Let's Talk: Mental Health: Recent Episodes
Mental Health Foundation
Hi. Welcome to Let’s Talk: Mental Health, where we get together with different people and experts to chat about mental health. We all have mental health, and we can all experience mental health problems. So, on this podcast we explore the topics that can affect how we think and feel.
Today we’re talking about self. About how the relationships with ourselves can help or harm our mental health. And tips on ways to build a healthy relationship with you.
Trigger warning this episode discusses an eating disorder
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Guests on the show today?
- You’ll hear from Anna Archer. Anna is a 21-year-old successful content creator, podcaster and athlete who focuses on fitness, lifestyle and mental health.
- Next, you’ll hear from Gemma and Quinn, who are part of the MHF Young Leaders, they share their own personal stories about investing in the relationships with themselves to help their mental health.
- And lastly Sophie Peterman, Programmes Coordinator at the Mental Health Foundation, will chat about why the relationship with ourselves matters to our mental health.
Episode links:
- Healthy relationships information page: https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/our-work/public-engagement/healthy-relationships
- Top Tips: Healthy relationship with ourselves: https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/sites/default/files/2022-09/Top-Tips-Healthy-Relationships-with-Ourselves-Postcard.pdf
- About the MHF Young Leaders: https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/our-work/programmes/families-children-and-young-people/mhf-young-leaders
- Anna Archer’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/annaarcherfitness/?hl=en
- Anna Archer’s Podcast: https://linktr.ee/insideannasmindpodcast
- Body Image and mental health information page: https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/explore-mental-health/body-image
- Eating Disorders information page: https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/explore-mental-health/a-z-topics/eating-disorders
- Top Tips for maintaining a healthy body image: https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/explore-mental-health/body-image-and-mental-health/mind-over-mirror/feeling-my-mind
This podcast is brought to you by the Mental Health Foundation. It is a space for our guests to discuss their personal experience and express their opinions. Our guests’ opinions are their own and are not an official stance of the Mental Health Foundation.
Need support?
- Call a helpline: Samaritans are available 24/7 for free on 116 123 (UK) and whatever you’re going through, they’re here to face it with you.
- Text a helpline: If you’re experiencing a personal crisis, are unable to cope and need support - but prefer to text than chat then reach out to Crisis Text Linet by texting Shout to 85258 (UK).
Get emergency support:
- If you are thinking about ending your life, please call 999 (UK) or go to A&E and ask for the contact of the nearest crisis resolution team. There are teams of mental health care professionals who work with people in severe distress.
Find information online:
- The Mental Health Foundation’s support page. It’s filled with information on different ways to get help and access support for your mental he
Today we’re talking about childhood. About how the environments that we grow up in, and experiences that we have in our childhoods can shape us as adults and affect our mental health.
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Guests on the show today?
Alex: Guest, young person based in Derby
Bhavan: Guest, young person based in Derby
Jamie: Guest, young adult based in Ardrossan, Scotland
Tyra: Feature guest from Leaders Unlocked, based in London
Shelley: Programmes Manager, for Children, Families & Young People, Mental Health Foundation Scotland
Episode links:
- Children and young people's mental health info page: https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/a-to-z/c/children-and-young-people
- OCD info page: https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/a-to-z/o/obsessive-compulsive-disorder-ocd
- Adverse Childhood Experiences information: https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/aces/index.html
- Preventing mental health problems in children and young people report: https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/publications/state-generation-preventing-mental-health-problems-children-and-young-people
This podcast is brought to you by the Mental Health Foundation. It is a space for our guests to discuss their personal experience and express their opinions. Our guests’ opinions are their own and are not an official stance of the Mental Health Foundation.
Need support?
Call a helpline: Samaritans are available 24/7 for free on 116 123 (UK) and whatever you’re going through, they’re here to face it with you.
Text a helpline: If you’re experiencing a personal crisis, are unable to cope and need support - but prefer to text than chat then reach out to Crisis Text Linet by texting Shout to 85258 (UK).
Get emergency support: If you are thinking about ending your life, please call 999 (UK) or go to A&E and ask for the contact of the nearest crisis resolution team. There are teams of mental health care professionals who work with people in severe distress.
Find information online: The Mental Health Foundation’s support page. It’s filled with information on different ways to get help and access support for your mental health: mentalhealth.org.uk/getting-help.
Meet the ‘Let’s Talk: Mental Health’ team:
Jennie, Bethan and Tim pull on their own lived experience of mental health, their time working with mental health charities or services and their ability to connect with people to deliver an insightful podcast filled with kindness and support.
Jennie Walker is the big talker (Podcast Host and Co-Producer). Bethan Buswell is the curious one (Podcast Co-Producer). Tim Butcher is the behind-the-scenes guy (Podcast Editor).
Today we’re talking about loneliness. About what it means to feel lonely, how it affects our mental health, who experiences it and what we can do to cope with it.
Trigger warning: this episode mentions suicidal feelings*
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Guests on the show today?
Carol: Guest, retired person from Norfolk
Calum Scott: Guest, multi-platinum singer-songwriter
Bex: Guest, young queer person from North Scotland
Catherine Seymour: Head of Research, Mental Health Foundation
Meet the ‘Let’s Talk: Mental Health’ team:
Jennie, Bethan and Tim pull on their own lived experience of mental health, their time working with mental health charities or services and their ability to connect with people to deliver an insightful podcast filled with kindness and support.
Jennie Walker is the big talker (Podcast Host and Co-Producer). Bethan Buswell is the curious one (Podcast Co-Producer). Tim Butcher is the behind-the-scenes guy (Podcast Editor).
Episode links:
- Mental Health Awareness Week: https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/mhaw
- Loneliness research: https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/campaigns/mental-health-awareness-week/loneliness-research
- Tips to cope with loneliness: https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/campaigns/mental-health-awareness-week/loneliness-help-advice
- The Great Grief Trust: www.thegoodgrieftrust.org
- Calum Scott's latest music, tour dates and more: https://www.calumscott.com/
This podcast is brought to you by the Mental Health Foundation. It is a space for our guests to discuss their personal experience and express their opinions. Our guests’ opinions are their own and are not an official stance of the Mental Health Foundation.
Need support?
Call a helpline: Samaritans are available 24/7 for free on 116 123 (UK) and whatever you’re going through, they’re here to face it with you.
Text a helpline: If you’re experiencing a personal crisis, are unable to cope and need support - but prefer to text than chat then reach out to Crisis Text Line by texting Shout to 85258 (UK).
Get emergency support: If you are thinking about ending your life, please call 999 (UK) or go to A&E and ask for the contact of the nearest crisis resolution team. There are teams of mental health care professionals who work with people in severe dist
Today we’re talking about friendships. What they mean to us, how they impact our wellbeing, and how to nurture a healthy friendship.
Remember to rate, like, review and subscribe This is the newly branded podcast from the Mental Health Foundation.
Guests on the show today?
Tyra: Guest, young person based in London
Jesse: Guest, young person based in London
Lauren McConkey: Project Manager, Higher Education at the Foundation
Meet the ‘Let’s talk: Mental Health’ team:
Jennie, Bethan and Tim pull on their own lived experience of mental health, their time working with mental health charities or services and their ability to connect with people to deliver an insightful podcast filled with kindness and support.
Jennie Walker is the big talker (Podcast Host and Co-Producer). Bethan Buswell is the curious one (Podcast Co-Producer). Tim Butcher is the behind-the-scenes guy (Podcast Editor).
Episode links:
Relationships and mental health tips: Healthy Relationships Tips
Coronavirus and mental health study: https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/our-work/research/coronavirus-mental-health-pandemic/
online@mentalhealth.org.uk
This podcast is brought to you by the Mental Health Foundation. It is a space for our guests to discuss their personal experience and express their opinions. Our guests’ opinions are their own and are not an official stance of the Mental Health Foundation.
Need support?
Call a helpline: Samaritans are available 24/7 for free on 116 123 (UK) and whatever you’re going through, they’re here to face it with you.
Text a helpline: If you’re experiencing a personal crisis, are unable to cope and need support - but prefer to text than chat then reach out to Crisis Text Linet by texting Shout to 85258 (UK).
Get emergency support: If you are thinking about ending your life, please call 999 (UK) or go to A&E and ask for the contact of the nearest crisis resolution team. There are teams of mental health care professionals who work with people in severe distress.
Find information online: The Mental Health Foundation’s support page. It’s filled with information on different ways to get help and access support for your mental health: mentalhealth.org.uk/getting-help.
This is the Mental Health Foundation podcast. A series which brings to you a range of mental health topics, real life stories, expert comments, and mental health tips.
Jennie Walker is your host. She has her own lived experience of mental health problems and with this podcast she and the Mental Health Foundation want to raise awareness, get people talking and provide support and hope.
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On this episode, we explore the 2021 World Mental Health Day theme, Mental Health in an Unequal World.
Tyra in London tells us what inequality means to her as a young person, how she and her peers are coping with the lifting of lockdown, and how she thinks society could better support young people overall. 31-year-old Freya in Edinburgh lives with ADHD and shares her experiences around access to mental health services, and of growing up as the only person of colour at her school and how that impacted her mental health. Lastly, we hear from Julie Cameron, who is Associate Director for the Mental Health Foundation in Scotland - Julie shares her expertise on the wider picture of equality, and talks about how we can all contribute towards a fairer society. Enjoy the show!
