Wes Streeting has been referencing someone who thinks Long Covid is ‘all in people’s heads’
On 16 March, as Wes Streeting was being interviewed by Laura Kuenssberg, the neurologist Suzanne O’Sullivan was mentioned with her ...
Tag: mental health
DWP PIP cuts will lead to a rise in hate crime – as one man’s story shows
The Labour Party's cuts to DWP Personal Independence Payment (PIP) and health-related benefits will lead to a rise in hate ...
Shocking new research shows DWP cuts could make people’s addictions even worse
A new study conducted in Norway has brought to light alarming findings regarding individuals receiving disability benefits and their significantly ...
The ‘Welfare Not Warfare’ demo was amazing – but it had its problems, too
If you somehow missed it, on Wednesday 26 March, the Canary stood in solidarity with chronically ill and disabled activists ...
‘The wheels came off’: pandemic causes ‘surge’ of over 50s in addiction treatment
Content warning: discussions of addiction and suicide The pandemic took the lives of many battling drug and alcohol addiction to ...
A groundbreaking production company has just announced another groundbreaking arts project
Maya Productions has announced a brand new show that was developed through a participatory creative project with residents at South ...
Want to support chronically ill and disabled people into work? Why not try listening to them.
Peter had been an HGV driver for over 20 years. One day, Peter had a seizure. And – bang – ...
A ‘Labour’ government creating more barriers to work for disabled people
Those with a disability want to work, and do work, if they can. But mounting disability-related costs, such as care-costs, ...
Two people who know f*ck all about medicine are now doctors when it comes to the DWP
The Canary has reported on disability and mental health since its founding - particularly in relation to how the Department ...
Mental health crisis? The world is literally on fire – of course you’re anxious
For four days in January, I sat - glued to my computer - as I watched the homes and neighbourhoods ...
Critics of psychiatry are adding fuel to the fire of the DWP’s benefit cuts agenda
The day I could no longer get out of bed to go to work as a psychiatrist was one of ...
NHS admits to Canary it doesn’t know how many disabled people it detains under Mental Health Act
The NHS is still spectacularly failing to end its shameful institutionalisation of learning disabled and autistic people via the 1983 ...
Disability Rights UK and Eat Breath Thrive give crucial evidence to Assisted Dying Committee
Disabled witnesses and people with lived experience of mental health conditions giving evidence to the Assisted Dying Bill committee have ...
1 in 3 people are now experiencing mental health issues due to money
According to the 2024 Pepper Money Specialist Lending Study one in three people say financial stress has had an impact on ...
REVEALED: MSM disproportionately targets mental health-related DWP claimants in attack articles
Disabled people living with mental health conditions came on the receiving end of an exponential surge in corporate media attacks ...
If you rightly have anxiety over Trump’s presidency – here’s what you can do to help yourself
With the last of any celebrations over, what is left is for some people a sickly feeling as they face ...
St John Ambulance issues stark warning over workplace health in 2025
England’s leading first aid charity St John Ambulance has declared 2025 the year of holistic workplace health, warning that organisations ...
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