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This is the blog of the Mental Health Foundation and the Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities.

On this blog, experts as well as individuals and carers from across the fields of mental and learning disability write about their experiences, both personal and professional.

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Recent posts

Protected: Sabina’s story: How I’m coping after losing my father to suicide 30 October 2015
Julian’s Story: “The stigma that sill surrounds mental illness is remarkable – it impacts on how I live my life” 29 October 2015
Our day with the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge 28 October 2015
Janet’s story: “It suddenly dawned on me: I am my own bully, so I began to change the way I spoke to myself.” 27 October 2015
How effective can mobile games be for alleviating anxiety? 21 October 2015
For World Mental Health Day, Jack Began Sailing Around the World… 14 October 2015
The benefits of great line management and good mental health in the workplace 30 September 2015
Alice: “what people forget is that an eating disorder, is a mental health disorder…” 23 September 2015
Our prevention-focused manifesto for the new Shadow Minister for Mental Health 22 September 2015
Making IAPT services work for people with learning disabilities 16 September 2015

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Latest from the Mental Health Foundation

Dementia Third Greatest Killer in the UK Study Shows 18 December 2014
Big Lottery funding awarded to scale up Young Mums' Project in 2015 17 December 2014
Isabella Goldie featured on BBC 1's Operation: Meet the Street 15 December 2014
Takeover Day 21 November 2014
Hard-hitting Report Calls for Better Mental Health Services for Children and Young People 5 November 2014

Latest from the Foundation for People With Learning Disabilities

New plan to close in-patient facilities
Launch of IAPT Positive Practice Guide for Learning Disabilities
Media statement on the inappropriate use of psychotropic drugs
Factsheets for frontline staff and practitioners in the criminal justice system
Helping people with learning disabilities to understand ageing and living with dementia

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