Who’s on the show today?
Jennie Walker: Host and Producer, Communications and Marketing Officer at the Foundation
Jennie's Bio: https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/people/jennie-walker
Tyra: Guest, young person based in London
Freya: Guest, 31-year-old from Edinburgh who lives with ADHD
Julie Cameron: Associate Director for the Mental Health Foundation in Scotland.
Julie's Bio: https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/about-us/people/julie-cameron
Podcast episode links:
Get into Summer project https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/projects/get-summer-2021
Study - Why More Equal Societies Almost Always Do Better - by Wilkinson and Pickett https://www.researchgate.net/publication/257664917_Richard_Wilkinson_and_Kate_Pickett_2009_The_Spirit_Level_Why_More_Equal_Societies_Almost_Always_Do_Better_Allen_Lane_London
Find out more about the Mental Health Foundation:
Website: mentalhealth.org.uk
Instagram: instagram.com/mentalhealthfoundation
Facebook: facebook.com/mentalhealthfoundation
Twitter: twitter.com/mentalhealth
Get in touch with us: online@mentalhealth.org.uk
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Helplines:
If you are feeling like ending your life, please call 999 or go to A&E and ask for the contact of the nearest crisis resolution team. These are teams of mental health care professionals who work with people in severe distress.
If you need someone to talk to then Samaritans are available on 116 123 (UK) for free, 24/7. They are there to talk to and listen.
In this episode, Jennie speaks with Jamie, a 23 year-old personal trainer about His relationship with nature, and how connecting with nature has helped him get away from busy city life and supported his mental health.
Enjoy!
Kas, 23, is a student in London. Here she shares her experience of connecting with nature during the pandemic.
What is the Mental Health Foundation Podcast?This is the Mental Health Foundation podcast. A series which brings to you a range of mental health topics, real life stories, expert comments, and mental health tips.
Jennie Walker is your new producer and host. She has her own lived experience of mental health problems and with this podcast she and the Mental Health Foundation want to raise awareness, get people talking and provide support and hope.
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On today’s episode Jennie talks to you about how connecting with nature can support our mental health.
We recorded this episode in April 2021, after a full year of different lockdowns during the Coronavirus pandemic. Throughout the pandemic, many people turned to nature to help manage their mental health – whether that was a walk down the street, a swim in the sea, a run in the countryside, or nurturing a house plant.
On the show, Jennie speaks to some people about their relationships with nature, and how connecting with nature has supported their own mental health. We have Kas, a 23-year-old from London, Jamie Hamill who is a Personal Trainer from Edinburgh, and Becky who is a 47-year-old from Newcastle. We finish with Dr Chiara Lombardo and Jolie Goodman, talking about the research behind the positive benefits of nature for our mental health, and how we’ve been applying them in some of our programmes at the Mental Health Foundation…Enjoy the show!
Who’s on the show today?
Jennie Walker: Host, Producer and Podcast Editor, Communications and Marketing Officer at the Foundation
Kas: Guest, 23-year-old from London
Jamie Hamill: Guest, Personal Trainer from Edinburgh
Becky: Guest, 47-year-old from Newcastle
Dr Chiara Lombardo: Guest, Senior Research Officer at the Foundation Chiara’s Bio: https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/about-us/people/chiara-lombardo
Jolie Goodman: Guest, Programmes Manager for Empowerment & Later LifeJolie’s Bio: https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/people/jolie-goodman
Podcast episode links:
https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/campaigns/nature/nature-research https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/campaigns/mental-health-awareness-week/tips
https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/campaigns/thriving-with-nature https://www.wwt.org.uk/our-work/projects/blue-prescriptions/ Find out more about the
Mental Health Foundation:
Website: mentalhealth.org.uk
Instagram: instagram.com/mentalhealthfoundation
Facebook: facebook.com/mentalhealthfoundation
Twitter: twitter.com/mentalhealth
Get in touch with us: online@mentalhealth.org.uk
Remember to rate, like, review and subscribe
Helplines:
If you are feeling like ending your life, please call 999 or go to A&E and ask for the contact of the nearest crisis resolution team. These are teams of mental health care professionals who work with people in severe distress.
If you need someone to talk to then Samaritans are available on 116 123 (UK) for free, 24/7. They are there to talk to, listen and they won't judge or tell you what to do.
What is the Mental Health Foundation Podcast? This is the Mental Health Foundation podcast. A series which brings to you a range of mental health topics, real life stories, expert comments, and mental health tips.
Bethan Buswell is your producer and host. She has her own lived experience of mental health problems and with this podcast she and the Mental Health Foundation want to raise awareness, get people talking and provide support and hope.
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Before we introduce the episode, we want to remind you that government advice designed to keep us safe during the Covid-19 outbreak is under constant review and will be different depending on where you live. Please remember to keep up to date via reputable sources.
On today’s episode Bethan talks to you about the coronavirus pandemic and its effect on our mental health. We recorded this episode in early September 2020 when for many of us, we had been seeing a gradual easing of lockdown, children heading back to school, students back to uni and some people heading back to work. For some people this brought longed-for opportunities. But for many, even the happy, much anticipated changes were difficult for our mental health. And lastly, we are still far from knowing what the pandemic means for our society moving forward...
So, on the show we want to explore these big themes – and Bethan has some great guests to help her tackle them. Firstly, she will be speaking to, Suba, a junior doctor who has been working in the Emergency Department of an NHS hospital in London during the coronavirus outbreak. Then Dr David Crepaz-Keay, who is the Head of Applied Learning at the Foundation. He will talk us through what has been happening with mental health in the UK during the coronavirus pandemic. Lastly, we finish with Bethan and Linda Liao, Digital Manager at the Mental Health Foundation sharing some tips on how we can look after our mental health during these uncertain times... Enjoy the show!
We have created a coronavirus and mental health hub filled with advice on how to look after your mental health during the coronavirus outbreak. Find out more here: mentalhealth.org.uk/coronavirus
Who’s on the show today?
Bethan Buswell: Producer & host, Digital Engagement Officer at the Foundation
Suba: Guest, Junior Doctor
David Crepaz-Keay: Guest, Head of Applied Learning, at the Foundation
Bio: https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/about-us/people/dr-david-crepaz-keay
Linda Liao: Guest, Digital Manager, at the Foundation
Podcast editor: Tim Butcher, filmmaker, podcast editor, writer, and producer
Website: timbutcher.co.uk/Podcast episode
Podcast links:
https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/coronavirus
https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/our-work/research/coronavirus-mental-health-pandemic/
Find out more about the Mental Health Foundation:
Website: mentalhealth.org.uk
Instagram: instagram.com/mentalhealthfoundation
Facebook: facebook.com/mentalhealthfoundation
Twitter: twitter.com/mentalhealth
Get in touch with us: online@mentalhealth.org.uk
Remember to rate, like, review and subscribe
Helplines:
If you are feeling like ending your life, please call 999 or go to A&E and ask for the contact of the nearest crisis resolution team. These are teams of mental health care professionals who work with people in severe distress.
If you need someone to talk to then Samaritans are available on 116 123 (UK) for free, 24/7. They are there to talk to and listen.
‘Mental health in the community’ is a series of six podcasts brought to you by the Mental Health Foundation and the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust.
What is this series about? From 2016 to 2019 the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust ran the Mental Health Fellowships programme, funding individuals to travel abroad to learn more about how community-based solutions are being created to respond to some of today’s most pressing mental health challenges.
The Mental Health Foundation was the expert partner in this programme, helping to shape its aims, select the successful candidates and provide mentoring to the successful Fellows. In total, 59 Churchill Fellows were chosen to investigate best practice in 18 countries and bring back new evidence and ideas to create positive change in their profession, practice and communities in the UK.
This series of podcasts distils the key findings from this rich body of learning, and makes recommendations for policy and practice in the UK. Each episode focuses on an aspect of the Mental Health Fellowships’ overarching theme ‘community-based solutions’. There are also corresponding briefings for each of the categories below, available at www.mentalhealth.org.uk or www.wcmt.org.uk.
Episode 2: Creativity and Innovation: the creative arts
Who’s on the podcast today? Trevor Barnes: Host, freelance journalist and BBC radio presenter.
Dr Kat Taylor: a clinical psychologist and art and mental health innovation programme manager at Greater Manchester i-Thrive, travelled to Finland and the USA (2017) to study initiatives embedding the arts into health care.
Alison O’Connor: a psychotherapist, trainer and co-founder of Cardiff based Arts in Health organisation, Re-Live. Alison travelled to Bosnia and Herzegovina and the USA (2016) to investigate the impact of the creative arts on families and veterans affected by trauma and moral injury.
What is the episode about? This episode features two Fellows’ findings about how the creative arts are being used abroad to support people’s mental health.
We hear about the Dance Centre of Central Finland in Jyvaskyla where the Baby Dance Hour is an opportunity for mothers to play, sing and dance with their young children. Led by a professional dance teacher and supported by care staff, these sessions allow mother and baby to bond in the simplest and most natural of ways, generating habits of connection through touch, talk, movement and music that help to lay the foundations of good mental health for life.
Trevor then interviews Alison O’Connor about how the performing arts are providing more holistic approaches for supporting veteran’s mental health, in addition to more traditional methods such as talking therapies.
