Labour Campaign for Mental Health Articles

Rates of suicide and self-harm in our prisons shame us all, writes Luciana Berger MP Official data published by the ministry of justice on 26 January this year showed that 119 prisoners died by suicide during 2016. This is the highest number in a calendar year since...

The Tories are failing people – and particularly failing young people – when it comes to mental health, argues London Young Labour chair Miriam Mirwitch  Mental health services in the United Kingdom are chronically underfunded and ill-equipped to meet the needs of our...

Developing countries face a plethora of health challenges. Not only are they disproportionately affected by infectious diseases, they are increasingly beset by the 'double burden' of disease. In this context, mental health is a hidden and often neglected problem. Many...

In March of last year I was appointed by the mayor of Lewisham, as one of the one of the borough’s elected councillors, to be the mental health champion for Lewisham. My role is to promote mental health awareness across all business of the council. I ensured that the...