Austerity policies have damaging psychological costs. Mental health problems are being created in the present, and further problems are being stored for the future.
Jeremy Corbyn nailed the mental health crisis and what we need to do about it on 17 August. He and Owen Smith were taking part in the Victoria Derbyshire Labour leadership debate. Not only did he recognise the crisis which is currently engulfing mental health services, but he also acknowledged that there has to […]
The leader of the opposition joined the growing number of concerned voices this week with a speech about student mental health.
Addressing a rally at parliament he spoke at length about what he saw as the unique challenges of being a student with a mental health condition, calling for lecturers and university staff to do more for students coping with mental health problems. He advised: “Invest the money now, give the young people the support they need, they […]