Need support? If you need someone to talk to then Samaritans are available on 116 123 (UK) for free, 24/7. They are there to talk to, listen and they won't judge or tell you what to do. C.A.L.M.: National helpline for men to talk about any troubles they are feeling. Call 0800 58 58 58 (UK). They are available 5pm-midnight 365 days a year. For support in a crisis, Text Shout to 85258. If you’re experiencing a personal crisis, are unable to cope and need support. Shout can help with urgent issues such as: Suicidal thoughts, abuse or assault, self-harm, bullying, relationship challenges.
‘Mental health in the community’ is a series of six podcasts brought to you by the Mental Health Foundation and the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust.
What is this series about? From 2016 to 2019 the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust ran the Mental Health Fellowships programme, funding individuals to travel abroad to learn more about how community-based solutions are being created to respond to some of today’s most pressing mental health challenges.
The Mental Health Foundation was the expert partner in this programme, helping to shape its aims, select the successful candidates and provide mentoring to the successful Fellows. In total, 59 Churchill Fellows were chosen to investigate best practice in 18 countries and bring back new evidence and ideas to create positive change in their profession, practice and communities in the UK.
This series of podcasts distils the key findings from this rich body of learning, and makes recommendations for policy and practice in the UK. Each episode focuses on an aspect of the Mental Health Fellowships’ overarching theme ‘community-based solutions’. There are also corresponding briefings for each of the categories below, available at www.mentalhealth.org.uk or www.wcmt.org.uk.
Episode 3: Creativity and Innovation: digital technologies
Who’s on the podcast today? Trevor Barnes: Host, freelance journalist and BBC radio presenter.
Rebecca Cotton: formerly Director of Mental Health Policy for the NHS Confederation, travelled to Australia and the USA in 2017 to research approaches to using digital technology in mental health support.
Marcus Gardiner: a Software Developer and Management Consultant, travelled to the USA in 2018 to explore the use of digital technology to support good mental health in the workplace.
Dr Erin Hope Thompson: founder and director of The Loss Foundation, travelled to the USA in 2017 to research best practice in bereavement support, with a particular focus on the role of digital technology.
What is the episode about? This episode features details on a wide range of programmes abroad that are using digital technologies to support people’s mental health.
Trevor interviews the three Fellows about the changing nature of the digital, artificial intelligence and machine learning landscape and the need for UK-based community mental health services to be attuned to these developments and learn from their ever-evolving applications across the world.
We hear about the Dinner Party, a worldwide network helping 20-and 30-somethings who have experienced bereavement. Individuals who have lost a close friend or family member are encouraged to sign up to 'the club nobody wants to join' where they are carefully matched with people in their area who have suffered similar loss.
Need support? If you need someone to talk to then Samaritans are available on 116 123 (UK) for free, 24/7. They are there to talk to, listen and they won't judge or tell you what to do. C.A.L.M.: National helpline for men to talk about any troubles they are feeling. Call 0800 58 58 58 (UK). They are available 5pm-midnight 365 days a year. For support in a crisis, Text Shout to 85258. If you’re experiencing a personal crisis, are unable to cope and need support. Shout can help with urgent issues such as: Suicidal thoughts, abuse or assault, self-harm, bullying, relationship challenges.
‘Mental health in the community’ is a series of six podcasts brought to you by the Mental Health Foundation and the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust.
What is this series about? From 2016 to 2019 the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust ran the Mental Health Fellowships programme, funding individuals to travel abroad to learn more about how community-based solutions are being created to respond to some of today’s most pressing mental health challenges.
The Mental Health Foundation was the expert partner in this programme, helping to shape its aims, select the successful candidates and provide mentoring to the successful Fellows. In total, 59 Churchill Fellows were chosen to investigate best practice in 18 countries and bring back new evidence and ideas to create positive change in their profession, practice and communities in the UK.
This series of podcasts distils the key findings from this rich body of learning, and makes recommendations for policy and practice in the UK. Each episode focuses on an aspect of the Mental Health Fellowships’ overarching theme ‘community-based solutions’. There are also corresponding briefings for each of the categories below, available at www.mentalhealth.org.uk or www.wcmt.org.uk.
Episode 6: Growing up and growing old
Who’s on the podcast today? Trevor Barnes: Host, freelance journalist and BBC radio presenter.
Olivia Richards: teacher at St Paul’s C of E Primary School in Addlestone, Surrey and leader of The Story Project. Travelled to the USA and Canada in 2016 to explore how reading and writing can be used to teach young people social and emotional skills.
David Humphreys: a family therapist, travelled to Canada and the USA in 2016 to explore ways of improving the involvement of family members in community mental health treatment.
What is the episode about? This episode features discussions around how community-based approaches are being used abroad to support the mental health of both younger and older people.
We hear about the 'The Story Project', the work of Churchill Fellow, Olivia Richards, who travelled to the US and Canada to study how reading and writing are used in schools to teach children and young people the kind of social and emotional skills that can nurture emotional literacy and offer protection from anxiety and depression in later life.
Need support? If you need someone to talk to then Samaritans are available on 116 123 (UK) for free, 24/7. They are there to talk to, listen and they won't judge or tell you what to do. C.A.L.M.: National helpline for men to talk about any troubles they are feeling. Call 0800 58 58 58 (UK). They are available 5pm-midnight 365 days a year. For support in a crisis, Text Shout to 85258. If you’re experiencing a personal crisis, are unable to cope and need support. Shout can help with urgent issues such as: Suicidal thoughts, abuse or assault, self-harm, bullying, relationship challenges.
‘Mental health in the community’ is a series of six podcasts brought to you by the Mental Health Foundation and the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust.
What is this series about? From 2016 to 2019 the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust ran the Mental Health Fellowships programme, funding individuals to travel abroad to learn more about how community-based solutions are being created to respond to some of today’s most pressing mental health challenges.
The Mental Health Foundation was the expert partner in this programme, helping to shape its aims, select the successful candidates and provide mentoring to the successful Fellows. In total, 59 Churchill Fellows were chosen to investigate best practice in 18 countries and bring back new evidence and ideas to create positive change in their profession, practice and communities in the UK.
This series of podcasts distils the key findings from this rich body of learning, and makes recommendations for policy and practice in the UK. Each episode focuses on an aspect of the Mental Health Fellowships’ overarching theme ‘community-based solutions’. There are also corresponding briefings for each of the categories below, available at www.mentalhealth.org.uk or www.wcmt.org.uk.
Episode 4: Trauma and Adversity: veterans’ mental health
Who’s on the podcast today? Trevor Barnes: Host and presenter of BBC Television documentaries and BBC World Service news broadcasts.
Simon Edwards: Simon is the founder and trustee of Serve On, a charitable organisation providing help and support to UK international and local communities in times of crisis. In 2016, he travelled to the USA, Australia and New Zealand to draw lessons for the UK on supporting the transition of servicemen back into civilian life.
Charlie Morley: Charlie, an author and mindfulness teacher from Bermondsey, travelled to Canada and the USA (2018) to study mindfulness-based treatments for veterans with PTSD.
What is the episode about? This episode features details on a wide range of international programmes providing holistic, community-based approaches to supporting the mental health of veterans.
These include programmes involving mindfulness, yoga, the performing arts, holistic retreats and equine learning, amongst others. We also hear about a new perspective on trauma: Moral Injury. While lesser known in the UK, Moral Injury (MI) is increasingly being acknowledged internationally as an important factor in understanding veteran mental health.
Need support? If you need someone to talk to then Samaritans are available on 116 123 (UK) for free, 24/7. They are there to talk to, listen and they won't judge or tell you what to do. C.A.L.M.: National helpline for men to talk about any troubles they are feeling. Call 0800 58 58 58 (UK). They are available 5pm-midnight 365 days a year. For support in a crisis, Text Shout to 85258. If you’re experiencing a personal crisis, are unable to cope and need support. Shout can help with urgent issues such as: Suicidal thoughts, abuse or assault, self-harm, bullying, relationship challenges.
‘Mental health in the community’ is a series of six podcasts brought to you by the Mental Health Foundation and the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust.
What is this series about? From 2016 to 2019 the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust ran the Mental Health Fellowships programme, funding individuals to travel abroad to learn more about how community-based solutions are being created to respond to some of today’s most pressing mental health challenges.
The Mental Health Foundation was the expert partner in this programme, helping to shape its aims, select the successful candidates and provide mentoring to the successful Fellows. In total, 59 Churchill Fellows were chosen to investigate best practice in 18 countries and bring back new evidence and ideas to create positive change in their profession, practice and communities in the UK.
This series of podcasts distils the key findings from this rich body of learning, and makes recommendations for policy and practice in the UK. Each episode focuses on an aspect of the Mental Health Fellowships’ overarching theme ‘community-based solutions’. There are also corresponding briefings for each of the categories below, available at www.mentalhealth.org.uk or www.wcmt.org.uk.
Episode 5: Trauma and Adversity: trauma-informed care
Who’s on the podcast today? Trevor Barnes: Host, freelance journalist and BBC radio presenter.
Dr Karen Treisman: a clinical psychologist, trainer, and author, travelled to the USA to research international approaches to integrating adversity, culturally, and trauma-informed and responsive principles at a system-wide and organisational level.
Daniel Johnson: forensic psychologist and service manager at Kibble Education and Care Centre, a specialist provider of child and youth care services, travelled to the USA, Norway and Sweden to investigate how trauma-informed principles have been turned into tangible practice in young people’s residential care services.
