivors of sexual harm. Sarah Rouse is a local councillor in Malvern, who after a lifetime of misdiagnosis, found self-awareness and self-acceptance through training as a mental health counsellor. We explore the missed opportunities that prevented our guests from getting the right support, the things that have made a difference for their mental health, and how they are leading with lived experience to advocate for better mental health for all. This is the second episode in a two-part series supported by a grant from the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). If you appreciated this episode, we’d love your support to keep our work going – please donate today: www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/donate

    Leading with lived experience to support better mental health for all

  2. Jun 8

    Community-rooted solutions to tackling mental health inequalities

    In the first of a two-part series, supported by the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), Andy Bell is joined by Danielle Bridge, Shoana Qureshi-Khan and Martin Bisp – three people leading voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) sector organisations dedicated to tackling mental health inequalities. In this episode we discuss the structural barriers that can prevent people from getting the mental health support they need, and how community-based work and culturally competent care can help to tackle these injustices.

    Community-rooted solutions to tackling mental health inequalities

  3. 10/29/2024

    Chris Frederick: Bringing Black mental health and suicidality out of the shadows

    Thea sits down with Chris Frederick, an expert by experience who has been charting a unique course in his work on suicide prevention. Chris's experience of poor mental health led him to set up Project Soul Stride, through which he is collecting people's stories and building knowledge around Black mental health and suicidality. With this evidence, he's been challenging systems and services to improve mental health support and suicide prevention to better meet the needs of Black people. Show notes and full transcript can be found here: https://www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/podcast-chris-frederick/ If you appreciated this episode, we’d love your support to keep our work going – please donate today: www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/donate Music by scottholmesmusic.com

    Chris Frederick: Bringing Black mental health and suicidality out of the shadows

  4. 09/23/2024

    Penny East: Why we need mental health social workers

    Thea is joined by Penny East, External Relations Director at Think Ahead which runs a training programme for mental health social workers. They talk about the role of social workers in providing mental health support and how that often tends to be overlooked, both in policy and in public awareness. They also discuss why we need to build a more diverse range of skills into the mental health workforce to properly meet people's needs. Show notes and full transcript can be found here: https://www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/podcast-penny-east/ If you appreciated this episode, we’d love your support to keep our work going – please donate today: www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/donate Music by scottholmesmusic.com

    Penny East: Why we need mental health social workers

  5. 08/14/2024

    Kadra Abdinasir: What does the new government mean for mental health?

    What does the new government mean for mental health? Kadra Abdinasir, the Centre's Associate Director of Policy, sits down with Thea to discuss the impact of new announcements and what the Government needs to prioritise to build a mentally healthier nation. Show notes and full transcript can be found here: https://www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/podcast-kadra-abdinasir/ If you appreciated this episode, we’d love your support to keep our work going – please donate today: www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/donate Music by scottholmesmusic.com

    Kadra Abdinasir: What does the new government mean for mental health?

  6. 06/28/2024

    Venus Madden: Navigating maternal mental health across cultures

    Thea Joshi sits down with Venus Madden. An Occupational Therapist by background, Venus shares her experiences of miscarriage and postnatal depression, as well as the impact of moving to the UK from Hong Kong as a teenager. We discuss how facing inequalities in health care have shaped her and how she's using her story to call for change in maternal mental health. If you appreciated this episode, we'd love your support to keep our work going - please donate today: www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/donate Music by scottholmesmusic.com

    Venus Madden: Navigating maternal mental health across cultures

  7. 05/23/2024

    Thahmina Begum: Healing racial trauma through art psychotherapy

    Thea is joined by Thahmina Begum, an artist and art psychotherapist based in Leeds. Thahmina talks us through some amazing projects she's led, using art as a vehicle for communities to process racial and intergenerational trauma. If you appreciated this episode, we'd love your support to keep our work going - please donate today: www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/donate Music by scottholmesmusic.com

    Thahmina Begum: Healing racial trauma through art psychotherapy

  8. 04/25/2024

    Andy Bell: What's driving the backlash against mental health awareness?

    Has mental health culture gone too far? Thea Joshi welcomes Andy Bell to unpack recent comments from government ministers and proposed plans to reduce access to benefits for people taking time off work for their mental health. They discuss what's driving this backlash, and explore where we're actually at on our journey from mental health awareness to mental health literacy. If you appreciated this episode, we'd love your support to keep our work going - please donate today: www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/donate Music by scottholmesmusic.com

    Andy Bell: What's driving the backlash against mental health awareness?
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Speaking up for social justice in mental health

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  • Creator
    Centre for Mental Health
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2026
  • Episodes
    39
  • Rating
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