The best medicine

Phil Hope, minister at the Department of Health, discusses New Horizons, a new strategy for mental health

‘Homage to catatonia’

It's traumatic enough to be 'sectioned' once. But imagine being confined to secure units on five occasions - the first time while you're still at school

Back in the saddle

A range of government schemes are helping people with long-term mental problems get back to work

Vital first steps

The early years in a child's life are vital for its long-term mental health, writes Louise Hunt

On the promotion trail

Shabnam Sardar has a mission: to promote mental health and wellbeing issues. But this means convincing the government to pay for it

Fit for purpose

Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) programme will establish a whole new stratum of psychology services in primary care trusts all across England