Category Archives: Mental Health Awareness

What I Want to Tell Anyone Who Puts Their 'Mental Illness' Label First

When I was in my early 20s — before my diagnosis — I identified as a woman, as a social worker, as an aunt, sister, daughter, wife, liberal, etc. Then, with my original diagnosis of bipolar disorder, my entire view of myself …

Leaked report reveals scale of crisis in England's mental health …

A leaked report by a government taskforce has painted a devastating picture of England's mental health services, revealing that the number of people killing themselves is soaring, that three-quarters of those with psychiatric …

Press Release: Twelve Disability Groups File Brief in Tennessee …

On Friday, February 12, 2016, Not Dead Yet and eleven other national and Tennessee state disability rights organizations have filed a friend of the court brief in the Court of Appeals, Middle District, in support of a lower court …

5 Reasons Girls Fake Mental Illness – Return Of Kings

Women are claiming to have mental illnesses and personality disorders at record high numbers. A girl is far more likely to be diagnosed with a disorder now than in previous generations. Recent studies have shown that today, …

Jeremy Corbyn criticises Mental Health Services at Universities …

The leader of the opposition joined the growing number of concerned voices this week with a speech about student mental health. Addressing a rally at parliament he spoke at length about what he saw as the unique …