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5 May 2021
Covid, capitalism and mental health
Covid poses the "greatest threat to mental health since the second world war", according to the president of the Royal College of Psychiatrists
4 November 2020
Save St Andrews mental health ward
The last 14 beds for inpatients at St Andrews mental health ward in Wells, Somerset are set to be moved
4 November 2020
Furloughed worker speaks out: Let down by insecure contracts
I was working when lockdown was announced. We turned up the volume on the telly, put the subtitles on and everyone went quiet.
21 October 2020
Newcastle lockdown: stress and breakdowns
After the initial shock wore off, my family settled into a routine. We argued a lot. There was a cycle of us taking turns having mental breakdowns.
2 September 2020
Capitalism cause of disproportionate disabled deaths and isolation
Covid-19 has disproportionately hit disabled people. This is one of the effects of capitalist society, which is disabling, and puts profit before lives, including of the people it disables.
13 May 2020
Going Viral: Socialist comments and letters on the corona crisis
The Covid-19 pandemic is a world social crisis which touches every aspect of life. The iniquities and failings of the capitalist system are being exposed
14 August 2019
In 'Young, British and Depressed' ('Dispatches' on Channel 4, 29 July), Sanah Ahsan focussed on the crisis facing young people in their search to be treated for mental health problems.
26 June 2019
Midlands mental health workers walk out against privatisation
"If this goes through, things will never be the same again. It's the beginning of the end," said one Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust picket
19 June 2019
Move along: In a blow to the supposed benefits of privatisation, research by the Office for National Statistics shows that public sector workers are more likely to stay in their jobs
1 May 2019
France Telecom: Privatisation in the dock
As chief executive officer of the recently privatised France Telecom (now Orange), Didier Lombard was a 'master of the universe'. And on a salary of €500,000 to boot.
1 May 2019
300 NHS nurse suicides in seven years - fully fund our health service now!
The NHS crisis has reached horrifying new levels. Over 300 NHS nurses have died by suicide in seven years. In 2014, one nurse a week took their own lives.
27 March 2019
Reader's comment: mental health under capitalism
The way capitalism manages the collective mental health of workers is a method that eats its own tail
21 November 2018
Housing arrears double, suicide risk soars - scrap Universal Credit!
General election now to reverse welfare attacks: Universal Credit claimants are being pushed into serious mental health problems, with some even considering suicide, according to public health researchers in the North East.
7 November 2018
Private companies are making millions treating NHS patients in psychiatric hospitals that often fail to provide decent and safe care.
17 October 2018
Fully fund mental health services now
Stigma around mental health is decreasing, and that's definitely a good thing. But it's not nearly enough when services are being cut to the bone and most of us have been left without crucial lifelines.
5 September 2018
Self-harm soars among young: fight the mental health crisis
22% of 14-year-old girls are self-harming. They are more than twice as likely as boys - themselves at an unacceptable 9%
25 July 2018
New health secretary, same privatisation agenda
Anyone breathing a sigh of relief at seeing the back of Jeremy Hunt as health secretary should take a closer look at his replacement Matt Hancock.
25 July 2018
Tories' LGBT Action Plan: 'A cynical ploy with no solutions'
Two thirds of LGBT+ people are afraid of holding their partner's hand in public, or being open about their sexuality for fear of a negative reaction.
20 June 2018
Recent reports show there is an increase in the number of suicides among refugees in the UK. The latest additions to that number are three teenage refugees from Eritrea who have taken their own lives in London.
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