The Paralympics were a fantastic spectacle, showcasing the incredible sporting achievements of people with disabilities from across the world. What really struck me about this year's games, was the way in which the British public took them into their hearts with unprecedented enthusiasm. Having been praised as "the greatest ever"...

News that NHS spending on mental health has dropped by £150m over the past year, will sadly not come as a surprise to anyone affected by mental illness.

The whole country urgently needs the NHS to get to grips with its responsibilities on mental health. As...

At a time of spending cuts and squeezed budgets at every level of government, people with mental illness and their families are understandably nervous about the future. They are seeing services they used to rely on being drastically scaled back or shut down completely. It's a worrying time.

They...