What is the episode about? This episode features details of a number of leading trauma-informed organisations delivering services in a variety of community-based contexts abroad.
We hear about Jasper Mountain, a large care, education and treatment centre in the Oregon forest, initially opened by a husband and wife who were practising therapists frustrated by the systems in which they worked. The main residential building is a castle, with a keep, large central hall and even a drawbridge. It has been built like this as children had said this was the structure they would prefer and in which they would feel most safe.
Need support? If you need someone to talk to then Samaritans are available on 116 123 (UK) for free, 24/7. They are there to talk to, listen and they won't judge or tell you what to do. C.A.L.M.: National helpline for men to talk about any troubles they are feeling. Call 0800 58 58 58 (UK). They are available 5pm-midnight 365 days a year. For support in a crisis, Text Shout to 85258. If you’re experiencing a personal crisis, are unable to cope and need support. Shout can help with urgent issues such as: Suicidal thoughts, abuse or assault, self-harm, bullying, relationship challenges.
‘Mental health in the community’ is a series of six podcasts brought to you by the Mental Health Foundation and the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust.
What is this series about? From 2016 to 2019 the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust ran the Mental Health Fellowships programme, funding individuals to travel abroad to learn more about how community-based solutions are being created to respond to some of today’s most pressing mental health challenges.
The Mental Health Foundation was the expert partner in this programme, helping to shape its aims, select the successful candidates and provide mentoring to the successful Fellows. In total, 59 Churchill Fellows were chosen to investigate best practice in 18 countries and bring back new evidence and ideas to create positive change in their profession, practice and communities in the UK.
This series of podcasts distils the key findings from this rich body of learning, and makes recommendations for policy and practice in the UK. Each episode focuses on an aspect of the Mental Health Fellowships’ overarching theme ‘community-based solutions’. There are also corresponding briefings for each of the categories below, available at www.mentalhealth.org.uk or www.wcmt.org.uk.
Episode 1: Equality and Diversity
Who’s on the podcast today? Trevor Barnes: Host, freelance journalist and BBC radio presenter.
Erica Mapule Mcinnis: a chartered clinical psychologist, travelled to the USA (2016) to investigate African-centered psychological services for wellbeing.
Jacqui Jobson: former Director of Advocacy at Connected Voice and freelance consultant, travelled to Australia and Canada (2017) to explore advocacy approaches addressing mental health among LGBT+ communities.
What is the episode about? This episode on Equality and Diversity features Erica and Jacqui’s findings from Australia, Canada and the USA demonstrating how approaches abroad are being used to help reduce mental health inequalities and protect the rights of vulnerable groups.
We hear about "Ascensions Psychological and Community Services" (which Erica visited in Washington DC) - a mental health service infused with black heritage. Operating from an ordinary house on an ordinary street in a predominantly black neighbourhood, it projects a pride in its African heritage that is immediately obvious to anyone entering the building.
We also hear about programmes Jacqui visited in Sydney and Toronto that ensure that everyone in the organisation, from receptionists to therapists and counsellors, were either themselves from the LGBT+ community or had been professionally trained to understand and affirm the community's cultural sensitivities and world view.
Need support? If you need someone to talk to then Samaritans are available on 116 123 (UK) for free, 24/7. They are there to talk to, listen and they won't judge or tell you what to do. C.A.L.M.: National helpline for men to talk about any troubles they are feeling. Call 0800 58 58 58 (UK). They are available 5pm-midnight 365 days a year. For support in a crisis, Text Shout to 85258. If you’re experiencing a personal crisis, are unable to cope and need support. Shout can help with urgent issues such as: Suicidal thoughts, abuse or assault, self-harm, bullying, relationship challenges.
What is the Mental Health Foundation Podcast? This is the Mental Health Foundation podcast. A series which brings to you a range of mental health topics, real life stories, expert comments, and mental health tips. Bethan Buswell is your producer and host. She has her own lived experience of mental health problems and with this podcast she and the Mental Health Foundation want to raise awareness, get people talking and provide support and hope. Remember to rate, like, review and subscribe
What is this episode about? *Trigger warning: this podcast mentions death
On today’s episode Bethan will be talking about why kindness matters and how it is central to our mental health. Bethan begins the episode by speaking to Josh Elton, who is a Group Facilitator at the Foundation. He talks to us about kindness in later life. She then speaks to Dr. Antonis Kousoulis, Director of England & Wales at the Foundation. Antonis talks to us about what kindness is, how it can have a positive impact on our own & others mental health and how we want kindness to shape the type of society we become after COVID-19. Next we hear from Bob Skinner. Bob shares a letter with you that he wrote, thanking his carers for the kindness they have shown him during lockdown. Lastly, Bethan talks to Linda Liao, Digital Manager at the Foundation about ways to bring more kindness into your life... enjoy the show!
Who’s on the show today? Bethan Buswell: Producer & host, Digital Engagement Officer at the Foundation
Josh Elton, guest, and Group Facilitator at the Foundation Bio: mentalhealth.org.uk/people/josh-elton
Antonis Kousoulis: Guest, Director of England and Wales, at the Foundation
Bio: mentalhealth.org.uk/about-us/people/antonis-kousoulis
Twitter: twitter.com/AKousoulis
Bob Skinner, Guest: joe.co.uk/news/a-letter-from-a-93-year-old-man-to-his-home-carers-243486
Linda Liao: Guest, Digital Manager, at the Foundation
Podcast editor: Tim Butcher, filmmaker, podcast editor, writer, and producer Website: timbutcher.co.uk/
Podcast links:
mentalhealth.org.uk/wales/projects-wales/standing-together-cymru mentalhealth.org.uk/campaigns/mental-health-awareness-week/kindness-stories/josh-later-life
mentalhealth.org.uk/campaigns/mental-health-awareness-week/kindness-stories mentalhealth.org.uk/campaigns/mental-health-awareness-week/get-involved mentalhealth.org.uk/campaigns/mental-health-awareness-week/kindness-research mentalhealth.org.uk/campaigns/mental-health-awareness-week/kindness-policy-asks mentalhealth.org.uk/campaigns/mental-health-awareness-week/kindness-matters-guide mentalhealth.org.uk/coronavirus/random-acts-kindnessmentalhealth.org.uk/virtual-fundraising-ideasmentalhealth.org.uk/gettinghelp
Find out more about the Mental Health Foundation:
Website: mentalhealth.org.uk
Instagram: instagram.com/mentalhealthfoundation
Facebook: facebook.com/mentalhealthfoundation
Twitter: twitter.com/mentalhealth
Get in touch with us: online@mentalhealth.org.uk
Remember to rate, like, review and subscribe
Helplines:
If you are feeling like ending your life, please call 999 or go to A&E and ask for the contact of the nearest crisis resolution team. These are teams of mental health care professionals who work with people in severe distress.
If you need someone to talk to then Samaritans are available on 116 123 (UK) for free, 24/7. They are there to talk to and listen.
What is the Mental Health Foundation Podcast? This is the Mental Health Foundation podcast. A series in which we bring to you a range of mental health topics, real life stories, expert comments and mental health tips.
Bethan Buswell is your producer and host. She has her own lived experience of mental health problems and with this podcast she and the Mental Health Foundation want to raise awareness, get people talking and provide support and hope.
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*Trigger warning: this episode discusses suicide
What is this episode about? Bethan begins the episode by speaking to Byron Vincent, a writer, broadcaster and performance artist. Byron has lived experience of bipolar disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder. He shares stories about growing up in poverty, experiencing addiction, violence and attempting to take his own life. Bethan then speaks to Mark Rowland, Chief Executive of the Mental Health Foundation. Mark speaks to Bethan about losing his brother to suicide, and how this loss fueled a career change that focused on fighting for good mental health for all and suicide prevention. The podcast ends with Bethan and Linda Liao, Digital Manager at the Mental Health Foundation discussing how suicide prevention is something we can all individually help with and how a short conversation with another person can sometimes make the difference between life and death for them.
Who’s on the show today?
Bethan Buswell: Producer and host, Digital Engagement Officer at the Mental Health Foudation
Byron Vincent: Guest, writer, broadcaster and performance artist
Website: https://www.byronvincent.com/ Instagram:
Mark Rowland: Guest, Chief Executive, Mental Health Foundation
Bio: https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/about-us/people/mark-rowland Twitter: https://twitter.com/markrowland77?lang=en
Linda Liao: Guest, Digital Manager, Mental Health Foundation
Podcast episode links:
https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/campaigns/mental-health-schools-make-it-count https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/campaigns/world-mental-health-day https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/a-to-z/p/prevention-and-mental-health https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/blog/70-years-embracing-challenge-prevention-mental-health
https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/publications/suicide-prevention-wait https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/gettinghelp
Find out more about the Mental Health Foundation:
Website: mentalhealth.org.uk
Instagram: instagram.com/mentalhealthfoundation
Facebook: facebook.com/mentalhealthfoundation
Twitter: twitter.com/mentalhealth
Find out more about the Mental Health Foundation:
Website: mentalhealth.org.uk
Twitter: @mentalhealth
Facebook: @mentalhealthfoundation
Instagram: @mentalhealthfoundation
Get in touch with us: online@mentalhealth.org.uk
Remember to rate, like, review and subscribe
Helplines:
If you are feeling like ending your life, please call 999 or go to A&E and ask for the contact of the nearest crisis resolution team. These are teams of mental health care professionals who work with people in severe distress.
