Growing up near Prestwich as a kid, we were always suspicious of 'mental patients'. We didn't know any better.
By Austin Collings I first met Don when I lived in Prestwich, North Manchester in 2005. At the time I was working with Mark E Smith of The Fall, co-authoring his autobiography,Renegade. Don (real name Gordon Charles Montgomery) and Mark go back. Occasionally they’d drop acid and get shitfaced together in the 80s, with John […]
MSF, which has been providing assistance in reception centres for asylum seekers in Italy for over 10 years, calls upon the Italian and EU authorities to prioritise the mental health of this particularly vulnerable population.
Download the report (PDF) Rome – A high number of migrants and asylum seekers are suffering from mental health disorders following experiences in their home countries, the trauma of the journey to Europe and due to the inadequate reception conditions in Italy, warned Médecins sans Frontieres (MSF) in a report published today. MSF, which […]