Monthly Archives: July 2012

Who should pay for things in mental health?

Posted on July 13, 2012 by admin

This post by Mark Brown originally appeared at OneinFourmag.org in June 2011.  The question of who should pay for things in mental health has not reduced in importance in the year since original publication.   It’s impossible to talk to … Continue reading →

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Walking in two directions at once – A dilemma

Posted on July 11, 2012 by admin

This blog post by Mark Brown originally appeared at OneinFourmag.org on June 30th 2011.  The dilemma it discusses is one that has proven increasingly prominent for The New Mental Health: How do we support the new while valuing the more … Continue reading →

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What if mental health services were engines for hope?

Posted on July 6, 2012 by admin

‘If hope is one of the most important things in mental health,’ asks Mark Brown, ‘how can we make sure our services don’t destroy it?’ It’s fairly widely recognised that hope is an essential component of getting your life sorted … Continue reading →

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Keeping going in a ‘Big Society’?

Posted on July 3, 2012 by admin

The following blog post originally appeared here on David Floyd’s blog Beanbags and Bullsh!t.  We’re reblogging it here because it speaks about one of the inherent tensions present in The New Mental Health: The difference between people solving their own … Continue reading →

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Self Help vs. Service Delivery

Posted on July 1, 2012 by admin

The following is an out-take from our pamphlet ‘Better mental health in a bigger society? (published by Mental Health providers Forum in December 2011 and available for download for free here) This unused section looks at where people with mental … Continue reading →

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