I just wished I could have been there for her
I think we all have a part to play – if we can continue to be open-minded, listen and offer love and care we can hopefully save lives.
“I lost my twenties to mental health problems because we simply don’t know enough. Research is the answer”
Approaching 30, I’ve spent time looking back over my life so far, wondering about where I will be in the future and trying to be happy with where I’m at right now. I feel blessed to have a very rich and rewarding life. From teaching yoga and studying psychology, to...
Things I now know: Rory O’Connor
Rory O'Connor is an MQ-funded researcher who leads the Suicidal Behaviour Research Laboratory at Glasgow University. He's been conducting research into suicide and self-harm for over 20 years, and is currently investigating if a new US technique could help to reduce...
As a mother, I felt powerless to help
Do you need help right now? Click here for organisations and services below can provide you with help and advice. [Trigger warning: this post references suicide and self-harm] My daughter was twelve when she decided she would be better off dead. She took an overdose...
“I’ve lived with paranoid schizophrenia – let’s put research into finding a cure”
In this blog Alex describes what it was like to experience psychosis for the first time. Alex wants to see the same funding put into finding treatments for mental illness as there is for physical illness. My journey towards recovery started in hospital, and it started...