If you need someone to talk to then Samaritans are available on 116 123 (UK) for free, 24/7. They are there to talk to and listen.
Today we're talking to you about body image, shame and mental health. Frances Shilito, a make up artist to the stars and eating disorders advisor discusses her experience of negative body image, anxiety and what society needs to do to reduce pressures put on young people today. Our expert Antonis Kousoulis will then discuss the findings of our UK wide ‘Body image survey and report’. Danny Bowman then talks about his own experience of body image issues, shame and how this manifested in an obsession with selfies and poor mental health. Our expert Jane Caro then explains what shame is and why it can impact our mental health. We finish the episode with a chat between two friends at the Mental Health Foundation; Linda and Bethan, who discuss practical ways to improve how you think and feel about your body.
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What is the Mental Health Foundation Feature Podcast?
It is a podcast series that brings a range of mental health topics to you. We invite people to come on the show and talk about their own mental health experiences, experts to explain the what’s, why’s and how’s of mental health and end the show with tips about managing your mental health day to day.
Who’s on the show today?
Podcast host: Bethan Buswell - Digital Engagement Officer, Mental Health Foundation: Podcast editor: Tim Butcher - film-maker, writer and producer - www.timbutcher.co.uk/
Personal story: Frances Shilito
Mental health expert: Dr. Antonis Kousoulis - Director of England and Wales, Mental Health Personal story: Danny Bowman
Mental health expert: Jane Caro – Programmes Lead, Families, Children and Young People & Psychotherapist
Mental health tips guest: Linda Liao - Digital Manager, Mental Health Foundation
Podcast notes:
Stories: France’s story: how I think and feel about my body – https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/stories/frances-story-how-i-think-and-feel-about-my-body
Danny’s story: a fixation on body image and deep feelings of shame - https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/stories/dannys-story-fixation-body-image-and-deep-feelings-shame
Mental Health Awareness Week body image stories: https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/campaigns/mental-health-awareness-week/stories
Campaigns: Mental Health Awareness Week 2019 campaign. ‘Body image – how we think and feel about our bodies’ https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/campaigns/mental-health-awareness-week
Reports: Body image: research report - https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/publications/body-image-report/exec-summary
Guides: Body image: Tips for you - https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/publications/body-image-report/tips
How to look after your mental health using exercise: https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/publications/how-to-using-exercise
Shame: Brene Brown: Listening to shame: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psN1DORYYV0&feature=youtu.be
Find out more about the Mental Health Foundation:
Website: mentalhealth.org.uk
Twitter: @mentalhealth
Facebook: @mentalhealthfoundation
Instagram: @mentalhealthfoundation
Get in touch with us: online@mentalhealth.org.uk
Remember to rate, like, review and subscribe
Helplines:
If you are feeling like ending your life, please call 999 or go to A&E and ask for the contact of the nearest crisis resolution team. These are teams of mental health care professionals who work with people in severe distress.
If you need someone to talk to then Samaritans are available on 116 123 (UK) for free, 24/7. They are there to talk to and listen.
Bethan explores the BIG questions about mental health: the what's, why and how's?
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Podcast host: Bethan Buswell - Digital Engagement Officer, Mental Health Foundation
Podcast editor: Tim Butcher - film-maker, writer and producer - www.timbutcher.co.uk/
Main feature guest: Dr. Antonis Kousoulis - Director of England and Wales, Mental Health Foundation: https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/about-us/people/antonis-kousoulis
Mental health tips guest: Linda Liao - Digital Manager, Mental Health FoundationPodcast
Podcast Links:
Blogs: A brief history of mental health and the Mental Health Foundation: https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/sites/default/files/a-brief-history-mhf.pdf
70 years on: embracing the challenge of prevention in mental health: https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/blog/70-years-embracing-challenge-prevention-mental-health
Mental Health Guides:
How to look after your mental health: https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/publications/how-to-mental-health
Guides to investing in your relationships: https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/publications/guide-investing-your-relationships
Campaigns: Mental Health Awareness Week: Body image – how we think and feel about our bodies https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/campaigns/mental-health-awareness-week
Education campaign, Make it Count: https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/campaigns/mental-health-schools-make-it-count
Education campaign petition: https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/campaigns/mental-health-schools-make-it-count/sign-our-petition-make-it-count-mental-health-schools
Reports: Mental health and prevention: taking local action for better mental health: https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/publications/mental-health-and-prevention-taking-local-action-better-mental-health
Better mental health for all: A public health approach to mental health improvement: https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/publications/better-mental-health-all-public-health-approach-mental-health-improvement
Parenting and mental health: https://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/mental-health/parents-and-young-people
Events:
Curry & Chaat: https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/get-involved/curry-and-chaatTea & Talk: https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/get-involved/tea-and-talk
MHF Live: https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/get-involved/mhf-live
Programmes:
Peer Education Project: https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/projects/peer-education-project-pep
Find out more about the Mental Health Foundation:
Website: mentalhealth.org.uk
Twitter: @mentalhealth
Facebook: @mentalhealthfoundation
Instagram: @mentalhealthfoundation
Get in touch with us: online@mentalhealth.org.uk
Remember to rate, like, review and subscribe
Helplines:
If you are feeling like ending your life, please call 999 or go to A&E and ask for the contact of the nearest crisis resolution team. These are teams of mental health care professionals who work with people in severe distress.
If you need someone to talk to then Samaritans are available on 116 123 (UK) for free, 24/7. They are there to talk to and listen.
In today's podcast the Mental Health Foundation and British Journal of Psychiatry discuss the study “Personal well-being networks, social capital and severe mental illness: exploratory study”. This looks into people's well-being networks through trying to understand the narratives of individual's lives. The study aims to find out what is important to people when measuring 'wellness', in regards to both their physical and mental health. It looks to understand how individuals use their networks and connections to manage this. Looking at the people, meaningful activities and places and spaces that sit within their networks.
Research podcast host: Victoria Zamperoni - Senior Research Officer (Quantitative), Mental Health Foundation
Main feature speakers: Derek Tracey – Consultant Psychiatrist & Clinical Director at Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust. He is a visiting lecturerer at King's College London 'Institute of Psychiatry and Neuroscience' and the department of Psychiatry at University College London. He also holds an editorial board position at the British Journal of Psychiatry. Vanessa Pinfold – Co-founder and Research Director of the McPin Foundation Liam Davies - Ex service user who currently does voluntary research work for Oxleas NHS Trust.
Podcast notes: - To read the paper: “Personal well-being networks, social capital and severe mental illness: exploratory study” find the abstract here: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28982657 and full-text here: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/320234695_Personal_well-being_networks_social_capital_and_severe_mental_illness_Exploratory_study .
- To learn more about ongoing work using similar mapping approaches please visit the Community Navigator study: http://mcpin.org/community-navigator-study/ and the Connecting People Programme: http://mcpin.org/connecting-people-programme/
- To learn more about the work being done by the McPin foundation on Wellbeing Networks and Mental Health please visit: http://mcpin.org/networks-and-mental-health/ and http://www.wellbeing-network.org/about-us/
Find out more about the Mental Health Foundation: Website: mentalhealth.org.uk/ Instagram: instagram.com/mentalhealthfoundation/ Facebook: facebook.com/mentalhealthfoundation/ Twitter: twitter.com/mentalhealth
Get in touch with us: contactus@mentalhealth.org.uk
Bethan speaks to Julie Dunn, a research scientist at the University of Liverpool, about her ‘Sleep Well’ garden. She designed this for the RHS Flower Show while she was on sick leave recovering from surgery. The garden was inspired by the importance of sleep, looking after your well-being, and green space for sustaining good mental health.
Antonis Kousoulis, Associate Director of Research and Development and Linda Liao, Digital Manager at The Mental Health Foundation have a discussion with Bethan later in the podcast about tips for getting good sleep and how to incorporate green space into your routine to help look after your mental health.
What is the Mental Health Foundation Podcast? This is the Mental Health Foundation podcast. A series which brings to you a range of mental health topics, real life stories, expert comments, and mental health tips.
Bethan Buswell is your producer and host. She has her own lived experience of mental health problems and with this podcast she and the Mental Health Foundation want to raise awareness, get people talking and provide support and hope.
