Centre for Mental Health

About Centre for Mental Health

Speaking up for social justice in mental health

Publisher

Centre for Mental Health

Category

society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

13 Jan 2020

Latest episode

14 Jul 2026

Latest episodes

39 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   14 Jul 2026

   Leading with lived experience to support better mental health for all

   Andy Bell welcomes three brilliants guests to explore how to tackle mental health inequalities from the perspective of people with lived experience. Deborah Williams, founder of The Women’s Association, navigated postpartum depression following each of her pregnancies, but it wasn’t until her third postpartum journey that she found support. Christopher Egan is lived experience lead at We Are Survivors, where he draws on his own journey as a former client to advocate for male survivors of sexual harm. Sarah Rouse is a local councillor in Malvern, who after a lifetime of misdiagnosis, found self-awareness and self-acceptance through training as a mental health counsellor. We explore the missed opportunities that prevented our guests from getting the right support, the things that have made a difference for their mental health, and how they are leading with lived experience to advocate for better mental health for all. This is the second episode in a two-part series supported by a grant from the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). If you appreciated this episode, we’d love your support to keep our work going – please donate today: www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/donate

2. 

   8 Jun 2026

   Community-rooted solutions to tackling mental health inequalities

   Host Andy Bell interviews Danielle Bridge, Shoana Qureshi-Khan, and Martin Bisp about community-rooted solutions addressing mental health inequalities and structural barriers to care.

3. 

   29 Oct 2024

   Chris Frederick: Bringing Black mental health and suicidality out of the shadows

   Host Thea interviews suicide prevention expert Chris Frederick about his work bringing Black mental health and suicidality into the open to improve support.

Who has been a guest on Centre for Mental Health

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• Danielle Bridge
• Shoana Qureshi-Khan
• Martin Bisp
• Chris Frederick
• Penny East

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Spotify

5.0 / 5

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