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World Mental Health Day: An open letter to Jackie Doyle-Price

Dear Jackie Doyle-Price, Minister for mental health, inequalities and suicide prevention, Today is World Mental Health Day. A day for stigma busting, frightening stats and well-meant declarations. But it’s also a day to highlight your Prime Minister’s failed promise to address the “burning injustice” of metal health provisions. How can she stand by as CAMs is overwhelmed with a generation of children and young adults … Continue reading World Mental Health Day: An open letter to Jackie Doyle-Price

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Perfect Distractions: Honey Dijon in the Boiler Room

Today could of been one of those days. Drizzle, daunting decisions and not much disco. But then Honey Dijon‘s set for the Boiler Room’s 6th birthday in Berlin came along and the bounce was back. Today is World Mental Health Day and for me music has always been my saving grace. As a DJ, a radio producer, a clubber. There’s something about tunes that make … Continue reading Perfect Distractions: Honey Dijon in the Boiler Room

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World Mental Health Day: Smash the stigma and demand parity in treatment

Today I am an Arsenal fan. Today I love house music. Today I’m keen on the odd cake. Today I have borderline personality disorder (BPD), anxiety and chronic longterm depression. A diagnosis I live with. Yesterday, today and tomorrow. Since my diagnosis in 2010 I’ve fought then given up then fought again to live with it. I’ve bashed my head hard against the pauper NHS … Continue reading World Mental Health Day: Smash the stigma and demand parity in treatment

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