Remember to rate, review and subscribe
Podcast host:
Bethan Buswell - Digital Engagement Officer, Mental Health Foundation
Podcast editor: Tim Butcher - https://www.timbutcher.co.uk/
Main feature guest: Julie Dunn: https://juliedunntattonshowgarden.wordpress.com/ https://truggardendesign.co.uk/
Review panel: Linda Liao - Digital Manager, Mental Health Foundation
Antonis Kousoulis - Associate Director of Research and Development, Mental Health Foundation https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/about-us/people/antonis-kousoulis
Podcast notes:
Main feature: Dr Chaterjee talks to BBC Breakfast about what Lifestyle Medicine is and training doctors: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlTTJTY4NMU
The 4 Pillar Plan: How to Relax, Eat, Move, Sleep your way to a Longer, Healthier Life: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35457841-the-4-pillar-plan
Julie’s blog: https://juliedunntattonshowgarden.wordpress.com/
Autism Together: http://www.autismtogether.co.uk/
RHS Flower Show, Tatton Park: https://www.rhs.org.uk/shows-events/rhs-flower-show-tatton-park
Sleep Well Garden at RHS Flower Show: https://www.rhs.org.uk/shows-events/rhs-flower-show-tatton-park/Gardens/2018/sleep-well
Julie Dunn, University of Liverpool: https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/translational-medicine/staff/julie-dunn/
Instagram, MHF Question Time, What place or space helps you with your mental health: https://www.instagram.com/p/BlsWIiIneZN/
How to look after your mental health, free downloadable guide: https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/publications/how-to-mental-health
Ness Botanic Gardens: https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/ness-gardens/
Bethan, Linda, Antonis review: Ten top tips for good sleep: https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/blog/ten-top-tips-good-sleep
How to sleep better guide: https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/publications/how-sleep-better What place or space helps your mental health blog: https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/blog/what-place-or-space-helps-your-mental-health Green space and mental health: https://publichealthmatters.blog.gov.uk/2016/11/09/green-space-mental-wellbeing-and-sustainable-communities/Trees and mental health: https://www.theexeterdaily.co.uk/news/health-beauty/exeter-university-research%C2%A0reveals%C2%A0link-between-trees%C2%A0and%C2%A0mental%C2%A0heath
How to look after your mental health using exercise: https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/publications/how-to-using-exercise
Guide to investing in your relationships: https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/publications/guide-investing-your-relationships
Find out more about the Mental Health Foundation:
Website: mentalhealth.org.uk
Instagram: @mentalhealthfoundation
Facebook: @mentalhealthfoundation
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In our second episode of this series: (Intro) we discuss social media and its responsibility to address content that may trigger mental ill health or suicide.(Main feature) We look into medication, weight gain and exercise in people experiencing psychosis or schizophrenia. (Close) We say goodbye to Stuart Hill, Digital Manager at the Mental Health Foundation before he heads off to start his new job. Stuart made the Mental Health Foundation podcast possible.
Trigger warning this episode mentions suicide
If you have been impacted by anything in this episode remember that Samaritans are available to call 24/7 for free on 116 123.
Hosts: Stuart Hill - Digital Manager, Mental Health Foundation Bethan Buswell - Digital Engagement Officer, Mental Health Foundation
Main feature speakers: Derek Tracy - Consultant Psychiatrist & Clinical Director at Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust. He is a visiting lecturerer at King's College London 'Institute of Psychiatry and Neuroscience' and the department of Psychiatry at University College London. He also holds an editorial board position at the British Journal of Psychiatry. Simon Gilbody - is Director of the Mental Health & Addictions Research Group (MHARG) at the University of York, and holds a Joint appointment with the Hull York Medical School (HYMS), where he is a member of the Centre for Health and Population Sciences Samantha Granderson - Researchnet within Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust Josefien Breedvelt - Research Lead at the Mental Health Foundation
Podcast notes:
Bethan & Stu introduction: Mental Health Awareness Week: mentalhealth.org.uk/campaigns/mental-health-awareness-week Suicide prevention campaign in Scotland: mentalhealth.org.uk/publications/suicide-scotland-time-talk-about-it Suicide and social media - Molly Russell: huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/father-of-14-year-old-who-died-by-suicide-claims-instagram-helped-kill-her_uk_5c497d0ce4b0287e5b8817b8 Samaritans Media Guidelines: samaritans.org/media-centre/media-guidelines-reporting-suicide Mind, How to report on mental health: mind.org.uk/news-campaigns/minds-media-office/how-to-report-on-mental-health/ Talking to your children about scary world news: mentalhealth.org.uk/publications/talking-to-your-children-scary-world-news Talking to your children about health internet use: mentalhealth.org.uk/publications/talking-your-children-about-healthy-internet-use MHF Question Time, 'How has technology helped you with your mental health': instagram.com/p/BtBCjnNgDno/
Main feature: Paper by Professor Richard Holt and colleagues being discussed: looking at interventions to help with weight gain for individuals with psychosis and schizophrenia. Remembering that it is quite individual and people may be impacted differently to others: https://pilotfeasibilitystudies.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40814-018-0378-1
Bethan & Stu close: GoodGym: goodgym.org/ Peer support group ran by Women&Girls Network: www.wgn.org.uk/ Mental Health Awareness Week 2019: Body Image: mentalhealth.org.uk/campaigns/mental-health-awareness-week
Follow today's hosts on Twitter: Stuart Hill Twitter: twitter.com/stuhill90 Bethan Buswell Twitter: twitter.com/BeaBuswell
Find out more about the Mental Health Foundation: Website: mentalhealth.org.uk/ Instagram: instagram.com/mentalhealthfoundation/ Facebook: facebook.com/mentalhealthfoundation/ Twitter: twitter.com/mentalhealth
Get in touch with us: contactus@mentalhealth.org.uk
We talk to Mark Rowland, CEO of the Mental Health Foundation, and Antonis Kousoulis, who leads our programmes work. Mark and Antonis discuss 2019 as being a year of change and how we can look after our mental health when change hits us - be it positive or negative change.
We also discuss the Mental Health Foundation's birthday year and why a public health and prevention approach is the way forward for mental health.
What is the Mental Health Foundation Podcast? This is the Mental Health Foundation podcast. A series which brings to you a range of mental health topics, real life stories, expert comments, and mental health tips.
Bethan Buswell and Stu Hill are hosts. Bethan & Stu and the Mental Health Foundation want to raise awareness, get people talking and provide support and hope.
Links
Bethan & Stu introduction: Instragram - "What will you do to look after your mental health in 2019?": https://www.instagram.com/p/BsID2P5gmTK/Goodgym - https://www.goodgym.org/about
Blog - https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/blog/random-acts-kindness-blue-monday
New Year and prevention feature:
News - https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/news/seven-new-years-tips-help-manage-your-mental-health
Blog - https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/blog/70-years-embracing-challenge-prevention-mental-health
Bethan & Stu close: A theme for You 2019: https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/blog/new-year-theme-for-yourself
Follow today's speakers on Twitter:
Stuart Hill Twitter: twitter.com/stuhill90
Bethan Buswell Twitter: twitter.com/BeaBuswell
Mark Rowland Twitter: twitter.com/markrowland77
Antonis Kousoulis: twitter.com/AKousoulis
Find out more about the Mental Health Foundation:
Website: mentalhealth.org.uk
Instagram: @mentalhealthfoundation
Facebook: @mentalhealthfoundation
Twitter: @mentalhealth
Get in touch with us: online@mentalhealth.org.uk
Remember to rate, like, review and subscribe
Helplines:
If you are feeling like ending your life, please call 999 or go to A&E and ask for the contact of the nearest crisis resolution team. These are teams of mental health care professionals who work with people in severe distress.
If you need someone to talk to then Samaritans are available on 116 123 (UK) for free, 24/7. They are there to talk to and listen.
On our latest episode, Stuart and Bethan discuss mental health at Christmas. In what ways Christmas can be good for your mental health, and what things can impact your mental health around this time of year. They speak to Ed Davie, Communities Lead at the Mental Health Foundation about how you can look after your mental health at Christmas through focusing in on your needs, setting boundaries, taking up volunteering and much more.
What is the Mental Health Foundation Podcast? This is the Mental Health Foundation podcast. A series which brings to you a range of mental health topics, real life stories, expert comments, and mental health tips.
Bethan Buswell and Stu Hill are hosts. Bethan & Stu and the Mental Health Foundation want to raise awareness, get people talking and provide support and hope.
Links:
Tips on looking after your mental health at Christmas: https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/blog/you-and-your-mental-health-still-matter-christmas
How volunteering can benefit your mental health at Christmas: https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/blog/how-volunteering-christmas-can-benefit-your-mental-health
Christmas Savings: https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/shopping/christmas-savings/
Stuart Hill Twitter: https://twitter.com/stuhill90
Bethan Buswell Twitter: https://twitter.com/BeaBuswell
Ed Davie Twitter: https://twitter.com/EdDavie
Find out more about the Mental Health Foundation:
Website: mentalhealth.org.uk
Instagram: @mentalhealthfoundation
Facebook: @mentalhealthfoundation
Twitter: @mentalhealth
Get in touch with us: online@mentalhealth.org.uk
Remember to rate, like, review and subscribe
Helplines:
If you are feeling like ending your life, please call 999 or go to A&E and ask for the contact of the nearest crisis resolution team. These are teams of mental health care professionals who work with people in severe distress.
If you need someone to talk to then Samaritans are available on 116 123 (UK) for free, 24/7. They are there to talk to and listen.
On our latest podcast episode, Stuart and Bethan discuss the stiff upper lip mantra, our Christmas appeal and our new report with ThriveLDN.
Joining them, is co-chair of the ThriveLDN steering group, Jacqui Dyer and Ed Davie, Communities Lead at the Mental Health Foundation. Ed has led our community workshops across London, where we spoke to more than 1,000 Londoners about how we can improve the city's mental health.
Links: ‘Stiff upper lip bad for mental health, Professor Green warns’: https://www.irishnews.com/magazine/entertainment/2018/12/10/news/stiff-upper-lip-bad-for-mental-health-professor-green-warns-1504671/ MHF ‘Unmasking men and anger’ blog: https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/blog/unmasking-men-and-anger MHF Christmas appeal, Lucy’s story: https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/stories/mental-health-school-lucys-story MHF Londoners Said publication: https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/publications/londoners-said Stuart Hill Twitter: https://twitter.com/stuhill90 Bethan Buswell Twitter: https://twitter.com/BeaBuswell Ed Davie Twitter: https://twitter.com/EdDavie Jacqui Dyer Twitter: https://twitter.com/jahkey2u
In this episode Ben Norris chats to Bethan Buswell openly, frankly and honestly about his family and relationships, how he recovered when his life took an unexpected turn. .
