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 Associatio...
14 Jul 44min
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 pe...
8 Jun 43min
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...
29 Okt 202440min
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 menta...
23 Sep 202438min
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 ...
14 Aug 202436min
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 Ho...
28 Jun 202443min
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 wor...
25 Apr 202427min
