These blogs offer advice and tips on how to talk about mental health to friends, colleagues and family. 

They are written by people with personal experiences of mental health problems who, through talking about mental health openly, aim to break down stereotypes and take the taboo out of something that affects people across the country.


Equality Act 2010 - Answering an employer’s questions about health

April 20, 2011

Pauline Dall is Head of Mind's Legal Unit and leads on our Time to Challenge work, which provides legal support for people experiencing discrimination as well as information for employees and employers.  Here, she talks about the new Equality Act and how it affects your rights to disclose or not to disclose when applying for jobs.

On the Coast of Devon the "Dreaded 'Lurgi' Struck"

December 9, 2009

I have swine flu, AND whilst I'm more than happy to receive your messages of sympathy I'm wallowing in a vat of self pity the size of the Watford Gap which is hardly admirable, thus I hardly deserve your kind words. (grin)

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