Politics
Stories on the intersection of mental health and politics.
The mental health tech debate is not about tech at all
Why the increasingly loud debate over the role of technology in mental health is a dangerous distraction.
The fascinating, untold story of #MentalHealth Twitter
What can Twitter's new CEO do to take forward one of the platform's most compelling but unsung legacies?
Healing history
A new history of mental health care exhumes a long-forgotten chapter of colonial rule.
Trauma is a planetary emergency, not a personal problem
A community battered by trauma is like a cracked cup. Whatever resources you pour into will leak out.
People of no nation
Who are you when no nation claims you? Millions of stateless people navigate life unrecognised by any country. They are the literal citizens of nowhere.
No, therapy apps won't kill Freud
Freudian psychoanalysis and cognitive behavioural therapy have been at war over the soul of therapy. Can the rise of technology deliver a winner?
"It's all in your head": Long Covid raises nightmarish questions about medical gaslighting of women
Long Covid has sparked a culture war between survivors and medical experts over what constitutes 'trustworthy' scientific evidence. This is the story of how it could be disproportionately affecting women, seen through the eyes of a two-time Covid survivor.
Let's talk: Has the mental health pendulum really swung too far?
Are we creating a culture where celebrating healing and recovery is ridiculed and demonised?
Does diagnosis help or harm? Or, why we name our demons
Mental health diagnoses are often attacked for being unscientific, oppressive, and prone to abuse. But for many, they remain the only route to dignity and sanity.
The miracle that stops people from killing themselves
New research from Brazil shows the life-saving power of direct cash transfers.
Meet the humans of the Kindness Economy
Nightmares. Exhaustion. Relentless stress. And yet, they won't trade their work for anything in the world.
"Psychiatrists can’t wave away debt or reform the education system or create more jobs"
Psychiatry and policing are accused of several common crimes, including racism and violent abuse of power. What can the movements challenging them teach each other?