Ben Norris is a poet, playwright and actor. In this podcast you will gain insight into his relationship with his father. How turning the spotlight on this relationship through his work helped them to develop. You will also hear about the dark period he went through after a sporting injury stopped his dream of becoming a long-distance pro runner. Ben will speak about how new social relationships at University helped him to recover from this. Lastly Ben talks about how he looks after his mental health day to day while trying to balance, freelance work, acting and running and everything else that comes with adult life.
What is the Mental Health Foundation Podcast? This is the Mental Health Foundation podcast. A series which brings to you a range of mental health topics, real life stories, expert comments, and mental health tips.
Bethan Buswell and Stu Hill are hosts. Bethan & Stu and the Mental Health Foundation want to raise awareness, get people talking and provide support and hope.
Podcast notes:
Ben Norris website: https://www.bennorris.net/
Guide to investing in your relationships: https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/publications/guide-investing-your-relationships
Find out more about the Mental Health Foundation:
Website: mentalhealth.org.uk
Instagram: @mentalhealthfoundation
Facebook: @mentalhealthfoundation
Twitter: @mentalhealth
Get in touch with us: online@mentalhealth.org.uk
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Helplines:
If you are feeling like ending your life, please call 999 or go to A&E and ask for the contact of the nearest crisis resolution team. These are teams of mental health care professionals who work with people in severe distress.
If you need someone to talk to then Samaritans are available on 116 123 (UK) for free, 24/7. They are there to talk to and listen.
This episode focuses on men's mental health. We invite three men to join Stuart to talk about various topics relating to mental health.
The panelists were comedian Dave Chawner, entrepreneur George Kiley and actor and writer Ben Norris.
The panel discussed routine, exercise, mindfulness and support, among other things. The guys certainly had fun recording it, we hope you enjoy listening.
What is the Mental Health Foundation Podcast? This is the Mental Health Foundation podcast. A series which brings to you a range of mental health topics, real life stories, expert comments, and mental health tips.
Bethan Buswell and Stu Hill are hosts. Bethan & Stu and the Mental Health Foundation want to raise awareness, get people talking and provide support and hope.
Stuart Hill Twitter: https://twitter.com/stuhill90
Dave Chawner Twitter: https://twitter.com/DaveChawner
Ben Norris Twitter: https://twitter.com/BenNorris7
George Kiley LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/georgekiley
Find out more about the Mental Health Foundation:
Website: mentalhealth.org.uk
Instagram: @mentalhealthfoundation
Facebook: @mentalhealthfoundation
Twitter: @mentalhealth
Get in touch with us: online@mentalhealth.org.uk
Remember to rate, like, review and subscribe
Helplines:
If you are feeling like ending your life, please call 999 or go to A&E and ask for the contact of the nearest crisis resolution team. These are teams of mental health care professionals who work with people in severe distress.
If you need someone to talk to then Samaritans are available on 116 123 (UK) for free, 24/7. They are there to talk to and listen.
Visiting museums could help us slow our rate of cognitive decline, according to a new paper published in the British Journal of Psychiatry. In this episode, we speak to one of the authors of that paper, Daisy Fancourt, about the research and why it suggested that museums may be of benefit in slowing cognitive decline. We also discussed some of the limitations of the research and guarded against visiting museums being seen as a cure. We're also joined by Dr Derek Tracy, from the editorial board of the British Journal of Psychiatry, and Victoria Zamperoni, from the Mental Health Foundation's research team. In addition, Bethan Buswell and Stuart Hill discuss student mental health and the allocation of £2 billion for mental health services in the autumn budget.
What state is children's mental health in? What are the issues facing young people and their mental health? What can schools, parents, friends and society do to help? Our latest podcast episode comes on World Mental Health Day 2018, the theme of which is young people and mental health in a changing world. Stuart Hill speaks to Jane Caro, Programme Lead for Children, Young People and Families at the Mental Health Foundation who gives her thoughts on a vitally important topic and introduces our new campaign, Make it Count, which aims to put mental health at the heart of children's school experience. To find out more about the campaign, visit mentalhealth.org.uk/makeitcount.
Many of us have received treatments for our mental health. These can range from a drug, to talking therapy and, at the extreme end, to electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). But how often do we think about why we're getting that treatment and what the evidence behind it is?
In our latest episode, in partnership with the British Journal of Psychiatry, we look at the pros and cons of the randomised controlled trial - the accepted gold standard for health research for a long time. We also discuss realist approaches - what they are and how they could help us.
We're joined on this episode by Derek Tracy (psychiatrist in South London and Kings College Hospital, and sits on the Editorial Board of the British Journal of Psychiatry), Victoria Zamperoni (Senior Research Officer at the Mental Health Foundation), Josefien Breedvelt (Research Manager at the Mental Health Foundation), and one of the authors of the paper we are discussing, David Crepaz-Keay, who is also Head of Empowerment and Social Inclusion at the Mental Health Foundation.
We also discuss what's been in the news in mental health recently, including student mental health and children's mental health in crisis.
On this episode, Stuart Hill speaks to Jonathan Bartley - activist, campaigner and co-leader of the Green Party. Jonathan talks about the economy and how he thinks it's affecting our wellbeing.
What could be done to improve things? Jonathan is a keen proponent of the ideas of a four-day working week and universal basic income. He thinks it will reduce inequality, which we know is a key driver of mental ill health. What do you think of Jonathan's views?
Today we explore how a damaging work culture can affect our mental health.
What is the Mental Health Foundation Podcast? This is the Mental Health Foundation podcast. A series which brings to you a range of mental health topics, real life stories, expert comments, and mental health tips.
Stu Hill is your host. Stu and the Mental Health Foundation want to raise awareness, get people talking and provide support and hope.
Find out more about the Mental Health Foundation:
Website: mentalhealth.org.uk
Instagram: @mentalhealthfoundation
Facebook: @mentalhealthfoundation
Twitter: @mentalhealth
Get in touch with us: online@mentalhealth.org.uk
Remember to rate, like, review and subscribe
Helplines:
If you are feeling like ending your life, please call 999 or go to A&E and ask for the contact of the nearest crisis resolution team. These are teams of mental health care professionals who work with people in severe distress.
If you need someone to talk to then Samaritans are available on 116 123 (UK) for free, 24/7. They are there to talk to and listen.
Today we're exploring stress and mental health. On the podcast we're talking to our Director of Communications and Fundraising Mark Rowland. Mark discusses why we're focusing on stress, the findings from our new survey on stress and what we can do to tackle it.
Stu Hill is your host. Stu and the Mental Health Foundation want to raise awareness, get people talking and provide support and hope.
Find out more at https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/a-to-z/s/stress
Find out more about the Mental Health Foundation:
Website: mentalhealth.org.uk
Instagram: @mentalhealthfoundation
Facebook: @mentalhealthfoundation
Twitter: @mentalhealth
Get in touch with us: online@mentalhealth.org.uk
Remember to rate, like, review and subscribe
Helplines:
If you are feeling like ending your life, please call 999 or go to A&E and ask for the contact of the nearest crisis resolution team. These are teams of mental health care professionals who work with people in severe distress.
If you need someone to talk to then Samaritans are available on 116 123 (UK) for free, 24/7. They are there to talk to and listen.
In this podcast episode Byron Vincent takes over. He is a performance artist with lived experience of bipolar disorder, talks openly to his friend Tim about their of mental health. He talks to his friend Tim Clare; author, poet and podcaster, about his lived experience of anxiety and depression. Byron and Tim navigate the conversation through laughter, compassion, honesty and the safety of a trusted friendship.
Stu Hill is your host. Stu and the Mental Health Foundation want to raise awareness, get people talking and provide support and hope.
Hosts link: Stuart Hill: https://twitter.com/stuhill90Guest
links: Byron Vincent: https://www.byronvincent.com/
Tim Clare: http://www.timclarepoet.co.uk/
Find out more about the Mental Health Foundation:
Website: mentalhealth.org.uk
Instagram: @mentalhealthfoundation
Facebook: @mentalhealthfoundation
Twitter: @mentalhealth
Get in touch with us: online@mentalhealth.org.uk
Remember to rate, like, review and subscribe
Helplines:
If you are feeling like ending your life, please call 999 or go to A&E and ask for the contact of the nearest crisis resolution team. These are teams of mental health care professionals who work with people in severe distress.
If you need someone to talk to then Samaritans are available on 116 123 (UK) for free, 24/7. They are there to talk to and listen.
On this episode we speak to Dr Amy Pollard of the Mental Health Foundation's policy team. Amy recently wrote a paper about the mental health of young women and girls. The paper found that things are deteriorating and, even worse, that the issue has been slipping down the policy agenda at the same time. We discuss the issue and what can be done to prevent it getting worse.
What is the Mental Health Foundation Podcast? This is the Mental Health Foundation podcast. A series which brings to you a range of mental health topics, real life stories, expert comments, and mental health tips.
Stu Hill is your host. Stu and the Mental Health Foundation want to raise awareness, get people talking and provide support and hope.
