“I lost my twenties to mental health problems because we simply don’t know enough. Research is the answer”
MQ ambassador James makes a personal case for more funding to be put into mental health research.
Lead articles
Why I’m starting to feel optimistic about the future for eating disorders
Hope is an MQ ambassador and mental health advocate. In this blog she explores her own experience of living with anorexia and asks what research might be able to do to prevent the development of eating disorders.
Eating disorders are not a choice – we must find new ways to tackle them
Thomas describes his battle with anorexia nervosa and how research brings him hope.
How helping parents can improve children’s mental health
Sam Crossman explores the power of parental interventions to help young people.
I'm proud of how far I've come – this year I'm looking forward to Christmas
Katy describes how tough Christmas was whilst she was struggling with an eating disorder and why she's looking forward to this year.
MQ funds five pioneering early-career scientists to take on mental illness
Our five new 2017 MQ Fellows are transforming mental health through research.
CBT-E: an effective new treatment for eating disorders
A new report published by the Chief Medical Officer has recommended that all patients should have access to a new form of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy called CBT-E.