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Mental health: behind the label

A series looking at the issues faced by people with mental health problems before, during and after diagnosis and treatment. Supported by south London and Maudsley NHS foundation trust. All editorial controlled and overseen by the Guardian

  • Your Pain is My Pain

    Eight artworks inspired by mental health problems

    The Perspective Project hosts art, poetry and writing with the aim of ending stigma and providing an outlet for those with mental health problems
  • An art lesson at a secondary school

    Mental health support in schools: 'Families don’t have to spend years on waiting lists'

    MindSpace initiative embeds mental health practitioners in schools so children have easy access to treatment. Its leaders want to roll it out nationally
  • the HarmonyChoir in Edinburgh

    'I feel better for singing': the choir tackling mental health stigma

    Choir members, including people with mental health problems, say their wellbeing and connectedness have improved since singing together
  • Frank in Donnie Darko

    'I deserve more than to be thought of as crazy': a journey through mental illness

    Sophie Reilly
    In this candid extract from her posthumous memoirs, Sophie Reilly describes the reality of living with multiple mental health issues
  • Doctor and nurse pulling stretcher in hospital

    Borderline personality disorder: 'One GP told me I wasn't ill, just a bad person'

    This highly stigmatised condition is misunderstood and frequently misdiagnosed
  • school exam

    As a teenage boy with anorexia I couldn't find words to describe my mental illness

    Dave Chawner
    Not all silence on mental health problems is down to stigma. Sometimes it’s difficult to articulate what’s wrong
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