You can read the paper here: https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/publications/mental-health-young-women-and-girls
Find out more about the Mental Health Foundation:
Website: mentalhealth.org.uk
Instagram: @mentalhealthfoundation
Facebook: @mentalhealthfoundation
Twitter: @mentalhealth
Get in touch with us: online@mentalhealth.org.uk
Remember to rate, like, review and subscribe
Helplines:
If you are feeling like ending your life, please call 999 or go to A&E and ask for the contact of the nearest crisis resolution team. These are teams of mental health care professionals who work with people in severe distress.
If you need someone to talk to then Samaritans are available on 116 123 (UK) for free, 24/7. They are there to talk to and listen.
We interviewed Johann Hari who has recently made a highly-publicised contribution to the conversation on mental health with his book Lost Connections.
The book has received endorsements from names as diverse as Hilary Clinton, Elton John and Alistair Campbell and provoked a wider discussion among people from all sides of the debate. At the Mental Health Foundation we are keen to hear all different viewpoints. Listen to the interview and see what you think.
You can buy the book at: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Lost-Connections-Uncovering-Depression-Unexpected/dp/1408878682
Follow Johann on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/JohannHari101
Mental Health Foundation and The British Journal of Psychiatry podcast
This episode discusses themes around the paper: ‘Mortality gap for people with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia: UK-based cohort study’ found in The British Journal of Psychiatry.
Aaron Kandola (Research Officer at the Mental Health Foundation) is joined by Derek Tracy (Psychiatrist in South London and Kings College Hospital, and sits on the Editorial Board of The British Journal of Psychiatry), Amy Pollard (Policy Officer at the Mental Health Foundation, has a PhD in Social Sciences and lives with bipolar) and Joseph Hayes (Researcher at UCL, Psychiatrist in North London and one of the authors on the paper being discussed in this podcast)
In our latest podcast, we spoke to Will Flint. Bodybuilder Will was stabbed 12 times in the early hours of 1 January 2017. He sustained serious physical injuries and his life was at risk. He fought through it and survived, but he also experienced significant psychological challenges after the attack. He tells us about those and how he has been able to manage his mental health since the attack.
In the latest of our podcasts in partnership with the British Journal of Psychiatry, we discuss a recent paper on government spending on mental health. And for the first time in the series, we have the paper's author with us.
Dr Tatiana Taylor Salisbury, lecturer at King's College London, joined us to discuss her paper Relationship between national mental health expenditure and quality of care in longer-term psychiatric and social care facilities in Europe: cross-sectional study which appeared in the March 2017 edition of the British Journal of Psychiatry.
Also on the panel were:
- Lauren Chakkalackal, Senior Research Officer, Mental Health Foundation
- Aaron Kandola, Research Officer, Mental Health Foundation
- Dr Amy Pollard, Senior Policy Officer, Mental Health Foundation
- Dr Derek Tracy, Consultant Psychiatrist at Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust, Senior Lecturer at King's College London and member of the British Journal of Psychiatry's editorial board.
What is computerised cognitive behavioural therapy? Who is it aimed at? Does it fill a gap? Who does it work for? Who doesn't it work for? Why? We discuss all this in the latest of our series with the British Journal of Psychiatry.
On the panel for this episode: - Lauren Chakkalackal, Senior Research Officer at the Mental Health Foundation - Aaron Kandola, Research Officer at the Mental Health Foundation - Derek Tracy, Consultant Psychiatrist at Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust, Senior Lecturer at King's College London and member of the British Journal of Psychiatry's editorial board.
This podcast is a free 3-minute breathing space narrated by Ed Halliwell – one of the world's leading teachers of mindfulness. You can listen to it whenever you feel tense and it is a simple and great way to calm your mind and body down. It also gives you a flavour of our online mindfulness course Be Mindful - which is co-presented by Ed.
For more information on Be Mindful and how you could learn mindfulness skills that last a lifetime, visit www.BeMindfulOnline.com
With Mental Health Awareness Week fast approaching, the Mental Health Foundation's Director of Fundraising and Communications Mark Rowland joins us to discuss this year's theme of Surviving or Thriving?
To find out more about Mental Health Awareness Week, visit https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/mhaw
A recent study looking at the mental health of medical students found that over 27% of medical students in 47 countries showed symptoms of depression. Why is this? Does it translate to the rest of the student population? What can we do to prevent it? How can we support students who experience mental ill health?
In our latest podcast with the British Journal of Psychiatry, Lauren Chakkalackal is joined by Derek Tracy of the British Journal and the Mental Health Foundation's Anna Hoang and Linda Liao - themselves relatively recent university graduates.
The paper used as a springboard for this discussion was 'Prevalence of depression, depressive symptoms and suicidal ideation among medical students' by Rotenstein et al, published in JAMA and featured in the British Journal of Psychiatry's Kaleidoscope section - a round up of the most interesting recent research. This can be viewed here: http://bjp.rcpsych.org/content/210/2/174
In this episode, our panel look at so-called internet gaming disorder, prompted by a recent academic study. They discuss internet gaming, the potential risks, but also the benefits that gaming can bring, both to life in general (children doing maths homework, for example) and to protecting and sustaining good mental health.
This is the second episode in our series of podcasts with the British Journal of Psychiatry. It discusses a recent research paper entitled "Internet Gaming Disorder: Investigating the Clinical Relevance of a New Phenomenon", which was published in the American Journal of Psychology and highlighted in the Kaleidoscope section of the British Journal of Psychiatry. The panel for this discussion featured:
- Josefien Breedvelt, Research Manager at the Mental Health Foundation
- Derek Tracy, Consultant Psychiatrist at Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust
- Emma Wilson, mental health policy expert, well-known to some as @MindfulEm on Twitter.
Naomi tells her inspirational story of how she changed her life with the help of the Mental Health Foundation's Young Mums Together project.
Naomi, mum to four-year-old Zach, had a tough upbringing, spending time in the care system and experiencing gang violence. She needed people to listen to her. Through Young Mums Together, Naomi has been given support, advice and, vitally, self-confidence. And Zach is reaping the rewards, too.
Read Naomi's story: https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/stories/naomi-and-zachs-story
Help a young parent and their child now: https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/donate
In this episode, our panel look at traumatic events and how the effects may not just be localised to where the attacks take place. They look at some interesting evidence in the context of 9/11 which suggests that the psychological effects can travel thousands of miles.
This is part two of the first in our series of podcasts with the British Journal of Psychiatry. It discusses a recent research paper entitled "Increased incidence rate of trauma- and stressor-related disorders in Denmark after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in the United States", which was published in the American Journal of Epidemiology and highlighted in the Kaleidoscope section of the British Journal of Psychiatry. The panel for this discussion featured:
- Josefien Breedvelt, Research Manager at the Mental Health Foundation
- Derek Tracy, Consultant Psychiatrist at Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust
- Chris White, who works for the Mental Health Foundation and has his own experience of mental health problems
- Mark Brown, mental health campaigner well-known as @MarkOneInFour on Twitter and also with his own lived experience of mental ill health.
In this podcast, our panel have a lively discussion on the treatment of depression and look at why some people may not be getting the treatment they need and why some people are being treated when they shouldn't be.
This is the first in our series of podcasts with the British Journal of Psychiatry. It discusses a recent research paper entitled "Treatment of Depression in the United States", which was published in the JAMA Internal Medicine journal and highlighted in the Kaleidoscope section of the British Journal of Psychiatry. The panel for this discussion featured:
- Josefien Breedvelt, Research Manager at the Mental Health Foundation
- Derek Tracy, Consultant Psychiatrist at Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust
- Chris White, who works for the Mental Health Foundation and has his own experience of mental health problems
- Mark Brown, well-known as @MarkOneInFour on Twitter and also with his own lived experience of mental ill health.
Dr Iris Elliott, Head of Policy and Research at the Mental Health Foundation talks to us about the link between poverty and mental health, just how damaging poverty can be for mental health and how we might go about addressing the problem, with 1 in 5 people in the UK living in poverty.
Our president Dinesh Bhugra talks about fighting discrimination against people with mental health problems around the world as part of World Mind Matters Day. Dinesh talks about different attitudes towards mental health around the globe; discusses his priorities for mental health over the coming months and years; and urges the public to stand up to and work with policymakers on funding, training, policies and the law.
Gail Aldam, Manager of the Mental Health Foundation's Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival (SMHAFF), tells us about the 10th year of the festival, explaining how it has become so popular and what we can expect in this landmark year.
You can find out more information about SMHAFF at https://www.mhfestival.com/
Writer and model Lily Bailey talks to us about her experience with obsessive compulsive disorder, otherwise known as OCD. Lily challenges some of the misconceptions around OCD - such as it's just about being tidy and that it's desirable in some way. She also offers advice for people who have OCD or know someone with it. She also tells us about her new book, Because We Are Bad, out now and available to purchase from Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Because-We-Are-Bad-Thought/dp/0993040721
Manoj Kumar, talks about his work in providing community mental health care for the poor people in the Indian state of Kerala. He talks about the success of his project and the importance of community buy in, also offering lessons that the UK could take from the system.
Inspirational mental health campaigner Jonny Benjamin talks about relationships and how they are key in his recovery from mental ill health. Jonny talks about his relationship with his family and Neil Laybourn, the man who persuaded him not to take his own life. Jonny also says how important small connections with strangers can be - you never know the good you can do.
Stand up comedian Dave Chawner talks about his experience of living with anorexia nervosa, how he manages it and how comedy has proved very cathartic for him.