In this second part in a series of blogs on stigma we explore our understanding of dissociative disorders, what they are, how they have become stigmatised and what needs to be done to change that.

On the road to mental health awareness, depression was one of the first mental disorders to gain wide recognition and representation; so much so that we can at times underestimate it's impact. Here, Katy Moyes speaks about it's possible impact on your life and how you might manage it. 

The Covid-19 mental health crisis has been keenly felt by young people. Dr Lynn Thomas, medical director at St John Ambulance, offers advice on how we can all play a part in helping and supporting young people with their emotional wellbeing.

In this first part in a series of blogs on stigma we explore our understanding of psychosis, what it is, how it has become stigmatised and what needs to be done to change that.

For this year's Mental Health Awareness Week, Mental Health Today is focusing on Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). "OCD is definitely not only about contamination", writes Maddi Crease. In this blog she explores why it is not something to "want", even in the face of the coronavirus pandemic.

Writer Erica Crompton has experienced psychosis for much of her life, at times believing herself to be Britain's most wanted criminal. 

'Not Fine in School' is a parent-led organisation that supports, informs, and empowers parents affected by school non-attendance. On behalf of the organisation, Fran Morgan writes for Mental Health Today about why the education system is failing to give all children the same support to thrive.

With mental health set to become a mandatory part of the school curriculum, Philip K. Marzouk, a former counsellor, shines a light on mental health support innovation in a Manchester school.

As a teenager I was not only the subject of intense bullying and torment at school, but also lacked any help in securing assistance in the wake of psychosis and severe depression.

With mental health education plans promoted unconventionally this week, Mental Health Today exposes the cynical tactics government departments sometimes deploy to evade scrutiny.