Fundamentally re-thinking UK mental health practice
BLOGS
Essays from a diverse selection of writers, which aim to change the professional and public discourse about emotional distress and unusual experiences.
If forced treatment amounts to torture, how can it legally – and morally – be retained?
This blog was first published by Mad in Ireland on 13th June 2025
Editor’s note: Mad...
Meet Lara, My Anorexic Part
TRAUMA & DISSOCIATION SCHOOL
Meet Lara, My Anorexic Part
Anorexia as a way to fight trauma
Picture: Me,...
Liberation’s Campaign to rethink Mental Health Bill 2025
This letter is part of a major campaign by Liberation to contest the discriminatory Mental...
Blindsided by Benzos: Had I Known
First published on Mad in America on May 28th 2025
There exists a class of medications,...
From Pathology to Humanity: Reclaiming Mental Wellbeing in Psychiatry
Preface: A Crisis of Trust
For many, the word "psychiatry" evokes a sense of unease, a...
And You Thought They Were Side Effects
How Psychiatry Turned Chemical Disruption Into Medical Treatment
This blog was first posted on Mad in...
Searching for Justice
A Mental Health Trust denies and deletes evidence of years of harm and misconduct.
The writer...
Criticisms That Establishment Psychiatry Can and Cannot Tolerate
First published on Mad in America on 3rd May 2025
For the institutions comprising establishment psychiatry,...
What does consent mean in practice?
A 'lived experience' perspective
This blog follows some of the issues raised in the author's recently...
Home Is Where The Heart Is
A story about life in a council block in the age of austerity
This is a...
Power, Privilege & Controlling the Narrative: Vested Interests in ‘Mental Health’
I have tasked myself with mapping out my understanding of how therapy and mental health...
Interview with registered mental health nurse Laura Moran
Mad in the UK talks to Laura Moran about her experiences at work as a...
New research opportunity
Trainee Clinical Psychologist Rebecca Williams from the University of Manchester, working under the supervision of Professor Sara Tai is currently conducting an important research study aimed at informing ethical best practices and meaningful, person-centred informed consent processes in psychedelic-assisted therapy.
This research seeks to address critical gaps in the existing literature by engaging directly with people who have lived experience of mental health difficulties. We are asking participants to share their views on what information they would consider necessary and helpful when deciding whether to take part in psychedelic-assisted therapy.
Our aim is to produce a paper that authentically reflects the user voice, contributing to the development of guidance that can be used in clinical trials. This will help ensure that individuals are better supported in making fully informed decisions, while also enabling professionals to provide more ethically sound and effective care in this emerging field.
We are looking to recruit as broadly as possible to capture a wide range of perspectives. Are you, or do you know of anyone who might be interested in taking part in the study?
For more information or questions email Rebecca Williams
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OTHER RESOURCES
A helpful list of groups and resources. If you are aware of other resources that we should consider adding, please email: [email protected].
Mad in America – Mad in America’s mission is to serve as a catalyst for rethinking psychiatric care in the United States (and abroad).
A Disorder 4 Everyone – Exploring the culture of psychiatric diagnosis – creating change. Provides events, blogs and other resources including ‘An Audience with an Ally’
The Power Threat Meaning Framework – Towards the identification of patterns in emotional distress, unusual experiences and troubled or troubling behaviour, as an alternative to functional psychiatric diagnosis.
Drop the Disorder (Facebook) – a group for anyone interested in challenging traditional approaches to emotional distress.
Healing Psychological Trauma – a free-to-use guide with links to resources and selected clinicians, organisations, projects and support groups.
Hearing Voices Network offer information, support and understanding to people who hear voices and those who support them.
The Inner Compass Initiative and Withdrawal Project – provides information, resources, tools, and connecting platforms to facilitate informed choices for all things “mental health”.
The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Prescribed Drug Dependence aims to address the growing problem of prescribed drug dependence with a multi-pronged approach.
More resources are listed here.